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Ashley Kerwin Fashion 2.6

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S2E6: Drive
Aired: 2002

Dude, I love this episode. I love both the A plot and the B plot. AND I just realized that this is Ashley’s actual blossoming into a goth goddess. We’ve seen hints of it approaching, but since the last episode she has chopped her hair off and is now dressed as a full queen. It’s interesting because, you can tell that independently, Ashley was feeling dark. But then it’s like, when she met Ellie, Ashley really let her goth flag fly. And forgive me for rambling, as someone who feels Ashley is a kindred spirit. But I totally understand Ashley, not only in her real natural inclination to the dark side, but also her need to compensate where she feels insecure still, especially around seasoned alt-girl Ellie. Ellie on the other hand isn’t trying to impress Ashley or anyone. But anyway, this is our first Degrassi goth since Faith of DJH, and I welcome her with open arms.

Ashley wears a short do and long nails; black choker and hoop earrings; black netted top and black skirt; chunky black shoes. The situation here is that Ashley wants to get a piercing for street cred to be a comparable friend to Ellie. The next day, she wears a dark cardi over yet another black ensemble. This pencil skirt has lacing down the front which I love. I had one just like it. She’s got another majestic choker on today, along with frosty blue eyeshadow and some dark lip gloss. And then of course she has an embarrassing bailout on the piercing table. Her fear of needles was stronger than her desire for clout.

And welcome to Ashley’s official goth stage. I hate to call it a phase. Even though eventually she evolves into more of a rocker type, I don’t think that is a betrayal of her goth/alt roots. They’re still there, but sometimes it’s just more practical to tone it down a bit. I don’t doubt her sincerity as a goth, even though it doesn’t last forever. And I really really enjoy it. It’s rather jarring, especially toward the end of season 2. Jarringly majestic. (Majestic being the word that I will overuse to describe her elegance.)

Ashley Kerwin Fashion 2.5

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S2E5: Weird Science
Aired: 2002

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All I have for you today, is Ashley staring at Spinner’s boner. This is a theatre class moment so she’s wearing like, a sparkly mardi gras hat or something. We can also make out she’s got braids and a choker on.

Ashley Kerwin Fashion 2.4

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S2E4: Karma Chameleon
Aired: 2002

It’s an Ashley episode! Oh, this is great. Okay, so this episode focuses in on the aftermath of Ashley’s ecstasy night, which at this point was several months ago. She hurt a lot of feelings and is still generally shunned from the gang, except Terri, since all Ashley said to Terri was “I love your shirt, it’s so shiny like stars!”

This first outfit is definitely another glimmer of pre-goth imo. She wears black pants, a black 3/4 sleeve tee, a black choker, and some silver jewelry. She tries to casually ease her way back into a Paige conversation but gets shut down. But she proceeds to grovel the same day and starts to get her friends back on her side.

The next outfit we see is back at Ashley’s house. She’s in a good mood, talking about how well things are going now. She’s wearing some purple pants and a grey tank.

Then it’s school picture day! Ashley’s confidence is back. She’s got her hair twisted half up and wears an orange camo tank. Another appearance of colored camo, one of my favorite little trends of this era. She’s got on dark jeans with a button fly. I threw in this shot of her in a lab coat too. It’s so sad to see her walking with her head up again, only to be crushed once more. By the end of the day, things spiral back out of control and she’s donned a Degrassi Panthers sweatshirt for the school picture, accessorized with a tear running down her cheek.

Ashley Kerwin Fashion 2.3

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S2E3: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Aired: 2002

I like to look at this moment and think that this is the moment where Ashley went goth. She’s dressed up for the 80s dance in all black and dark makeup and I think she realized she likes it. (I will take this moment to state that I do realize, believe, and acknowledge that the goth subculture is a music-based subculture; nonetheless I do know that some people fall in love with the look first. I can only speculate which path Ashley took to goth.) Anyway, I’m not sure who she’s dressed AS, exactly, (f anyone,) but she’s wearing a short sleeve leather jacket, a ponytail, lace gloves, and lots of dark makeup. I feel really bad for her. Look how happy and optimistic she is in the first shot.

Ashley Kerwin Fashion 2.1

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S2E1: When Doves Cry
Aired: 2002

Welcome back, Ashley! I love goth Ashley but it’s also bittersweet to know this is one of the last few times we’ll see “normal” Ashley. So, she’s still being shunned this year after taking ecstasy at the end of year party last year. She’s wearing this 3/4 sleeve top that has like, a scene perhaps? on the front but the sleeves are black. Her hair has gotten longer, and she still sports that cross body bag with her little phone tucked in the front pocket. Then we have a little shot of her wearing red, my favorite color on her.

Ashley Kerwin Fashion 1.15

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S1E15: Jagged Little Pill
Aired: 2002

Wow, I can’t believe we’re already at the end of Season 1! And this episode is a whopper. I love it. And we kick off here with the star of the ep herself, Ashley. First she’s in a red v-neck long sleeve tee, and one of those zigzag headbands – and she’s let her mushroom hair out to breathe. (For the record, I call it a mushroom cut out of total admiration.) She completes the look with some black pants.

And then, for the party, she wears this navy tank, a grey wraparound cardi, a 90s lookin necklace, and a stupid waist apron that she never takes off even though she literally hasn’t cooked anything. But I guess they wanted her to have some kind of pocket to store her drugs in and lord knows women’s clothing don’t have any pockets. Her hair is fluffier than ever and she wears a spot of shimmery eyeshadow on her lids. Oh yeah I also got a shot of her nice grandma nails, holding that little ecstasy pill which she’s about to drop right down her throat to REALLY get the party started. And I can’t help but laugh every time she stumbles out of that bedroom after snogging (which I first tried to spell like ‘schnogging’) Sean. She FINALLY took off the apron, she untied her cardi, and her gigantic purple bra strap is hanging out. (Oh yeah, I’m pretty sure she took off the apron while dancing and spun it over her head like a helicopter.)

And finally, the next morning, she’s wearing her pajamas and slippers. I don’t know anyone that actually sleeps in those where I live. It’s too hot. Anyway, I love this episode because, well, Ashley really did screw up like painfully bad, but you also feel sorry for her.

Ashley Kerwin Fashion 1.14

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S1E14: Under Pressure
Aired: 2002

It’s Ashley time! First she’s just wearing, I dunno, a black polo and blue sweater, and she’s got her hair in those twisty rows. Then she runs around in a blue turtleneck and zip up hoodie telling Jimmy not to fight Sean. He does anyway, so here she is the next day in a tan cowlneck and blue jacket, yelling at him about it.

Ashley Kerwin Fashion 1.13

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S1E13: Cabaret
Aired: 2002

We’ve begun a new episode! How sad that we usually start with Ashley but then have to end with Toby? Sad fashion-wise at least. I’m sorry but these Degrassi boys don’t dress very interestingly right now (except for JT). So Cabaret is a super fun episode, I’m looking forward to getting into this. First, we don’t have to miss out on Ashley’s mushroom hair, as she wears it half down to play her funeral dirge for Terri and encourage her to sing along. Then she wears a lavender 3/4 sleeve polo thing, and it looks like her hair is pulled into a half ponytail and then full ponytail, you know what I’m talking about? I don’t know if there’s a name for that. Next, I friggin love Ash in red. She wears a red cowlneck sweater, a black miniskirt, and boots. Finally, she confronts “Paige and Terri” the band in an almost floor length denim jacket and hoop earrings.

Ashley Kerwin Fashion 1.11

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S1E11: Friday Night
Aired: 2002

Oooh, Ashley is rocking that HIGH pony this episode and I love it. With hoop earrings as always. First she wears a black turtleneck and dark wash jean jacket. And then we wears a long sleeve red v-neck.

Ashley Kerwin Fashion 1.10

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S1E10: Rumours and Reputations
Aired: 2002

So until now Ashley’s hair has been flipped under, but it looks like she’s trying something new and flipping it out instead! I remember wishing my hair would flip out, but it’s pretty fine and I could never get it to cooperate. She’s wearing her 3/4 sleeve lilac colored polo, some kind of khakis, hoop earrings, and a puka shell necklace. The next day she wears a dark grey long sleeve collared shirt, and Spinner puts bugs in her lunch.