What was a fashion trend or style you remember embracing as a teen?

Fashion choices in the teen years often carry more meaning than we realize at the time. Trends and styles can be a way to fit in, stand out, signal identity, or experiment with who you might become. What you embraced — wholeheartedly or awkwardly — often reflects the social pressures, influences, and self-discovery happening beneath the surface.

This prompt invites you to recall a specific style or trend you leaned into and what it represented for you then. Consider how it made you feel wearing it, where the influence came from, and how you see it now with distance. Writing about this can reveal how you navigated belonging, expression, and identity during a formative period of your life.