Archive for October, 2003
Gettin’ Wild Wild Wild at the Merry-Go-Round
Miami Vice notwithstanding, I’ve got a serious 80s fashion fetish, one that has remained strong for twenty years. When I was a mall rat back in the day, my friend and I used to hang out at Merry-Go-Round every weekend our moms would let us. Even though it was dreadfully overpriced, it was THE place in the suburbs (The French Quarter downtown had BONGO) for cool 80s attire, and since it was close to the Wild Pair, shoes to go with your parachute pants were available right next door.
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