It was not a beautiful fashion, let's say it straight away. Seen through today's eyes, it even seems somewhat ugly to most. It didnât flatter the vast majority of women. But 80s fashion had its own charm. Below we have identified the 9 key points of 80s fashion:
1) Cyclist pants (leggings). After the tights, how could we not think about their summer twins, the âcyclistâ? Those horrendous, super-tight cotton-spandex pants that ended above the knee. One of those classic objectively ugly garments that would look obscene even on Gisele and Heidi, let alone on a normal girl.
2) Second-skin high-waisted pants... perhaps fastened at the ankle with a useless zipper. Naturally, long (or rather, short) above the ankle. Basically, jeans or pants that take the concept of tights/leggings and make a slim person look even slimmer and a fuller one like a whale.
3) Shoulder pads. Anyone who even spent their childhood in the 80s cannot forget those horrible shoulder pads that were worn everywhere, even under a jersey t-shirt, and were sometimes pinned on with two pearl-headed safety pins in a âcrazy auntâ style.
4) The cuff. The cuff on jeans was very different from the cuff on smart trousers with a tailored cut that came back into fashion in the 90s, as it had the praiseworthy purpose of showcasing the underlying socks, which were strictly argyle.
5) The neoblouson with batwing sleeves. For this garment that resembles a shapeless sack with a hole for the head, and for color choices in highlighter styles like electric blue, canary yellow, fuchsia, and pea green, we can only pray it stops: store windows are already overcrowded with them.
6) Fluorescent makeup. The makeup mirrored the anti-fog colors of the outfits, namely lilac, shocking pink, emerald green, bright blue. The same colors are also found in makeup and nail polishes, but also in the characteristic and enormous clip-on earrings.
7) Lion-like teased hair. A telling example of the hairstyles that awaited us is Melanie Griffith in âWorking Girlâ; or platinum blond with dark roots, paired with black brows like the early Madonna.
8) Hair barrettes. Alongside the aforementioned flashy earrings, there is fear that the characteristic padded bow hair clip will make a comeback, highlighting that love for âpuffinessâ found in hairstyles.
9) Clutch bags. In the years when Mr. Rossi would pick up his wife with the Arna to go to dinner at some trendy restaurant, she would emerge with the inevitable flat, rectangular handbag in hand. The clutch is now back in style at the best stores, after a long reign of micro-handbags with stiff handles that resemble grandma's (unbeatable, letâs be honest).
