Remember when: Outback Red
In a time long ago, in a shopping mall far, far away, there was a store called The Limited, and it sold a brand known as "Outback Red". Outback Red shirts were long-sleeved tees, with three little buttons in front and a very conspicuous "Outback Red" logo at the scruff of the neck in back. Every girl between the ages of 8 and 16 had several of them -- remember this was the mid-to-late 80s, and with Members Only jackets and Keds on the wane, something had to come up into the void.
What this brand ever had to do with the Australian outback remains unclear to me. What is clear is that the Outback Red brand, like so much of the 80s, has virtually disappeared from memory.
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Bonnie Edwards, 9-28-2006, 3:49PM
Oh I remember it well!!! I have 4 daughters whom were in high school and junior high in the 80's. The Outback Red clothes were a cut above the other clothes that The Limited had to offer. I bought a lot of this brand as it held up well even if it was more expensive. The pants were double seamed and the shirts were of a better quality than the Limited regular ones.
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