People sharing their awkward photos from the past offer a nostalgic and humorous look at yesterday’s fashion faux pas and cringeworthy poses. These snapshots reveal the charming and often hilarious missteps of bygone trends, inviting laughter and a shared sense of camaraderie in our collective awkwardness.
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"Nobody believes I had a goth phase!"
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"I thought I was very cool with my matching scarf…but also what is my brother looking at?"
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"My dad should have been arrested for making us hike our pants up like this."
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"My first job, 2004"
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"Another late 90's early 00's."
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"Thought I was the next Anna Pavlova"
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"2009. Wanted to look like Joan Jett but definitely listened to Britney Spears on the regular too."
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"The year was 2005 and that pants trend was way, way over…"
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"My fiancé saw this picture my parents took of me on a cruise ship and laughed until she cried."
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"I dressed up as my favorite greek philosopher for halloween."
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"Me wearing a James Dean tie at My sister's wedding. circa 1999. I guess my eyes were also closed when I picked this outfit."
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"Glamour Shots 1993, thank goodness I got a good orthodontist."
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"I’ve always thought I’d use this as an album cover one day (1998)"
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"Many years ago my dad used to show his belly button like this,."
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"My 7th grade yearbook photo in 2012. Mom ordered bookmarks of this."
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"What in the 2007 *rawr* was I doing?"
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"Just the usual fit for a teenage rebel"
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"I’m pretty sure this was me at 15. It was definitely a choice but luckily I also gave no f***s back then."
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"Painful to share but I thought I was a bad**s in middle school."
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"The potted plant behind my head makes me look even cooler"