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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: What I Wore - in the 80s! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-i-wore---in-the-80s Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:32:02 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php E on "What I Wore - in the 80s!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-i-wore---in-the-80s#post-1123213 Sat, 28 Dec 2013 02:20:25 +0000 E 1123213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh I loved seeing these! You look so happy! Leggings & oversized top was my favourite look in elementary school (90s though); it made me feel so sophisticated. hehe I see lots of shine, vivid colours, and 'colour blocking' in the solid top/solid bottom sense. karymk on "What I Wore - in the 80s!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-i-wore---in-the-80s#post-1122136 Wed, 25 Dec 2013 18:47:52 +0000 karymk 1122136@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ These are great pics.  Thanks for sharing! The eighties were some pretty amazing fashion times.  Everybody i hung with wanted to be Madonna.  Oh and Flashdance! MuseumGal on "What I Wore - in the 80s!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-i-wore---in-the-80s#post-1122115 Wed, 25 Dec 2013 18:25:26 +0000 MuseumGal 1122115@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You all are too funny.  Apparently I wasn't afraid of a statement piece back in the day.  I could learn a few things from that gal - she didn't know the first thing about fashion but just wore things that made her happy. CocoLion on "What I Wore - in the 80s!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-i-wore---in-the-80s#post-1121672 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 18:36:22 +0000 CocoLion 1121672@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This was great fun!  Loved revisiting the 80s.  You are beautiful. JG on "What I Wore - in the 80s!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-i-wore---in-the-80s#post-1121668 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 18:30:43 +0000 JG 1121668@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It's so fun to see these! Thanks for sharing. I'm struck by how pretty you look in all these colors, not just the blue that we know is a favorite. Numbers 5 and 6 make me wonder if there is some Radiant Orchid in your future- or maybe deep in your closet? catgirl on "What I Wore - in the 80s!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-i-wore---in-the-80s#post-1121528 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:25:43 +0000 catgirl 1121528@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Love it!  Reminds me of the SNL skit I posted here: <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/epic-snl-skit-for-80s-lovers" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....80s-lovers</a> In My Joi on "What I Wore - in the 80s!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-i-wore---in-the-80s#post-1121468 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 13:28:37 +0000 In My Joi 1121468@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ So fun & cute! Laura on "What I Wore - in the 80s!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-i-wore---in-the-80s#post-1121461 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 13:19:45 +0000 Laura 1121461@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ #6 is a classic - the mauve, the shiny top, the wide elastic belt and that 80s Madonna attitude!  Mochi on "What I Wore - in the 80s!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-i-wore---in-the-80s#post-1121457 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 13:07:10 +0000 Mochi 1121457@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ How adorable you are in these pics! I was a few years ahead of you (graduated h.s. in '82) but the touchpoints are generally the same. It's bringing me back, for sure. I love what you're wearing here, and if we could build a time machine and get back to that red trench.... annagybe on "What I Wore - in the 80s!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-i-wore---in-the-80s#post-1121330 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 04:37:26 +0000 annagybe 1121330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I could never get my hair like that in the 80's. Always have been, always will be hair impaired Eyeliner suggestions <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.sephora.com/24-7-glide-on-eye-pencil-P133707?skuId=1499078">http://www.sephora.com/24-7-gl.....Id=1499078</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.sephora.com/heavy-metal-glitter-liner-P74312?skuId=1550581">http://www.sephora.com/heavy-m.....Id=1550581</a> My favorite, Make Up Forever <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.sephora.com/aqua-eyes-P35082?skuId=988899">http://www.sephora.com/aqua-ey.....uId=988899</a> Greyscale on "What I Wore - in the 80s!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-i-wore---in-the-80s#post-1121324 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 04:22:08 +0000 Greyscale 1121324@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You had such great style! I was so hopeless as a teen, so I'm impressed. Beth Ann on "What I Wore - in the 80s!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-i-wore---in-the-80s#post-1121281 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 03:02:52 +0000 Beth Ann 1121281@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh, I remember every one of these! I think you should use these pics to make your own "challenge," finding ways to incorporate some element from each photo into a new outfit.  I could definitely see you in a longish, colored blazer, black pencil and booties! P.S. I love the red trench, too! Echo on "What I Wore - in the 80s!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-i-wore---in-the-80s#post-1121278 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 02:56:59 +0000 Echo 1121278@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You were a total fashion plate for the '80's! Fantastic! You had the hair, the scrunchy socks, the pants rolled up peg-leg style AND a boyfriend with a mullet! You had it all! Anonymous on "What I Wore - in the 80s!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-i-wore---in-the-80s#post-1121275 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 02:53:19 +0000 Anonymous 1121275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You were (and are) so cute!! I think #2 and #3, especially, look completely contemporary! And I was in elementary school during the '80s, but I loved to wear long belted button-downs over leggings like in #6 and always felt sooooo grown-up. MuseumGal on "What I Wore - in the 80s!" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-i-wore---in-the-80s#post-1121261 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 02:38:14 +0000 MuseumGal 1121261@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Found some old photos of my college days (late 80s) and what struck me is that I would happily wear 2, 3, 5, and 7 today - and feel great. 1 - Summer of 1985, fresh off of highschool graduation.  Neon striped polo, silver blue eyeliner (I still remember it was called Nautical Blue and I would kill to find it today) and biiiiig hair. 2 - Freshman year of college with boyfriend.  Look at that little red trench!  It's fabulous! 3 - Houndstooth pants!  Cuffed and worn with flats!  How cute!!! 4 - Oy, this was a borrowed dress I wore to my first and only frat formal.  I remember my date's name was ... Joe?  Joey??  Jose??? 5 - I still mourn the loss of that blue brocade boyfriend blazer (it met an untimely death due to a rather violent encounter with fish sauce).  And those white granny boots! 6  - OMG, I remember thinking I was so cool.  Those white socks, holy moly. 7 - And I still miss those plaid pants too.  Sooooo comfy, I wore them at least twice a week for a solid three years.  And look at that braid of mine! Haha, thanks for looking.  What would you call this young woman's style?  It's still pretty much my style with some jewelery and scarves thrown in, so I'd love to hear suggestions.  Or is too all over the place?