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Who Wore It Better: Ralph Macchio or Karen?

August 23rd, 2013 by Karen 17 Comments





Just call me the Karate Kid

In case you were wondering what a nine-year-old girl with Ralph Macchio hair would look like, here’s a picture of me at the Grand Canyon from the mid ’80s.

Please note the center part and wing flaps over the ears… 🙂

To the right (in the pic up top, of course) is my childhood BFF, Karrie, looking more like Olivia Newton-John. Yes, I was insanely jealous of Karrie’s hair.

Ralph Macchio hair?

Who wore it better: Ralph Macchio or Karen?

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If I were also wearing a Member’s Only jacket and some gold chains in this pic, I would look EXACTLY like a smaller version of any of my uncles from that era…

Who Wore It Better: Ralph Macchio or Karen? / Originally published August 23rd, 2013

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  1. Carrie says

    August 23rd, 2013 at 8:05 pm

    Honey, let’s talk about those short shorts. : )

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    • Andi says

      August 24th, 2013 at 9:09 am

      This is exactly what I was going to say!!

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    • Maria says

      August 24th, 2013 at 1:31 pm

      Lol first thing I saw after the hair too. LOL

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  2. Stef Smith says

    August 23rd, 2013 at 8:34 pm

    Those shorts are faaaaabulous!

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  3. meredith says

    August 23rd, 2013 at 9:06 pm

    Lol, tough call…

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  4. hanna says

    August 23rd, 2013 at 9:53 pm

    Ah this is so funny.

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  5. Gowthami says

    August 24th, 2013 at 4:17 am

    LOL! 😛 You look cute!!

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  6. Laure says

    August 24th, 2013 at 5:01 am

    You look adorable, but I’m gonna have to go with Ralph on this one….

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  7. Patty says

    August 24th, 2013 at 9:42 am

    I think you were rockin’ the look.

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  8. Chelsea says

    August 24th, 2013 at 2:31 pm

    You’re working it with that looking over the shoulder pose!

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    • jen says

      August 26th, 2013 at 5:16 am

      Totally agree.

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  9. Colleen says

    August 24th, 2013 at 3:49 pm

    You are adorable! I can definitely relate to grade school bad hair days.

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  10. Vanessa says

    August 25th, 2013 at 8:23 am

    So cuuuuute!!!

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  11. Ashley says

    August 25th, 2013 at 9:09 pm

    The true test of if you were a cute child is being able to look adorable even with that haircut!

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  12. Kim says

    August 26th, 2013 at 7:42 am

    You know I love you but I just can’t vote against Ralph’s 80s hair. It’s just stunning. 😉

    Like the gals above, the shorts also caught my eye. I remember those well and had a bff whose were terrycloth. Yes, you’re reading that right. Short, thick-and-thirsty terrycloth shorts were a thing. It’s true. 🙂

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  13. Michele DiCola says

    September 28th, 2014 at 5:21 pm

    Karen,
    I voted for you on this one ! You amaze me with the knowledge & the pics that you have !
    That pic has to be among one of your classics !
    I hope you had a great weekend ; the weather here East Coast was perfect ,
    Michele

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  14. Maria says

    January 18th, 2017 at 12:57 pm

    I came to this post because of the link you provided within today’s post. I had this same cut back in the day. I think it was just an 80s kind of thing. I had thicker hair and had this hairstyle when I was about 9 years old too. I was the Latina Ralph Macchio 🙂

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