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Paige Michalchuk Fashion 3.2

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S3E2
Father Figure Part 2
Aired: 2003

Oh, the B-plot is that Paige doesn’t like her locker, so Spinner tries to do some bartering to get her traded into a better locker. Kinda dumb. And she looks really mad here because Spinner gets up in front of the class to tell everyone he’s whipped (part of the bartering process). Paige wears a 70s-flower-power-inspired cardi kind of thing over a blue cami with some dark wash low-rise jeans. Her hair is parted down the middle and slightly curled under. And of course, she’s wearing her blue star messenger bag.

Craig Manning Fashion 2.21

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S2E21
Tears are Not Enough, Part 1
Aired: 2003

Craig’s color story, however boring, is appropriate. Even though he’s got a new life now, his past still haunts him. Also, literally because his dad pulls up at school. Anyway, my point is, his past still haunts him, and his style is still depressing. Ash is intentionally depressing,  mind you. Craig is unintentionally depressing, a sad style with no direction. Here he is in a variety of colorless regular boy clothes. The leather jacket is cool though. But generally Craig just perpetually looks like he just rolled out of bed, so I feel no desire to walk through his ensembles piece-by-piece.

Snake Simpson Fashion 2.11

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S2E11
Don’t Believe the Hype
Aired: 2002

First Snake is wearing this awful beige polo shirt. I hate to call anyone “washed out” but this…. is a big no. But wow, we get something slightly different when he wears a tee with the Swedish flag on it for International Day. And finally, he introduces Hazel for her public confession, wearing some dark, colorless tee. Yawn.

Manny Santos Fashion 2.11

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S2E11
Don’t Believe the Hype
Aired: 2002

Manny’s still wearing the braids with lots of hair ties, and today she’s got on a purple floral tee and low rise jeans. It’s still so funny to me to look back and see all that we had hanging out and it was just normal. Don’t get me wrong, as always, still love it. And then she wears her dark denim jacket, which I think is the same one she wore on her date with Craig, over a maroon top.

Mohammed Fashion 2.9

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S2E9
Mirror in the Bathroom
Aired: 2002

First, Mohammed our resident taunter and shamer is seriously prancing around with his collar popped. He’s also a wrestler so he’s next seen is his windbreaker. And finally, ice cream boy is taken down a few pegs, his baseball tee accented with a work hat and apron.

Terri MacGregor Fashion 2.8

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S2E8
Shout, Part 2
Aired: 2002

Terri first rushes up to Paige with dreams of LA, wearing that floral chiffon pencil skirt that the wore for the dance in season 1. She wears it with a jean jacket and messenger bag. Her hair is in twisty corn rows. OH, and she wears one of those ball hair ties — love those! Then we have a wardrobe change – Terri dons her old PMS outfit – wide leg jeans, a shimmery top, and blue shades. And Paige is NOT having it. Cheesy girl bands are over, apparently. Crazy how much can phase out in one year. Then she is seen in this peasant top, which loses all of its glamor under a zip up hoodie. With it she wears a jean skirt and her hair is up in a clip. Oh, and chunky white tennies as well. And finally, for the PMS show, her hair is twisty again and she wears a black dress. Sadly we don’t get to enjoy PMS’s outfits much, I couldn’t get very good shots.

Craig Manning Fashion 2.6

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S2E6
: Drive
Aired: 2002

This episode stars Craig, who still wears a lot of black, brown, and navy. As you may recall, this is the episode where Joey entrusts his house to Craig for the weekend while he goes on a sex getaway. Craig ends up stealing one of Joey’s cars and going on a joy ride. Then Joey loses his shit as though he’s never heard of anyone doing such a thing. Well, Joey, maybe you need a reminder that not only did you do the exact same thing, but you actually got in a little accident. Ya jerk.

Anyway, first…. Craig wears brown. Then he wears some more brown. Oh this color scheme is terrible. The wardrobe department did this on purpose to demonstrate how lost and damaged Craig is. But it’s bad. Ope, and that’s the end of Craig’s fashion show. He also sports a shaggy bedhead ‘do as always.

Terri MacGregor Fashion 2.4

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S2E4
Karma Chameleon
Aired: 2002

Terri continues with her pajama athletic gangster chic look. First she wears a bandanna, hoop earrings, a denim skirt, and a zip up hoodie. Also rocking that crimped hair. However, for picture day, she also takes it up a notch, wearing a peasant blouse and her hair pulled half back. AAAAAND she chooses Paige over Ashley.

Snake Simpson Fashion 2.3

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S2E3
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Aired: 2002

LOL god. Snake is wearing a bland monochromatic outfit complete with Wallaby shoes. I can’t even say much more than that. It pains me. However, he finally is somewhat interestingly dressed for the daytime 80s dance. A styled wig, a multicolored shirt, two? vests, and some eye makeup. Again,  idk who he’s dressed as, sorry. He even plays “Everybody Wants Something”. Okay, so when I was first watching this show, I think I understood by now that there was an 80s Degrassi and that’s where a lot of the grown ups came from. They’ve mentioned their band before and I was assuming it was gonna be a really cool 80s rock band, right? Like, the 80s were heavy and awesome (this is my teenage thought here okay?). And then, when Snake plays “Everybody Wants Something” over the speakers, I was like. Seriously? THIS is the band they talk so much about? This is the dorkiest thing ever. Anyway, the last picture is him making out with Spike in a normal grown up Snake shirt.