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Who Wore Short Shorts in the ’80s?

September 5, 2008 by WendyB

I’m the one in the Deep Purple t-shirt.

Thanks (sorta) to my cousin Gary (the kid with bad posture) for digging up this approximately 25-year-old photo. That’s Terri Berry on the left and Gary’s father, David, in the back.

Despite my awesome blonde bangs and concert tee (yes, I did go see the band!), I wasn’t as cool as some of my contemporaries. I Am a Greedy Girl discovered this 1983 photo of some unidentified wimmins.

I am enthralled by the bad-ass blonde.

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  1. Wendiva says

    September 5, 2008 at 9:09 am

    I WEAR SHORT SHORTS! i what i LOVE most about summer, actually. haha…thanks for a great post!

    http://wendiva.blogspot.com

  2. CoutureCarrie says

    September 5, 2008 at 9:42 am

    OMG looooove these photos! How did you get them online – did you have slides??

    xoxox,
    CC

  3. WendyB says

    September 5, 2008 at 9:44 am

    I think my cousin might have scanned it? That’s what I usually do.

  4. Miss Janey says

    September 5, 2008 at 9:51 am

    Enthralled and a littled frightened. She looks like she’d yank a bitch bald-headed just for laughs.

  5. Deirdre says

    September 5, 2008 at 9:59 am

    I didn’t wear short shorts but I did wear a red satin baseball-style jacket. I loved that jacket!

  6. psychosec says

    September 5, 2008 at 10:01 am

    Re: The second pic – no teen should ever be out in a RUSH cap! Damn 80s! 🙂

    You look ADORABLE in the top one though. You’re so dainty and cute. Obviously you were set to grow up to be a hot mama.

  7. McGone says

    September 5, 2008 at 10:04 am

    That last picture looks like what The Donnas might have taped up to their Wall of Inspiration.

  8. Jill Sherman says

    September 5, 2008 at 10:06 am

    The girl with the Rush hat and split shorts is priceless 🙂

  9. La Belette Rouge says

    September 5, 2008 at 10:06 am

    I wore Dolphin shorts!

  10. ♥ fashion chalet says

    September 5, 2008 at 10:07 am

    Short shorts are still so, so cool! 🙂

    PS: We’ll never go out of style. BRUNETTES 4EVER! 😉

  11. Emily says

    September 5, 2008 at 10:52 am

    my mom rocked a poodle curl back in 83 just like the girl on the left!

  12. lisa says

    September 5, 2008 at 10:57 am

    You had the same vivacious smile even then. Very nice. 🙂

  13. Sharon Rose says

    September 5, 2008 at 11:58 am

    Hi there-its amazing how everything back then was soo high waisted, low slung was unheard of!!

  14. enc says

    September 5, 2008 at 12:06 pm

    It is quite possible that that crazy-lidded person on the left (in that picture with the blonde you like) is my husband, Mr.OM!

  15. applevenusian says

    September 5, 2008 at 12:34 pm

    You look so cute, Wendy!

    As for the totally 80s photo… can you say “camel toe”??!! My goodness.

  16. Ida says

    September 5, 2008 at 12:47 pm

    Wendy, I ADORE Deep Purple! And, yes, I did see them in concert as well as Whitesnake. Oh my, this photo just made my evening xxxx

  17. CDP says

    September 5, 2008 at 12:51 pm

    I had almost exactly the same haircut you did in the early 80s.

  18. Danielle says

    September 5, 2008 at 1:14 pm

    oh lord, deep purple – with attitude. hottest thing i’ve seen all day!

  19. Kristen says

    September 5, 2008 at 1:28 pm

    Ah, the county fair girls. Interestingly enough, the young “ladies” at our county fair dress pretty much the same. But without the Rush hat. They wouldn’t know who Rush was.

  20. Make Do and Mend says

    September 5, 2008 at 1:44 pm

    Ah what’s the worry you look great and cool legs!
    I have to say I’m watching Ugly Betty and this is the first epsisode and freak me but Betty is wearing a complete Boleyn necklace rip off? How?

  21. LML says

    September 5, 2008 at 1:57 pm

    haha YES! i love these pictures!

  22. Skye says

    September 5, 2008 at 2:02 pm

    You look so adorable Wendy, it’s almost enough to make me jump through time just to ruffle your bangs!

    Those bottom chicks are scary, we would have called them “bushpigs” when I was a teenager (although I wore short shorts too, just mine were surfer girl ones).

  23. She's Dressing Up says

    September 5, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    Haha the blonde in the bottom picture looks so full of attitude!
    You look coolest =]

  24. She's Dressing Up says

    September 5, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    Haha the blonde in the bottom picture looks so full of attitude!
    You look coolest =]

  25. Farren says

    September 5, 2008 at 5:03 pm

    hahahaha. i love the bad ass blonde as well!

  26. Practically Perfect In Every Way says

    September 5, 2008 at 5:08 pm

    she really is a bad ass!

    you were such a cute kid, love the highlights and shorts. you are one stylish chick!

  27. Kim says

    September 5, 2008 at 6:35 pm

    I had color block Dolphin running shorts! Only mine were dark purple and light purple. I lovvvvvved them.

  28. Alya says

    September 5, 2008 at 7:01 pm

    omg Wendy you look exactly like you did 25 years ago! you lucky thing!!!

    PS. May I clone your genes? Or whatever it is that is PREVENTING you from aging!

  29. stef m says

    September 5, 2008 at 10:52 pm

    rockin!

  30. SnapandPrint says

    September 5, 2008 at 11:42 pm

    I had three pairs of those two-tone shorts Miss Rush Hat is wearing. I was only 11 so they looked worse on my stick straight body than on her. My teenage next-dorr neighter had tons of pairs of them and the bleach blonde, permed hair as well. I should dig up the photo we have of her and post it in my blog!

  31. SwanDiamondRose says

    September 6, 2008 at 1:39 am

    wow. and WOW. love the deep purple shirt 🙂 and also very enthralled by the bad-ass blonde. amazing. i think i owned the jeans to the left though.

  32. Songy says

    September 6, 2008 at 2:09 am

    You were gorgeous, Wendy! There’s slight tomboy quality to your look. Very cool I think.

    LOL that picture is fab.

  33. Diabolina 3.1 says

    September 6, 2008 at 1:15 pm

    amazing bangs! i was a sun-in addict from the ages of 8 to 10. then i moved up to professional dye jobs. yes, my mother should be fired.

  34. Fifi Flowers says

    September 7, 2008 at 10:27 am

    WOW… those are vintage DOLPHIN shorts! All the rage in the early 80s! LOL… RIchard Simmons is still wearing them!

  35. Micgar says

    September 7, 2008 at 4:18 pm

    Oh hell yeah! I love Deep Purple too! I don’t know if for you its loved and not love, though! I saw them live too.

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