Do you need a nostalgia fix and, perhaps, a little chuckle? Then Tom Schwartz has you covered.
On Thursday, October 10, the Vanderpump Rules cast member provided a blast from the past with the most incredible throwback photo you’ll never unsee.
The image, which appeared to be a high school senior picture, showed Tom standing in a park while rocking a blue button-shirt, black pants, and frosted tips — the once-trendy hairstyle that typically involved a short, spiky ’do with bleached or lightened ends. It was a fad that dominated the late 1990s and early aughts, thanks in large part to the inescapable boy-band aesthetic.
Tom Schwartz shares epic throwback photos ahead of his birthday
Tom used the picture to promote his October 12 birthday party at Schwartz & Sandy’s, the Los Angeles bar/restaurant he co-owns with Tom Sandoval.
“GUYS my only birthday wish is for you to come jam out this Saturday night [at Schwartz & Sandy’s],” he captioned the post. “[T]hinking we can groove to some late 90’s early 00’s jams & drink some Mickey’s grenades. My actual bday is on the 16th but I won’t be here that day so gonna celebrate Saturday like it’s 1999.”
But Tom’s walk down memory lane wasn’t quite over. A day after the initial invitation post, he returned to the ‘Gram to share an older throwback from his childhood. The image, which also promoted his birthday bash, showed a little Tom with a bright, long-sleeve beach tee, a cropped haircut, and a stuffed animal in his arm.
Tom suggested he regretted the change once he saw himself on the small screen.
“There were times that I felt super sexy but when I see myself back on TV, I’m like, ‘Oh god,’” he said before revealing he dyes his hair even when he’s a brunette. “I only get grays down here (sides) a little bit. And, yeah, I will touch those babies up because I’m just not ready to have gray hairs until I have at least one kid.”