https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:16:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1329540 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:16:51 +0000 Beth 1329540@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love, it love, it, LOVE it. The 80s were the ultimate "have fun with fashion" decade. We were bold and committed to a particular look. I haven't been as stylish since. :D<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/"></a><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/"></a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1329060 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 13:18:57 +0000 Lisa 1329060@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun to take a look back. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1328404 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 19:21:38 +0000 claracluck 1328404@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>all great memories but i thought grace was fab and still is. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1328375 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:45:42 +0000 Vicki 1328375@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I want 8 and 24 TODAY! &nbsp;:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1283374 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:28:58 +0000 milehighstyle (Linda) 1283374@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes!&nbsp; I was in my late teens/eary 20's in the 80's and had so much fun with fashion.&nbsp; I took inspriation from Flashdance, Madonna, Duran Duran and David Bowie.&nbsp; Oh yes, and Sonny Crockett.&nbsp; In my high school yearbook photo I wore a blazer over a tee shirt. &nbsp;And the big sweater over leggings with ankle boots&nbsp;was my fallback weekend outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1283361 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:15:50 +0000 Angie 1283361@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>At least you remembered the best stuff, Sara.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1283320 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:52:28 +0000 Sara L. 1283320@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun pictures!&nbsp; This is how I remember the 80'&nbsp;although I was fairly young and not really interested in fashion at the time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1283309 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:41:56 +0000 Angie 1283309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad you had fun browsing the pics. I just looked through them again. All so killer fabulous - I can barely stand it. SUCH a fun decade. Spot on, Sveta and FroggieBecky. There was an incredible fashion commitment to '80s style.&nbsp;</p> <p>Shevia, I vote you a more stylish version than Ali Sheedy. Killer brows.&nbsp;</p> <p>Deb, great picture. You look really pretty.</p> <p>JAileen, I'm very protective of the '80s myself. High five. And fab photo.</p> <p>LAURA, my '80s style spirit. Wooohooooo. Go Team '80s.&nbsp;</p> <p>Echo, I'm a Simon Le Bon gal, but do have a soft spot for all the members.&nbsp;</p> <p>Gaylene, your memories of '80s fashion is just as fab. I deliberately didn't include those looks because you cleverly covered them already.&nbsp;</p> <p>Suz, high five. I'm thrilled that you remember the '80s like I do.&nbsp;</p> <p>Alana, I didn't include British punk -&nbsp;but should have - so here you go. Lots of British punk style&nbsp;in Bristol and London. Punk&nbsp;was more of a late '70s &nbsp;movement actually.&nbsp;</p> <p>I haven't included Madonna, because her '80s style did not resonate with me. Duran Duran's '80s style resonated with me the most and I was inspired to wear their style of clothing (androgynous since I was a teen)&nbsp;- as well as what the women wore in their music videos.&nbsp;</p> <p>Much of today's fab fashion stuff comes from the '80s. I will <b>always</b> stick up for this incredible decade in fashion.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1283199 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:27:33 +0000 froggiebecky 1283199@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>One thing I love about the 80s was the commitment to the look. More was more, and if anything, it was BOLD. You know who these people are just by looking at them. </p> <p>Tia (the teenage girl) in Uncle Buck was the height of fashion in my eyes <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wggNzGs2Mlw/UMJyJdEj-AI/AAAAAAAACMo/dbJZ7bu4KYo/s640/UB+T4.png" rel="nofollow">http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wggN...../UB+T4.png</a></p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1283173 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:05:48 +0000 gryffin 1283173@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie - if #8&nbsp; had a longer sweater I would wear it as is!!&nbsp; I don't think there is ever a bad decade.&nbsp; We may have a strong personal preference for a type of look or different looks at different time&nbsp;but there is interest, beauty, elegance and just plain fun in every decade!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1283172 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:04:37 +0000 Anonymous 1283172@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Awesome! I loved looking through all those trips down memory lane. And Duran Duran! Whohoo! Love! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1283144 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:32:24 +0000 Laura 1283144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OMG!!! Duran Duran! Her name is Rio, and she dances on the sand ...</p> <p>And PRINCE. I die. *thunk* I loved him more than Duran Duran, which is saying A LOT.</p> <p>Your pics are how I saw the 80s, too, Angie. #18 is hilarious!! I would have thought that was an incredible look I totally rocked #22 and a la #1, I ripped the neckline of my pink sweatshirt after watching Flashdance.</p> <p>I am *such* an 80s girl.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1282948 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 02:37:54 +0000 Jaime 1282948@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have mentioned this before but Ally Sheedy in #15 is a more stylish&nbsp;me in high school - as reported by virtually everyone at the time. It was more about the expression I think. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1282945 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 02:34:07 +0000 Alana in Canada 1282945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the fun trip down memory lane, Angie! I'm finding it odd to see so little punk--was that later? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1282942 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 02:32:31 +0000 Suz 1282942@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So interesting, Gaylene -- I had not thought of it that way, but you are right. (As usual).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1282936 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 02:29:46 +0000 Ledonna N. 1282936@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>13 &amp; 18 for me draped to the heavens and back. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1282899 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 01:52:19 +0000 Gaylene 1282899@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is fascinating to see the decade through your eyes, Angie. My fashion board for that decade looks quite different because I was in my late thirties and early forties at the time. My inspirations were designer looks from Anne Klein, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Chloe, and Jean Muir. I posted some of the actual patterns I used to sew my own work clothes in the other thread. </p> <p>It's interesting how we end up defining an entire era through the lens of our own age at that point in time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1282891 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 01:37:57 +0000 lari 1282891@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>this is super fun! I see these pics and immediately hear the soundtrack&nbsp;: maniac (best workout song of all times :)&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NjbGr2nk2c">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NjbGr2nk2c</a>, you keep me hanging on, wild boys, purple rain…<br />Claudia you right - #21 looks like it came&nbsp;straight from the&nbsp;Sartorialist&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1282889 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 01:32:58 +0000 Janet 1282889@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like #8 but that is definitely more restrained than the other looks!&nbsp;I had fun in the 80s but there really isn't a whole lot style wise I'd want to repeat from then. I would&nbsp;do shoulder pads in moderation, same for big hair if it comes back around, because my hair actually naturally does the "big" thing pretty easily. I'll reclaim the color-blocked sweaters and&nbsp;pointy toe flats I had back then, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1282888 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 01:30:51 +0000 Echo 1282888@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm feeling the love for Duran Duran, as they or a member are represented in 6 of the 26 photos. Nick Rhodes was always my fave. Can't say I'm fond of the higher waisted pants on men, although I thought women's style from the 1980's was fabulous. </p> <p>Oh, and I absolutely adored James Spader then and I still love him now.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1282885 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 01:28:29 +0000 JAileen 1282885@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you, Angie. I loved the 80s and it always pains me when people disparage the entire decade. I got married, started my career, and had a baby, so it's all very memorable for me. </p> <p>Here's a few shots from a favorite movie, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1282883 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 01:21:55 +0000 Aquamarine 1282883@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, those '80s sweaters were awesome...and I could rock big hair with the best of them </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1282880 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 01:16:28 +0000 doubleh 1282880@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Molly Ringwald is the best. &nbsp;Breakfast Club outfit is a lifelong HEWI.</p> <p>Oh, - DH and I always joke about my boyfriend "Roger". &nbsp;He just happened to peer over my shoulder and see me gazing at the other man (#5). &nbsp;Now we have a visual! &nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1282866 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 00:58:33 +0000 deb 1282866@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I dressed 'Flashdance'. Loved my long oversized jackets with my skirts and leggings. And wore my hair very short. Here I am in an oversized sweatshirt and I am sure I have on leggings. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1282865 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 00:58:21 +0000 Suz 1282865@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#8 is brilliant!! Yes, very current yet 100% 80s. I remember such looks.&nbsp;</p> <p>As Claudia said, 21 also reads very current.&nbsp;</p> <p>The shoes in 18 remind me of our Hi-Ness!!&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1282858 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 00:53:40 +0000 Claudia 1282858@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you, Angie. Love 8, I don't recall seeing anyone dressed like that and would NEVER&nbsp;have guessed the picture was from the 80's. The coats in 24 are great too, although personally&nbsp;I'd love one in a much&nbsp;less bright hue. Photo 21 could be from today's The Sartorialist.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1282848 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 00:44:12 +0000 Sveta 1282848@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#8 jumped at me right away too like very current look.&nbsp;<br />80s were fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1282838 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 00:12:19 +0000 Angie 1282838@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And btw, these are all authentic&nbsp;'80s photos. Not people dressed like the '80s in 2014.&nbsp; </p> <p>#8 could be a Vogue shoot TODAY. This is my point about incredible '80s fashion. It's more than Dynasty, Woking Girl and Lady Di. Just looking at these pics makes me happy.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/as-requested-fab-80s-fashion-pics#post-1282833 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 00:07:32 +0000 Angie 1282833@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For Claudia, and anyone else who is interested.&nbsp;</p> <p>I don't think of '80s style as Princess Di style at all. I think more along these lines.&nbsp;</p> <p>Granted, as with EVERY decade, there is awful '80s stuff. And there is no mullet love from me either.&nbsp;</p> <p>Anyway, a little Thursday afternoon fun. xo </p> <p>ETA: British Punk added further down.&nbsp;</p>