A popular fashion trend of the 1980s was Fedora Hats. However the fashion goes much further back then that, and its origins actually has a deep history. Throughout the 60s and 70s, it was fairly uncommon to see people wearing anything other than a baseball cap when it came to headgear. However, all of that changed in the 1980s with…
Your Guide To 80s Fashion And Culture
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One of the most iconic sunglasses of the 1980s were shutter shades. These uniquely designed sunglasses do not have tinted lenses, rather they feature a series of horizontal slats which limits the eye’s exposure to sunlight. Elton John and Macho Man Randy Savage were some of the most well-known celebrities to sport shutter shades in the 80s. Back then, if…
In the 1980s, the term “Preppy Fashion” rose to a whole new level of popularity as it was used to describe the fashion movement of the upper-class academia of the prestigious Ivy League schools. To pull off that classic, refined, and relaxed scholarly aesthetic, we have gathered the most popular preppy fashion trends from the 1980s for you so that…
Popped collars of the 1980s are generally associated with being preppy. But you didn’t have to be preppy in order to pop your collar and look good in the process. After all, Molly Bender and Judd Nelson popped their collars in the popular 80s movie The Breakfast Club. The fashion itself is not difficult to understand, well at least the…
One of the more unique fads of the 1980s was pegged jeans (or cuffed jeans). It was so popular, that most teens could not leave their homes until their jeans were properly pegged. It was an art form to properly fold and roll the jeans, that many could not master. Pegged jeans could be done with any sort of jeans…
A fashion that some who grew up in the 1980s may have forgotten about is Coca Cola clothing. Yes we’re talking about the soda, and yes during the 80s they manufactured clothing, and the clothing was actually quite popular for a while. Those of us who grew up during that time undoubtedly remember the great cola wars. It was a…
The 1980s were a time of bright colors and geometric patterns, so naturally, the aloha shirt grew in popularity throughout the decade. While traditional aloha shirts featured more tropical prints, the Hawaiian shirts of the 1980s included a wide assortment of geometric prints and colors. The History Of Hawaiian Shirts The aloha shirt (later known as the Hawaiian shirt) can…
The 1980s saw a resurgence in the popularity of suspenders by both men and women. Although once a popular way to hold up pants, suspenders became an integral way for people to express themselves artistically. In the 80s we mostly think of suspenders as being worn by serious business types or even nerds, though of course their were also exceptions…
By the end of the 1970s, turtlenecks had become a fashionable choice for both men and women. But, the popularity of turtlenecks blossomed in the 1980s thanks to television and movies. If you aren’t familiar with “turtlenecks”, basically it is a top that has extra material that also covers the neck area. Typically turtlenecks come in the form of sweaters,…
The 1980s saw the rise of the puff sleeve dress and puff sleeve blouse when it came to women’s fashion. The fashion is exactly like it sounds, a dress or a blouse where the sleeves were inflated to form a “puffy look”. There was nothing quite like growing up in the 1980s. It was a time when fashion was the…