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In the early 1980s, fashion had moved away from the unkempt hippie look and overdressed disco style of the late 1970s. Athletic clothes were more popular than jeans during this period, as were more subdued colors. Popular colors were black, white, indigo, forest green, burgundy, and different shades of browns, tans, and oranges.
The rah-rah (or ra-ra) skirt is a short flounced layered skirt that originated in cheerleading and became a popular fashion trend among teenage girls in the early 1980s. As such it marked, as the Oxford Dictionary noted, the first successful attempt to revive the miniskirt that had been introduced in the mid-1960s. [ 1 ]
According to the costume historian Harold Koda [6] the Chanel suit allowed women of the time to de-sex their feminine look and to have a more masculine appearance in order to be accepted as equals in the professional sphere. The shoulder pad designs of Claude Montana were also credited for defining the 1980s power-dressing era. [7]
Hairspray, windbreakers, and walkmans dominated the ‘80s, but so did these popular 1980s baby names.Gone were the days of stately monikers, such as Edna, Gregory, Beatrice, and Frank.
The Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) is a camouflaged combat uniform that was used by the United States Armed Forces as their standard combat uniform from the early 1980s to the mid-2000s. Since then, it has been replaced or supplanted in every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.
The term kogyaru comes from actual female Japanese high school students in the late 1980s and early 1990s, around the Heisei era who wore this style during or after school sessions. [41] [42] They would shorten their skirts from their high school uniform protocol length to give them a miniskirt appearance and length and wear loose socks.
Pages in category "1980s fashion" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 231 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Get in ladies, we’re going shopping… and to the theaters! Mean Girls became a bonafide classic after it came out in 2004. Now, 20 years later, a new musical version is set to premiere this ...