I remember the excitement of the first day of school. The smell of a fresh box of crayons, the crispness of a newly sharpened pencil. The freshness of back-to-school clothes. There are lots of pictures of me on the first day of school, but I especially remember one outfit. It was in the fourth, maybe the fifth grade, mid 1970s. I can't guarantee I wore it on the first day of school, but it was a new outfit for the school year. Purple bell-bottomed pants and a purple tie-dyed T-shirt.
Today, my daughter's wardrobe has plenty of tie-dyed T-shirts, peace signs and smiley faces. I wonder if she'll remember them as fondly as I do.
Write a letter about your back-to-school outfits. What was memorable? What was your favorite outfit from your childhood?
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