Middle School was the time to be alive. It was the prime of our awkward years, and with it came some pretty great fashion fads. Let's look back on some of those great looks.

1. Crimped hair and straightened bangs

Admit it, we all had one of those clunky plastic crimpers that made our hair look like a crinkle-cut french fry, and we thought that it was a really good idea to wear our bangs pin straight. Sure it was all the rave at the time, but I look back on it now with nothing but shame.

2. Blue eye shadow

Ah Middle School. The grand time of expirementing with make up. This means bright blue eyeshadow and sparkly lipgloss.

3. Mismatched socks

Life was too short to waste time matching socks back then, right?

4. Knee-high converse

We all either had a friend who went through an "emo" stage or we went through that stage ourselves. The knee high converse acted as a gateway fashion staple to everything edgy and punk.

6. Silly bandz

These bracelets were a hot commodity back in the day. The cool kids wore so many of them that they nearly lost feeling in their hands. That was all part of the style though I suppose.

7. Jean mini skirts and off brand UGG-like boots

Were we warm? Were were cold? Not sure, but we definitely were not fashionable.

8. Gauchos

Gauchos were just a really indecisive fad. They couldn't decide if they wanted to be a pair of pants or a skirt. Hey, at least they were super comfortable!

9. Bump it hairstyle

It seemed like every girl sported this do on a daily basis.

Now some people are still rocking these looks, but for most of us it's probably a good idea we grew out of these fads.