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Throwback Thursday: The Turquoise Jacket and Favorite Earring

May 30, 2013 by WendyB

I found another 1980s photo of me wearing my friend Jim’s turquoise leather jacket (by the way, I’m STILL looking for the turquoise jacket of my dreams after returning a discolored one.) This photo was taken indoors right before or after the outdoor photo post here was taken.

I don't know why this scan keeps coming out so small!

Same outfit as the other photo!

The fact that there is more than one photo from that day says a lot about how much I adored Jim’s jacket. We were using real film in cameras back then, so we couldn’t take a million pictures of the same outfit like we do digitally. I was obviously extra-determined to properly immortalize this look.

I’m glad I used the extra film because I was able to spot a detail that got lost in the outdoor shot. In my right ear (on your left), I’m wearing one of my then-favorite single earrings … one that I still have! I posted a picture of it last year.

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For some reason, I get a thrill when I see something I still have in nearly 30-year-old photos. It’s like, “Oh, it really happened!”

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  1. stacy says

    May 30, 2013 at 2:00 am

    you were super cute and super stylish! some things never change!

    • WendyB says

      May 30, 2013 at 9:06 am

      You’re buttering me up because I was in a bad mood! 😀

  2. Sheila says

    May 30, 2013 at 2:00 am

    If I ever spot a turquoise leather jacket on my travels, I am buying it for you! Such a classic.

    I have a snake and spider ring that I’ve had for close to 30 years – one or two of the pictures of my teen self shows them. Dang, I’m old.

    • WendyB says

      May 30, 2013 at 9:06 am

      If you’re old, I’m old. Therefore, you are not old.

  3. Tina says

    May 31, 2013 at 6:28 am

    Neiman Marcua has been sporting some cute colored leather jackets over the years. In a moment of insanity, I bought a purple one years ago–I won’t wear it because I feel like a pimp. I have a ton of jewelry from the 1980s so I feel really old!

    • Tina says

      May 31, 2013 at 6:29 am

      *Neiman Marcus* sorry!

  4. Tina says

    May 31, 2013 at 11:52 am

    http://www.neimanmarcus.com/p/Burberry-London-Lace-Motorcycle-Jacket-Jackets/prod157810048_cat41160750__/?icid=&searchType=EndecaDrivenCat&rte=%252Fcategory.jsp%253FitemId%253Dcat41160750%2526pageSize%253D120%2526No%253D0%2526refinements%253D&eItemId=prod154420142&cmCat=product

    A Burberry turquoise lace moto jacket….

    • WendyB says

      May 31, 2013 at 5:49 pm

      Ooh! So beautiful!

  5. Amber of Butane Anvil says

    June 6, 2013 at 6:59 am

    I LOVE Throwback Thursdays and photographic evidence of the artifacts in situ -and absolutely there had to have been a reason if we took multiple photos!

    Have you seen this jacket? http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0&_nkw=prabal+gurung+target+leather+jacket&_sacat=0&_from=R40

    • WendyB says

      June 6, 2013 at 1:18 pm

      Ooh, thanks for that link!

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