Fashion & Style - In General
Thong underwear not in Texas anymore
DEAR STRAIGHT TALK: I’m staying at my dad’s house part of the summer and it’s so lame because he and my step mom are freaking out over my thong underwear. They have actually…
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Halloween costumes hit deeper societal nerve
Dear Readers: Last week the teen panel and I responded to “Call me square” who complained that all her daughter’s friends dressed like hookers for Halloween. She then asked if Halloween was where girls began training to…
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Halloween costumes not going to make girls strippers
Dear Straight Talk: What’s with all the slutty Halloween costumes? My 13-year-old’s friends all dressed like hookers. My daughter was in a Renaissance outfit and was furious with me because she felt “stupid” at the…
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Good looks a matter of management
Dear Straight Talk: I moved in with my dad and step-mom over the summer and am attending eighth grade at my third middle school. My stepmother obviously knows what it’s like to be a teenager… 0 Comments
Bare midriffs are out
Dear Straight Talk: I have a solution to the fashion wars raging in the last few columns. For clothes too plunging in the neckline or too short at the waist, simply layer with a stylish undergarment.… 0 Comments
Set standards, but cut slack, on teen fashion
Dear Straight Talk: I am disappointed that you didn’t suggest to “Eighth grader” to honor her mother’s guidance regarding the clothes that were too “revealing”.… 0 Comments
Formula for peace in fashion wars
Dear Straight Talk: Recently a friend from school gave me some really cute clothes she grew out of. The trouble is my mother says I can’t wear any of them because they are too “revealing”.… 0 Comments
Today’s kids dramatic and needy of attention
Dear Straight Talk: I’m writing in response to Farren and Lennon who said that this generation of teens are overly dramatic and constantly need attention. It’s true. It seems like to… 0 Comments
What bugs teens about parents’ generation?
Straight Talk asks teens: What bugs you most about your parents’ generation?
From Sawyer, 13: What… 0 Comments
Teen wants to look normal, not nerdy
Dear Straight Talk: I’m 15 and my mother is always trying to control what I wear. She still goes clothes shopping with me and we get into terrible arguments. She says showing my belly button… 0 Comments
