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    The inexplicable fashion fads of our childhoods

    By | Fashion – Tue, Jul 13, 2010 9:42 PM EDT

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    Jelly shoes-
    Available in a rainbow of colors, these made your feet sweat and get blisters, but they sure were fun! High-end designers like Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs still ... more 
    Photo by: Getty Images
    Jelly shoes-
    Available in a rainbow of colors, these made your feet sweat and get blisters, but they sure were fun! High-end designers like Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs still continue to harp on the nostalgia factor of these shoes each summer. less 
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    It may be hard for adults to understand the current kid obsession with Silly Bandz, but when I think back to our own childhood, it was riddled with fashion fads that were often incomprehensible. Slap bracelets, banana clips, and jelly shoes may have seemed like odd trends to my parents when I wore t