Category Archives: Trend: 3/4 Sleeves

Manny Santos Fashion 2.10

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S2E10
Take my Breath away
Aired: 2002

Now it’s time for the star of the show, Manny, in her very first storyline! We begin with a daydream sequence – her half ponytail and dark jean jacket quickly transform into a pastel ballgown, gloves, curly hair, and full makeup. As you may know, she asks Craig out on a date and all that. Next we move on to the date outfit. She keeps it cute and casual – all black with the same dark denim jacket over top, and her hair in a twisty half-updo. For the review afterwards at school, she wears a 3/4 sleeve blue and white tie-dyed tee with bedazzling and a flower on it. Honestly the more I look at this last photo the sadder I get.

Paige Michalchuk Fashion 2.9

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S2E9
Mirror in the Bathroom
Aired: 2002

Paige thinks Hazel is straight up stealing finery to move on up in her grade 9 life. She wears a mauve button down with 3/4 sleeves that truly looks like something I would have worn when I was in middle school. It’s that nice slightly cropped standard 2000s length and paired with black low rise pants. Then she wears a pink tank and some bedazzled shades. And next, a periwinkle crop top under a dark jean jacket, and some blue eyeshadow, with some flare jeans and platforms.

Paige Michalchuk Fashion 2.8

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S2E8
Shout, Part 2
Aired: 2002

Laura Kwan Fashion 2.8

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S2E8
Shout, Part 2
Aired: 2002

Here are two separate shots of Kwan, both telling everyone to shut up. First she wears a pale button down with dress pants, and then a blue top and patterned skirt.

Paige Michalchuk Fashion 2.7

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S2E7
Shout
Aired: 2002

As this is a Paige episode, and as Paige is a 2000s fashion queen, I’ve got a lot to show you today. This episode is a whopper but we’re going to try to keep it light, for the sake of fashion, despite the importance and gravity of this episode’s themes. We kick off with Paige in her cheer uniform and a curled ponytail. Then, this next ‘fit is one of my favorites. A white crocheted headband, blue shades, hoops, a baby blue cropped sleeveless polo with like, grommets along the neckline, and a denim miniskirt with yet more grommets. This is just elegant af. Next is the party outfit. She gets those tall strappy silver stilettos and wears an all brown getup – a brown off-the shoulder ruffly blouse and a brown pencil skirt, hair all done and everything. As iconic as the outfit is, it was hard to capture in the dark and crowded party. The next day, she wears MORE brown. These brown cropped pants have a shimmer to them, and the brown shirt is a 3/4 sleeve. She wears it all with black platforms, way before black + brown was considered acceptable. She really looks beautiful despite what she’s going through. And for some reason, this jarring all-brown-everything look is actually, pleasing to the eyes? Like a Hershey bar.

Laura Kwan Fashion 2.5

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S2E5
Weird Science
Aired: 2002

Kwan is wearing her hair back in a clip, a strange pale green-grey colored shirt, and a grey pencil skirt.

Daphne Hatzilakos Fashion 2.5

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S2E5
Weird Science
Aired: 2002

First Ms. Hot Sauce is overseeing everyone’s science fair projects, in a coral top and white lab coat, her hair considerably less big today. But then it’s back to big for the science fair winner announcements. She’s wearing all pink, and I really have to say, I love when people wear all pink. We have a lady at work who wears all pink sometimes. It’s the best.

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.

Spike Nelson Fashion 2.3

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S2E3
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Aired: 2002

We are gathered here in Spike’s macaroni orange home to view her ensembles for this episode. First she wears her hair either slicked back or combed back, and a scoop neck tee with half-length sleeves. And I’ll always remember her Elvis Costello outfit. I think I was like, an actual fan of it back in the day. It’s a set of matching shirt and pants. The shirt is a very pale blue ribbed tank that has this zipper down the front, and whatever you call this kind of neckline I don’t know. Then the pants are almost 70s-reminiscent, khaki and flared with a stripe down the leg in that matching blue color. I thought it was super cool. Oh god, I just realized, my last Snake post where they are making out at the end, that’s after the concert. Spike wore this cool getup to go the concert and Snake literally wore a teaching outfit. OMG.

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.