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When Meredith Thompson, 11-year-old daughter of Tina and Blair Thompson of the Briarwood section of Great Bridge, decided on the theme for her 11th birthday party, she chose to celebrate the fashions and fun enjoyed by grandmother Kay Harrell.

``Meredith loves theme parties,'' said her dad Blair Thompson. ``She's had a '70s theme party and last year she had a glamour theme party where all her friends dressed up.''

While looking through Harrell's old yearbook of the Oscar Smith High class of 1961, Meredith noticed her grandmother and her friends wearing those long shin-length, applique poodle skirts.

``Her grandmother ...

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