The entertainment in 2008 was transitional. Hip-hop was glitzy (Bling Era still hanging on), Electroclash was dying, and Auto-Tune was becoming a lead vocalist.
Social media existed, but it was awkward. Facebook was for tagging blurry photos taken on a BlackBerry Curve. Instagram was still three years away. To prove you were at the front, you took a digital camera (Sony Cyber-shot) and set the flash to "Maximum Blindness." Front Of The Class -2008-
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So here’s to you, 2008. The last great party before everyone started taking photos for the 'gram. We salute your shutter shades, your overpriced vodka, and your terrible, terrible denim. The entertainment in 2008 was transitional
Was it tacky? God, yes. Was it expensive? Financially ruinous. Do we miss it? Every single time we hear the opening synth of "Just Dance." Facebook was for tagging blurry photos taken on
If you were living at the Front of the CL (The Club. The Cool Life. The Culture.) in 2008, you didn’t just witness the end of the decade—you survived the pinnacle of over-the-top lifestyle and entertainment. Before the iPhone 3G ruined the surprise of the guest list, 2008 was a glorious, sweaty, spray-tanned paradox.