History Lessons with Deb

'Tis the season for store closings, I suppose, but I wasn't really expecting the flashback when I walked past a Deb Shop recently.

All of the stores. Closing. For good.

As Alexis and I walked past on our way to somewhere very different, the closing signs called out to me and whispered stories of days past. I wasn't much of a clothes person in high school, but that store was unavoidable. It most certainly represents everything early 90's.

I mean, I'm not sure they ever even updated their logo. The rounded neon pink name stayed so long it had become cool again.

I wish I could say the same for the store itself. As I flashed back to the Homecoming dress I bought from there, Alexis stared at me confused. I might have mumbled something about how that stupid velvet dress with the sequins and such was so poorly made that it started to fall apart even before I left Homecoming, which was about 10 minutes after arriving.

Dances were TOTALLY not my thing.

(Side note: there are no photos. Sorry. I actually wish there were because I bet my hair was HUGE that day.)

Still, that store was The Thing for a very long time, so I drug Alexis inside for a little history lesson.

It wasn't a hard lesson to lecture because even though it had been probably 20 years since I had sent foot in one of those stores (which, OMG. OMFG TWENTY YEARS.), not much has changed. The clothes are still poorly made, but more or less reasonably price, and very trendy. Too trendy, even, because I think your purchases look dated about 14 minutes after you walk out of the store.

Alexis was not impressed.

Alexis' reaction to the whole thing left me to wonder what the store of her youth will be. I think maybe Justice is dead around our house. It most certainly won't be in the picture for the teen years. But, what will be? I have no idea.

I hope whatever it is, the store manages to stay in business long enough for Alexis to drag her kids inside for a history lesson.