The ELLE team delved into the archives to explore profile pics from the earliest days of Facebook. See the evidence (sorry, images) in our gallery of Facebook photos from then and now...
Alice Watt, Fashion Assistant ELLEuk.com. First. 'I was young, at University, and attending a nu rave-themed house party. What a massive cringe…'
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Alice Watt, Fashion Assistant ELLEuk.com. Latest. 'I look positively boring compared to my first ever profile picture, but it conjures up so many happy memories of my recent trip to India, and first holiday with my boyfriend.'
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Andrew Falconer, Managing Editor. Latest. 'But three years later, I am way more laid back about what I post. I'm not bothered about what people think of my profile and just bung on whatever grabs me there and then it's much more spontaneous. My cur
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Andrew Falconer, Managing Editor. Latest. 'But three years later, I am way more laid back about what I post. I'm not bothered about what people think of my profile and just bung on whatever grabs me there and then – it's much more spontaneous. My current pic was taken by the lovely Stephanie Smith at this year's ELLE Style Awards and despite my formal wear it feels candid and honest. As soon as I saw it I knew it had to be my profile pic. I was hoping to update it with something more summery but there's fat chance of that with all this rain!'
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Anna Vitiello, Features Intern. First. 'It was taken when I was in sixth form with my best friend Jess. We were 17 and went to school in Wimbledon, so hair was long, IDs were fake and terrible pouts were all the rage. You can't see it in this image but I was wearing a blue Gap shirt to a bar – preppy!'
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Bonnie Rakhit, Marketing and Merchandising Editor. First.
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Bonnie Rakhit, Marketing and Merchandising Editor. Latest.
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Carrie Tyler, Editor ELLEuk.com. First.
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Carrie Tyler, Editor ELLEuk.com. Latest.
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Dan Robson, Fashion Production and Bookings. First. 'Be it insecurity or over-confidence I rocked some strong looks back in 2007. The first was taken in Boombox so it was the place for it, more was more, but I've a much more laid back style now. Even if the pose/pout is much the same!?'
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Dan Robson, Fashion Production and Bookings. Latest.
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Emily Cronin, News Editor ELLEuk.com. First. 'I dressed up in my flatmate's mother's vintage sequinned dress for a football tailgate—my first and last—at uni.'
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Georgia Collins, Deputy Beauty Editor. First.
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Emma Strenner, Beauty Director. First. 'I put this pic up as that face I'm pulling is a bit of an in-joke with my now husband. We actually pull that face in front of every major landmark we find ourselves near around the world. I guess on another level, I didn't want to pose, or appear to take myself too seriously, in a very British way.'
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Georgia Collins, Deputy Beauty Editor. First.
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Ivy Storvik (middle), Chief Sub-Editor and Production Editor. First. 'My first one was a spur-of-the-moment photo. It was taken in the offices of Company with my then-colleagues – we were all outrageously hungover and somehow wearing a selection of hats seemed like a good idea at the time!'
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Ivy Storvik, Chief Sub-Editor and Production Editor. Latest. 'I took this in a friend's house. I was standing in front of the large mirror in her dining room and was struck by the idea it might make an interesting visual. I like that you can't really see my face, which is obscured by my phone, and that the photograph is taken on an angle.'
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Julia Shutenko, Fashion Intern. First. 'I was experimenting a lot with my looks at that time and I remember asking my friend to make me a nice home-made photo shoot. That's the result. I actually still do like it :)'