A black floor-length skirt is more versatile than you might think. You can probably wear one just about every day, with any black shirt or band t-shirt you like. (Trent Reznor is so hot, right?) I think combat boots are cool, but jump boots have a smoother sole that I like better. Nobody’s going to see your legs with those boots and long skirt, but just in case, you can wear these striped thigh high socks. And I found these arm warmers for sale, but I just make my own out of tights. DIY project!
Red glasses are kind of arty, so I like them. (I hope they’re not too Salle Jesse). My hair is purple now, but I’m thinking about bleaching it next, or maybe just dying it black again. Oh, and I usually carry everything I need in my backpack, but my mom got one of those Sak purses for me when they came out. I guess it’s cool.
Whoops, how did 15-year-old me post this!? Happy April Fool’s Day!
84 comments
Amber
What’s embarrassing is that I had everything on your board! The sack purse was in black, it was blue stripes, downward spiral tee shirt, blue-green hair, platform boots and mesh arm warmers… good times!
jj
I am now aware of my total lack of taste because I thought all this stuff was kinda cute in an off-beat funky sort of way. I’ll bet you looked totally rad?bad? ………… uniquely individual?
Karina
Man, Alanis Morrissette started playing in my mind when I saw this!!
SPEXYLADY
LOVE IT! you totally brought back high school memories :)
Sarah in Indiana
Ha–1996 jumped out at me immediately, because that was the year I graduated from high school. This look is totally familiar, but I pretty much struck with jeans and tees. I loved my black suede Sambas, my Doc Marten sandals, and my Lisa Loeb glasses, through.
Tanya W
Man I totally rocked the long skirt look! Fun post :)
Bethie
I was just over at Young House Love and got duped by them and then got duped by your site immediately after! Sheesh! I’m far too gullible!
Grace Y.
me too! I always look at YHL and then immediately after mosey on over to MIL. I was taken in by both as well :)
Amy
Black long skirts and combat boots…what I wore in high school! 1996! Style is very circular, isn’t it?
Amy
Oh!!! Ha ha! I just realized you wrote 1996!
Christina Winters
ps the red glasses are actually cute :3
Christina Winters
i just said to my boyfriend (horrified) “WHO IS THIS AND WHAT HAVE THEY DONE WITH NICOLE??”
you got me so good, haha =.=
Dayna
Ahaha…my Mom never allowed any of the other stuff (thankfully!) but I did own a SAK purse. *groan*
erin
You had me at ‘Trent Reznor is hot.’ What a big, bad crush I had on that man.
Julie
That was awesome! I was SOOOOOO confused.
Kate Holt
Wow, for a second there I felt like I was looking at my high school year book. And once I saw the Sak purse I knew you were kidding. Egad. Well played.
Gwen~healthymamma
Eeeek, I remember those boots! haaahaaaa! very funny.
Holly G
OMG! Didn’t see the 1996 at first….kind of had me going for a sec!
TDM
Haha this is a bit different to your usual stylish self!
TDM x
erica
Comic Sans…nice touch!
Amy
HA! That didn’t even register at first. Love it.
Lizzy
I like the Comic Sans font! So 1996!
christy
That was very close to my style 20 years go. :) I still have my docs.
Mandy Hough
This reminds me of a cute, clean cut soccer mom I came across one day at a kid’s soccer game. She had a nine inch nails tattoo on her ankle peaking out between her cropped jeans and ballet flats. I bet she rocked that April ’96 look once upon a time.
emily
Wow you got me. I was thinking, sooo I guess those sleepless newborn nights are getting to her…:)
Amanda
That took me back!
shortsweetseason
omg…i was a little scared until i read your comment about hair color and remembered it’s april 1.
val
i am so brought back to my junior high days right now, manic panic and all. Happy April Fools to you!
Marcia V. of Precious Style
I saw “black floor length skirt” on my feeds and thought “that doesn’t seem like her style.” I am so not quick when it comes to these April Fools posts.
Elisa @ What the Vita
Hahaha you totally got me.. I was like ehh not your usual style board.. until you said purple hair, then I thought, something’s not right!! Good one :)
Erika
When I saw those combat boots (and before reading anything) I just thought, “God, I am old!”
Nice one!
amanda6
You really had me there, I was going to ask you to post a photo of your purple hair!
Debbie
I’d have definitely gone with the Doc Martens. I had the 3-holes (convinced my mom they were orthopedic!) and wore them so often for so long, I actually wore a hole in the bottom. But I always wanted 8-holes. In cherry red, natch.
Kate
Hahaha… this is too funny! I think at one point I wore everything on this ;)
carolyn
Gah. This WAS me freshman year of college. Oh, 1996. I’d probably still wear those glasses, though.
Alison
Is it wrong that I have more of an emotional connection to “all that crap” than the usual style boards? Too bad your not going all Tavi on us! Would have loved it.
Jennifer W
Oh my goodness, I was so excited when I saw it was a new Style board. I love them. And then really disappointed when I saw all that crap! I was totally fooled until I saw the April Fools message! You totally got me!
my little apartment
“red glasses are kinda arty” hilarious!
I still remember the smell of Manic Panic and Punky Colour dye…
Aimee
LOL, I know you are April Fooling but I love those tights! ;)
lsaspacey
Um, wrong date, right. ;)
In fact, I am wearing an ankle length black wool skirt right now. I have always had one long black skirt for the fall and winter and wear them with tall or short boots (though not Docs). This one (L.L. Bean) is getting a bit tight in the waist so I’ll have to start looking for this fall’s version.
Kirsty
this made my day! omg the manic panic is such a nice touch haha – love it!
amy good house
My eyes kind of rolled around the images, looking for something to grasp onto. I’m eating lunch and kind of distracted, so it took me a minute to realize I was looking at my highschool years. :)
jbhat
You totally fooled me. I clicked the purple link, thinking I had missed a post where you had dyed your hair. OMG. I should have known better! Good one, good one.
jbhat
Jessica at Lavender and Lilies
Good joke. That is quite a change from your normal style. :)
Julie
hilarious! thanks for the april fools fun!
Laurendy
minus the socks and arm warmers and I am pretty sure I rocked that outfit everyday for at least a year or two.
Mariesa
Ah! that was a good one. Love it! At first I said to myself “Why does that say ’96? Must be some sort of computer error or something.” Then as I actually looked at all the items I said ohhhh, no way is this right, April Fools!
Amanda
I think I wore that exact outfit around then. Love. Combat boots go with everything. :)
Sarah
Totally been there.
The versatility of the skirt slays me.
Erin
Wow! What a slice from High School. Obsessed with NIN at the time, check. Purple hair, check. Paratrooper boots, check. Crochet purse (I had a backpack my Mom made me), check! Uncanny :)
Miss Kris
I had that NIN shirt in the original blue. Got it in ’91 when I was in H.S. and saw them at Bumbershoot. I definitely owned most of these outfit elements in the early to mid nineties!
Kelly
LOL I was really confused till I read that your hair was purple and then I realized… APRIL FOOLS! Very funny!
Lori
omg, this was totally my look in ’96!
rebecca
i was actually feeling pretty good about myself that i was finally dressed cuter than you today…and then i figured it out. fail.
CoraD
Wow, this takes me back…to April ’94. It’s totally spot on. Nice work.
Stephanie
Wow! I’m gullible as well… I kept thinking, really? REALLY?
I guess you got me!
liz @ bon temps beignet
wooooah. I was confused for about .2 seconds. I gotta tell you though, that Manic Panic ‘virgin snow’ is an AWESOME toner. It fills the hair shaft and leaves it super shiny and soft.
Meredith
Oh my goodness I am so gullible! So GLAD it’s April Fools Day! :)
Hollyp
If I were 25 years younger I’d buy those striped tights to wear with hot pants or a mini. Oh, to be Riff Randall in Rock ‘n Roll High School!
Brick Window
I don’t think Anna Dorfman is going to find this very funny! ;)
Rach
hahaaha! At first I was like, whaaa? Ya got me.
Melissa
Love it! I first opened this and thought huh? Then saw the April Fools note.
Kristi
Sarah- glad to hear someone else was dying their hair with Kool-Aid!
Thanks for the laugh Nicole!
Karrie
Haha! Well, I still might have my Sak purse (in black)–but in all seriousness, I think this is totally ’94. :)
Sara
Best April Fools yet!
Andrea
*groan* I totally had that outfit when I was 13 or 14 – only I wore it with this truly awful blue polyester button down top instead of the NIN t-shirt. Just thinking about it makes me cringe!
rhea
i had such a good office chuckle when i realized it’s april fools!!!!!!!! thanks nicole :)
kaelva
oh my I thought you had lost it for sure until I realized it’s April Fool’s day.. haha :D
kirida
No mention of plaid body suits? Or velvet chokers? I was more of a crushed velvet babydoll dress myself.
liz
totally me in 1996. well…maybe 1994. :) Good one!
Sarah
So hilarious. I totally wore this look (long black skirt, boots, black stripey sweathers) and dyed my hair with Kool-Aid. So glad those days are over!
Loren
Fantastic. I briefly had flash backs to my teen years. If only I’d been even THIS fashionable at 16 maybe I would have been more popular. But if I had been more popular I wouldn’t have been as angsty and wouldn’t have worn so much black. Then I wouldn’t have been popular!
Of the tangled web we weave.
Holly Hanna
Hahah! Oh the nineties….
I still have my long black skirt, the elastic’s blown and there’s a hole in it. I just can’t part with it yet, too many fond memories. It’s tucked away in my closet right next to my baby blanket.
Holly Marie Gibbs
Haha, happy April Fool’s Day to you, too :) Also, I had very similar arm warmers that got lots of use in the 90s.
Nolita Morgan
Hah! I momentarily forgot it was April Fools! I did a good prank on my kids, the youngest of which does not like fried eggs. I made Eggs in a Basket (more like ON a basket) out of toasted pound cake, yogurt and apricot halves (I saw this online yesterday and thought it would be a good prank!)- http://nolitamorgan.blogspot.com/2011/04/apricot-fools.html
Happy April Fools!
Lovey
hahaha Great style tips. Did you consult with my 17 year-old? She still tries to dress like this. *rolls eyes* If only what she wore out of the house today was a joke for April Fool’s.
Erin
This made me giggle. I definitely had a skirt just like that.
Gwendolyn
hahaha
aa
i love styling myself like avril lavigne.
Making it Lovely
Oh no!!! You guys, how did this blog post from 15 years ago show up!?
Heather
April fools!!
Megan
Wicked awesome…which is what I would say if I weren’t so angsty and depressed over Kurt Cobain’s suicide two years ago.
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