Comments on: Join our virtual 80’s party

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:39:24 +0000

I was born in ’85, so I’ll go with my 4-year-old favorite outfit. I’ll be wearing a seafoam green t-shirt with a matching short skirt, and blue jelly shoes. My hair will be bobbed with thick bangs and a colorful plastic clip in it. Too young for makeup, but I have tons of plastic bracelets.

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By: Tina

Tina — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:23:07 +0000

Okay, here’s my entry (based entirely on historical fact):

* Forenza floral sweatshirt, too large, hanging off one shoulder
* Left arm: 37 neon rubber bracelets
* Right arm: the banana-scented pale yellow Swatch watch
* Guess jeans peg-legged by folding over the hem and rollin’ ‘em up.
* LL Bean blucher mocs with the laces rolled into little spirals
* White tote bag with rainbow-colored “ESPRIT” logo
* long hair, permed with bangs Aqua-Net lacquered into a “claw” cascading over my forehead
* teal “Wet N’ Wild” eye liner
* blissful naivete as to how bad I actually looked

By: lori

lori — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:54:08 +0000

well……if you must know, i was the girl who wore every type of spandex possible! I had cropped leggings which i wore with a cropped t-shirt ( gasp!) and i had little black kitten heels that i wore with them. i’m not sure if i was trying to be as “naked” as possible or if i was just SO into all things Footloose and Pretty in Pink that i tried to make my own way. OF COURSE my bangs were about 2 feet off my forehead curled IN BOTH directions! I , of course, loved New Edition ( of the Bobby Brown fame) and i was an avid Janet Jackson fan as well…Madonna and Like a Virgin might have been the inspiration for my white double belts with metallic studs. I was a slave to fashion. A very badly dressed slave…

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:12:20 +0000

What a fab party! Now first, I have to make an appointment to get my spiral perm touched up (even though I already have naturally wavy hair, every 80’s girl knows that I must add *at least* 3 inches of height with my hair).

And on my way back from the salon, I’m going to stop at the store and buy a gallon of Aqua Net.

Then I’m going to go home and put on my Esprit, puffy-sleeved, giant-shoulder-padded blouse in giant pink polka dotted print. And then, naturally, I’m going to wrap a very wide pink patent leather belt around my waist and pull the blouse up so I look like cinched garbage sack. With that I shall wear my acid washed Jordache jeans rolled up at the cuffs to show off my neon pink slouchy socks and white Capezio shoes. Then comes the neon green fingerless gloves, and not one but two Swatch watches to offset the blob of jelly bracelets on the other wrist.

I will complete the look with some amazing shoulder-duster earrings and gobs of plastic beads around my neck. I’m then going to shellack my gigantic hair into a banana clip and apply my pink eyeshadow and purple eyeliner and about a half a tube of Maybelline Great Lash.

(The latter being the ONLY item I still find useful in 2008.)

And you’re right, the 80’s tunes still rock! (I just saw Duran Duran a couple months ago, actually!)

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:12:16 +0000

I graduated from HS in 1986…so I’m well equipped to pick an outfit for this outfit. I’ll start at the top and work my way down…

My hair is very BIG–flipped and feathered with a very curled under bang. So much hairspray, that I need to avoid open flames like the plague.

I have purple eyeliner on that extends well past the corners of my eyes, and of course blue mascara and pink and purple eye shadow. Pink streaks of blush flush my cheeks. Big silver hoop earrings that you can barely see thru my scrunched big hair.

I’m wearing my favorite top from highschool…it’s black with silver snaps down one side of a turned down collar, tunic length worn, of course, with a black and silver hip belt. My jeans are stretch black jeans, skin tight–(we called them roofer jeans back in day, cuz you had to jump off a roof to get into them!). I have on my fringed suede mocs with the zippers up the back.

Oh to be 16 again!

By: Renee

Renee — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:01:44 +0000

I’d probably do a Joan Jett look.

I can also curl my lip into a snarl like Billy Idol.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:55:11 +0000

Well, I had 3 looks:

Work: My favorite was the Dolman sleeve dress in browns with splashes of blue, loose on top and tight at the hips. Blue earrings to match, of course.

Going out: I admit I had a black and white stripe super tight mini-dress with a wide elastic black belt, worn with black stockings and heels.

Mom clothes: High waisted jeans with narrow ankles paired with a striped top with a polo collar and elastic waist band.

And don’t forget the spiky hair and the purple sparkly blush. Man, do we look gorgeous or what!

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:43:54 +0000

I’m in!
I’m wearing my purple and black buffalo check jumpsuit.
It features shoulder pads, pleats, and tapered legs.
My dangly plastic earrings have a paint splattered effect.
My hair is big and curly-so theres lots of hair.
Pointy toe black flats complete my look.
Later on my young son found the jumpsuit and wore it as a costume (cringe).
BTW, I could listen to Dusty belt out “What Have I Done to Deserve This” all day still.

By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:23:49 +0000

Thanks for the drinks Nan! All age groups are welcome - I’m glad you joined in Ana. Florescent lipstick was indeed a trend back then, Maya. Sad but true.

Well, well, well. This is going to be hard. Loads of glorious 80’s outfits at this bash. My outfit is tame compared to some of you lot. By the way, Simon le Bon is making a guest appearance tonight, so Save a Prayer.

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