80’s Tops

Fashion in the 1980s revolved around bold colors and a fascination with neon. Hypercolor shirts were introduced at the tail end of the 80s and became a highly anticipated fashion trend that saw almost every middle-school and high-school student scrambling to get one of their own. A shirt that changed color with exposure to heat, it was a fashion trend…

Double denim was undoubtedly a popular fashion trend throughout the 1980s. The double denim style meant that you wore both a denim top and denim pants. Usually this was a standard jean jacket combined with your favorite pair of jeans. These jeans could be ripped or acid wash in style, or really just any pair in your closet. Although this…

Leather jackets were a popular fashion during the 1980s, and they came in a number of different styles and designs. Whether you were into rock ‘n’ roll, hip-hop, pop, or even country music, chances were that you wanted your own leather jacket back in the 80s. Leather jackets were also made famous by some of the most epic blockbuster movies…

As the glam rock bands of the 1970s grew in popularity in the United States during the 80s, they brought with them their style, fashion, and sequins. Although these shiny bits of reflective material had been sewn into clothing for centuries, it wasn’t until manufacturing processes in the 80s made them cheaper to produce, that they truly became popular. So…

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…

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…

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…

An 80s fashion trend that is still cool today is the Miami Vice Suit. These were typically Giorgio Armani suits, but people who couldn’t afford designer suits also had access to a wide variety of cheaper brands. They typically also came in pastel colors like teal, pink, and lavender, and it is one of the uniquely 80s looks that people…