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It was the autumn of 1984.

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School had just recently started, and Annie had taken me to the mall

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for a fashion makeover, where she waited patiently by a dressing room for me.

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I confidently pushed open the door wearing a Member's Only jacket,

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a Swatch watch, parachute pants, and other fashion accessories

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emblematic of the 1980s.

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Annie nodded in approval but looked at me as if something was missing.

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"There's just one more thing that you need."

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"What's that?" I asked, thinking I'm already looking bitchin'.

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"You need to do something about that bowl haircut."

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"I know a great stylist that can give you a body wave.

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You would be the ultimate fox!"

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"You mean get a perm from a hairdresser?" I asked, almost disgusted.

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"No. It's—" Annie chose her words carefully.

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"It's different from a perm. Trust me. You'll look great."

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"Okay, I guess," I conceded, not having a thesaurus handy.

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Besides, Annie had never let me down with her fashion advice before.

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A few days later, I found myself in a very feminine hair salon,

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surrounded by women in curlers.

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I looked at myself in the mirror with a terrified expression.

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I had curlers in my hair and was draped in a pink cape.

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Behind me stood an exceptionally flamboyant male hairdresser

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who kept calling me "girl."

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To add insult to injury, Annie decided to bring

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several of her hot friends to watch.

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After about 90 minutes, the transformation was complete.

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The hairdresser spun me around in the chair, and my hair was now full of curls.