I have many fond memories of my childhood. I loved my purple bike with the pink basket and koala bear patch on the front. I loved my beloved teddy bear, Honey Bear. I loved watching Sesame Street and Care Bears. I loved Sanrio products, especially Spottie Dottie (and a big shoutout to my aunt, who I heard reads my beloved blog, who gave me my first Sanrio stationary kit). From my childhood, mostly though, I loved wearing scrunchies.
Scrunchies. Pink. Purple. Turquoise. Magenta. Black. White. Yellow. Polka dotted. Striped. Glitter and bedazzled. I L-O-L-O-V-E-D scrunchies.
When I was eight. Rumor on the interwebs is that American Apparel is trying to bring back the scrunchie. I will not be jumping on this trend and reverting back to the 1980s. Some things, like ex-boyfriends and bad drinks, are worth keeping in the past, don't you think?
Welcome to Pop Culture Paradox!
M & P. 24 years old. UMass Amherst graduates. We're both pop culture fiends and this blog is our baby. We met in 2006 while working for residential life on campus and the rest is history.
M: Current location: Boston, MA. Graduated in May 2008 and works full time in in the e-commerce industry as a product writer for an online sample sale website. Loves: Champagne, writing with fine tip Sharpie markers, iPhones, Pinkberry, nonfat lattes and shopping.
Can't Live Without: Seven For All Mankind jeans, Teavana, Chanel lip gloss and Blair Waldorf-esque headbands
P: Current location: Kuwait City, Kuwait. Graduated in December 2007. Previously worked full time in print media, editing crime reports on illegal dairy rings. Now spends her days dancing, Vogue reading, blog updating, and chocolate cereal eating...all while "figuring out her future plans!"
Loves: Books, books, books, Bollywood kitsch,NYT (and not just the Style section), freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and milk, Paris, elaborate Sunday brunches, leftist politics and all day ANTM marathons.
Favorite Designers & Brands: Gauri & Nainika, Sir Alistair Rai, Seven for All Mankind, Lacoste, HauteHippie, Ralph Lauren, usual mix of Topshop/Mango/Zara. Exploring my newfound love for vintage.
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