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Elizabeth Bacon's avatar

You nailed it -- Seventeen Magazine is 100% to blame. Too hot! I also remember when we had to put on parkas over our Halloween costumes to go trick or treating -- sigh...

Debbie Dyke's avatar

So funny that you brought up Seventeen Magazine. I saw the memory of August 1976 Seventeen Magazine posted on FB. I am sure I had that copy. I was 16 and living in Plano, Texas. It was always so hard because I did feel like I wanted to wear the plaids and boots that the cover models wore on my first day of school. It was always a challenge to wear the more subdued fall colors with a shorter sleeve and cooler fabrics.

Melissa's avatar

Every year I feel like we push fall further into summer. I’ll be sitting on the ebb each as long as possible enjoying all the summer things. I have so much basil and tomatoes still for Caprese salad!

Lian Dolan's avatar

Caprese Hero, Melissa !!!

Sharon Hogan's avatar

Love that you brought up back to school fashion. Through the 60s and 70s, I wore wool skirts and long sleeve turtlenecks back to school in 80+ degree weather in Michigan. Now I think it was crazy.

Lian Dolan's avatar

Turtlenecks on teenagers! Classic and yet very hot

Marguerite Vitulski's avatar

Love the fairisle sweater memory

Hey Babe! Musings in Flux's avatar

I can’t believe you brought up the winter outfits for back to school—so funny! Glad to know it wasn’t just me. I’m having a hot flash just thinking about it. 😂🥵

Lian Dolan's avatar

Haha. So hot!! And itchy!