Sneakers or ballet shoes. Above and beyond: 1. Scrunchie or terry cloth headband 2. Belt 3. Legwarmers one or two pairs 4. Small weights or jump rope 5. Big hair. Look for one made from a satin-like fabric featuring the biggest sleeves, ruffles, or pleats you can find. An 80s dress fit for prom. Check your local Ragstock or thrift store! Above and Beyond: 1. Pearls or faux-diamond jewelry 2.
A corsage or bouquet 3. The eighties was a decade when many of the fashion trends that people love to hate were created. In complete contrast to the s, shirts became looser and trousers became tighter.
Hair was heavily styled, sometimes crimped and often voluminous teased and permed to the limits! Use these pointers to find your personal 80s fashion style. You can be forgiven for not being very comfortable with the fashion styles of this time, and there are many outrageous looks that certainly make matters worse, including enormous shoulders, wearing your under garments as outerwear and ginormous jewellery.
Music Videos were a major influence for 80s fashion, as well as American TV shows such as Dynasty and Dallas - shoulder pads spring to mind, as does the fabulous fine jewellery worn by Alexis and Krystle Carrington.
And let's not forget the fitness fad which created a huge surge in sales of legwarmers , with teen girls even wearing them over their jeans. Dress up your nails with these 80s-inspired manicure trends. Note the stack of punk-influenced bracelets on each arm with studs, spikes and chains. Of course, mini skirts made their first appearance in the s when they were often worn with go-go boots.
Popular materials were denim and spandex and they were tight and clingy. Rah-rah's and skater skirts were particularly popular. Layers could be flat or in a puffed-out tutu style. Inflenced by s fashion, polka dot dresses, skirts and tops were worn by royalty and pop stars alike, including Princess Diana and Strawberry Switchblade. Original items can sometimes be found on Etsy. Adam Ant wearing 80s make-up and war paint. Geometric 80s Jewellery Set.
Pink Lightning Flash Earrings. Madonna Jewel Cross Necklace Set. Neon Paint Splatter Leggings. Let's face it, any woman with broad-looking shoulders and big 80s hair was going to make any man run for cover! These 80s Fashion Trends are Making a Comeback. Source: Wikipedia. Actress Suzanne Somers Three's Company wearing an off-the-shoulder leopard print top with big belt in An original s batwing sleeve zebra and cheese plant print dress. There has been something of a resurgence in this 80s fashion trend in recent years.
When I was 14 years old back in , I bought a pair of cheap mirror lens shades from the local market. Street Markets were really popular back in the eighties in the UK, at least as there were no chain pound stores or numerous discount clothing superstores on the high street like today. Ray Ban sunglasses were also popular and worn by many of the pop stars and film stars of the day, but I suspect that a good many of us ordinary folk bought cheaper replicas.
Tom Cruise Poster. Silver Glitter Ball Boppers. New Romanticism was flourishing in the early eighties, and was born in the nightclubs of London such as The Blitz and Billy's. We saw flamboyant men wearing frilly shirts, eye-liner and other forms of make-up. Above we see some typical New Romantic hair styles.
On the left is some bloke I've never seen before wearing a dodgy wig, and on the right is the cover of Quiet Life by Japan, featuring a very typical fashion look from the early 80s where we see the hair sweeping over one eye. Quite often the hair was also cut shorter on one side of the head. Unofficial tees with the slogan "Frankie Says Relax" to avoid copyright infringement also became popular during due to the lower prices.
George Michael wearing a Choose Life T-shirt with rolled up sleeves. This is one 80s fashion craze I'd rather forget about. The trend for yukky acid wash jeans was popular from the mid to late 80's and into the early 90's before they died a quick death.
The process involves washing denim with chlorine using a pumice stone and was invented by the Rifle Jeans company in Italy. Acid Washed jeans made a bit of a comeback during the late noughties.
A advert featuring the late Nick Kamen dramatically increased sales of Levi's jeans in the mid 80's. King and Percy Sledge also boosted sales of both Levi's and vinyl records during and Pixie Boots featured pointy toes and fold-over cuffs and were extremely popular with girls in the early eighties in the UK. I don't believe these caught on in the U. Such boots are still available to buy today, allowing you to create an uber cool retro style.
If your wore a a Miami Vice suit with rolled-up sleeves with boxer shorts underneath, then you were the coolest guy in town! A Jumpsuit worn with a belt around the waist was the height of fashion in the 80s. Multi-colour s Jacket - M. Black s Dress - M. Two Tone s Dress - M. Beaded s Party Dress - M. Short Sleeve s Dress - S. Long Sleeved s Floral Dress - M. Plum s Evening Dress - M.
Maxi s Party Dress - S. Checked Silk s Jacket - S. Black Wool Coat - M. Floral Denim s Jacket - S. Single Breasted s Dress - M. Single Breasted s Coat Dress - L.
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