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Miscellaneous Fashion 5.1

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DTNG FASHION
S5E1: Venus Part 1
Aired: 2005

Oh, hey! I took about a week off from posting because I ran out of storage space here on my site. I use WordPress, and I had filled up my Personal plan to the limit. I thought I was on Premium already and thought I couldn’t afford the next upgrade. Turns out I only had Personal, so now I’ve upgraded to Premium, and hope to have a few more years of doing this with y’all! I mean, I have like 14 more seasons to cover! Let’s hope Premium gets me through that!

Anyway, I’ve got the rando roundup for you today. First is the Tankini Tramp, who reminds me of Sara Paxton. Then is this group shot of the Grade 8s (I know, they’re older now) which is undeniably awesome. Ya know, I tend not to question these pants. Ever. Because those were the only pants I knew at the time and still feel like “normal” pants to me, even as trends changed. But like… objectively… do they look.. BAD?! Ill-fitting, even? Unflattering? Well, even if they do, skinny jeans are MUCH worse.

I had to include this mannequin shot because you can see the low-riseness of the pants, the tightness of the shirt, and that grommet belt, oof. Also at the mall, Manny is looking at this girl wearing a low-rise mini skirt, and the girl is also wearing the wig that Manny tries on… yeaaaah y’all can’t get anything past me!! I’m onto your secrets! Also at the mall is this gorgeous blonde with fillers and heavy makeup, also a miniskirt. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I still love and always have loved that golden Playboy blonde color that’s currently “out”. It’ll be back, just you watch.

Why do all the adults wear 70s-inspired clothes? Huge collars and bell sleeves? Does the wardrobe dept do that on purpose to show they’re from a different generation? Anyway, this rude receptionist for Bernice wears a terribly uncomfortably looking tweed blazer over a collar that reaches the ends of her shoulders. Gross.

Back at school, we see an assortment of cross-body bags and messenger bags. At the hot-girls-only party, Tankini Tramp Sara Paxton is apparently friends with Emma now, and her bra straps are hangin out – a favorite look! And finally.. the vodka guy is kinda gross, isn’t he?

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Peter Stone Fashion 5.1

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DTNG FASHION
S5E1: Venus Part 1
Aired: 2005

INTRODUCING Peter Stone. Wow. Well, here we are folks. Look, not gonna lie, Peter was kinda cute at the beginning. In this like, overprivileged preppy boy way. I think he was well-cast. I don’t know how they let him turn into such a slobby looking guy later. But anyway, I also have huge issues with this character, besides the obvious. First of all, he’s one of the most inconsistent characters ever on this show. But let’s get into this current Peter. Umm, like, can we explore why we never get the REASON for his bizarre actions? Why exactly is he doing this? I do love the whole “creepy-guy-who-likes-to-photograph-beautiful-women-as-if-he’s-collecting-their-souls” thing. I know some of those guys in real life. It’s a thing, and it’s perplexing. They should have played into that more – and I’m glad that he did it again for consistency’s sake. And yeah, Peter being a pervert is totally believable – but even then, they didn’t really depict that as being the reason for his “movie”. And we also aren’t really shown answers. WHY leak the video? What was the thought process behind that? What was he trying to gain? WHY no repercussions? WHYYYYYYY did everyone just brush it off and decide Peter was fine? That’s insane. But yeah, when I watch early Peter, I wonder, “what’s his deal?” and I can’t figure out an answer.

Ugh, I could go on about this forever. But let’s move on. Peter is riding the last wave of spiky hair being acceptable on men (RIP). He dresses in button downs, polos, and casual khakis, just looking like a total prep!

Manny Santos Fashion 5.1

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DTNG FASHION
S5E1: Venus Part 1
Aired: 2005

Oh right, we are kicking Season 5 off with a huge bang… Manny is coming in HOT am I right? Yeah things really get out of control in this season. We are kind of losing the relatability here. Sure, teen girls definitely struggle with fitting into beauty standards. Relatable. But we can’t relate to pursuing big-time acting and shopping for plastic surgery. I’m picturing Degrassi’s hand slipping out of my own as the relatability is plummeting and my grip is weakening. At least we have the whole “parents-willing-to-disown-you-at-the-drop-of-a-hat” bit. That’s relatable.

But let’s move on to the fashion. We start off with this swimsuit moment, featuring Manny in a hot pink bikini and large sunnies. And let me just say, I am LIVING for this S5 Manny hair. I ADORE these voluminous and perky shag. Next, her brows are waxed, her earrings are big, her tank is tight, and her khakis are low. Then she goes to the mall and tries on blonde wigs. What is our fixation with blondeness anyway? We briefly see her in a nice sequined tank layered over another tank and under a cardi. OH, I see, she’s trying these clothes on in the store. She’s also got low-rise jeans and a grommet belt here.

Next, for her impromptu audition with a talent agent, she wears gold wedges, a yellow ruffled mini skirt, and a matching tiny vest over what seems to be a bandeau. I mean, she really went all out for this look. Those tiny vests were SUCH a thing, I hope more of these show up as we go along. But the talent agent just let her have it. Then, we have a moment with this flip phone before we are back at school. I’m counting old tech as fashion. Manny is wearing her very famous stretchy orange halter under a weird green and orange zip up hoodie. Damn that hair is flouncy! She ties the hoodie around her waist to get verbally abused by her parents… before she goes to a rock-bottom party… where… well, you know what happens.

Emma Nelson Fashion 5.1

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DTNG FASHION
S5E1: Venus Part 1
Aired: 2005

Okay, I’ll say it. Season 5 Emma is HOT. And yeah, this episode is partly about beauty standards, and she is made to fit into that ideal 2000s look, so I hate to praise the toxic beauty standards so much. But I don’t know, something about S5 Emma, man. She’s glowing. And speaking of glowing, next season they put some weird glow filter on the girls, so this is our last natural era. Anyway, first is a rare swimsuit moment with Emma and Manny. Emma’s suit is adorable, with yellow and pink polka dots. She also wears some oversized rainbow shades. At school, Emma continues to sport the skin-tight Lululemon, and has almost a grungy makeup look of brown smudged liner and a darker lip. At the Hot Girls Party, which looks a lot like Jimmy’s house, her hair is perfectly curled and she wears layered camis as we did back then. She also has on this miniskirt that’s kinda like khaki but with a floral print on it. But seriously, the 2000s were skimpy as hell. And in the most formulaic way. To where, if, you ain’t got it, you can’t fake it. I feel like nowadays we have options and can play up the parts of us we’re proud of.

Liberty Van Zandt Fashion 4.16

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DTNG FASHION
S4E16: Eye of the Tiger
Aired: 2004

Liberty is getting WILD now that she has a boyfriend. First she’s in her swimsuit, then a yellow polo, and then a racerbank tank with EXPOSED bra straps! Scandalous!

JT Yorke Fashion 4.16

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DTNG FASHION
S4E16: Eye of the Tiger
Aired: 2004

JT time! This second shot is definitely one of those “pictures you can hear” – Why didn’t ya tell me my butt was so big? JT is wearing an assortment of open button downs over tees, with casual khakis or baggy jeans. And of course we also see here a polo shot and the swimsuit. And his hair is shaggy 2000s boy like always.

Liberty Van Zandt Fashion 4.11

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DTNG FASHION
S4E11: Voices Carry Part 1
Aired: 2004

Isn’t it weird that no one ever called her Libby? Or Lib? Anyway, she’s decked out in red here, her signature color, preparing for this play she’s doing with JT. She wears, kinda all red everything really. Her hair is back in a bun and her glasses frames are tiny as ever. But I clearly remember back then how DORKY it was to have big glasses. Huge no-no. She’s also seen hard at work in the hot tub wearing a tropically floral tankini.

JT Yorke Fashion 4.11

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DTNG FASHION
S4E11: Voices Carry Part 1
Aired: 2004

JT and Liberty are thiiiiis close to locking lips and you can just see and feel the chemistry right now. JT is wearing his usual pretty style.

Danny Van Zandt Fashion 4.11

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DTNG FASHION
S4E11: Voices Carry Part 1
Aired: 2004

Danny used to be fun, ya know? And back when he was actually fun, he was just a side character. Then when he got into football and all serious, he was just boring. Anyway so here’s Danny being FUN, playing in the hot tub with snorkeling gear.

Tyler Bishop Fashion 4.9

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DTNG FASHION
S4E9: Back in Black
Aired: 2004

Tyler Bishop… the kid Sean deafened in one ear. Sean says that Tyler jumped him unprovoked. Tyler said that Sean sucker punched him. Do we really know the truth? I feel like that never got confirmed, unless I totally missed something. What we do know about Sean is that he has anger issues. We don’t know anything about Tyler except that he’s really smug and confrontational. But he does seem to be a big enough man to save the life of the guy who deafened him. Tyler has, not spiked hair, but it’s like, pointing upwards. And he just wears that swimming one piece that I still don’t remember what it’s called.