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Well, I am most of the way through a lovely glass of red wine as I write this, but I am looking back most fondly on 80s fashion now. Never thought I'd say that! Certainly not my favorite fashion era by any means, but like others it was my coming of age period (high school & college) so I do have a soft spot for it. I still have a couple of tunic sweaters that I wore with leggings back then that I can't bear to part with; they're stashed somewhere in my closet. And here I am, using leggings again, pondering jeggings, and shopping for new tunics. But back then I never wore boots, so that at least is new. While the themes echo 80s fashion, this go around is very different, and I for one am enjoying these new interpretations.
i loved the dynasty era clothes, but i was too young to wear them and not feel like i was in costume. with the current interation of the 80s, my age and profession, i feel genuinely powerful in these interpretations.
i tried prep, but i didn't fit my personality, nor my ethnicity.
my husband on the other hand thinks prep is a life style not a fashion statement. needless to say, we don't do matching/coordinating outfits.
I will not be sporting as much neon as I did back in the day (although I wouldn't say never to a few neon accessories) & I really hope that the folded & rolled up 'pegged' jeans look doesn't make a comeback either.
Other than that I like the leggings & tunics & the Madonna-esque looks that are reappearing. I don't think I'll be wearing a head to toe 'Desperately Seeking Susan' look anytime soon but I'm looking for some lacy pieces to work into my fall wardrobe.
The fashion...well...I have mixed feelings. No on the big hair and shoulder pads and printed parachute pants and rubber Madonna bracelets and jellies. Yes on the sweater dresses and pastels and white pumps and big earrings. I miss the big earrings!
The 80s for me encompassed high school, college, and getting married, so much ground was covered. Also, I started the decade with elbow-length hair and ended with an Annie Lennox do. So, yeah.
Authentic 80s style makes me cringe, but I'm okay with styles that are informed by the looks of the 80s.
I was happy to pass on the neon colors trend but almost everything else has made me happy - zippered skinny jeans, moto jackets (yes, these were big in the 80s, think Michael Jackson in Thriller might have started it; mine was denim with red lining); voluminous tunics, pointy-toed flats, short slouchy cream-colored boots.
Ah, Breakfast Club. My kids will attend the high school where that movie was filmed!
I like how the style have been worked, I have struggled to get my head around batwing tops (unless woven) and neons will never mix well with mt style but other areas I have embraced wholeheartedly. For the most part I need someone to say.....ooo that looks so 80's or I'm clueless.
I'm definitely enjoying the revival. I was a kid in the 80s so didn't fully get to enjoy the fashions, but watched a mom who did. I think the new looks are fun and fresh while harkening back to the era.
I am picking and choosing my yay for this. I like the jackets and brighter colors. But I am not doing scrunchy socks with a baggy t and leggings tied to the side again.
Anybody see the fashion segment on the Today Show this morning? They were talking about the resurgence of 80s style and making recommendations: neon leggings, Keds, jelly shoes and Swatch watches.:O
Angie's take is so much more sophisticated and flattering:) Although I do confess to a love of Swatch watches.
Skinnies and over-sized batwing tops, with the arm hole going all the way down to the belt line, I lo-o-o-ove!!! I think the 80s was SUCH a sexy decade.
