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2007-05-25 08:32:35 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
I never saw rollerblades until the 90's. Now rollerskates were still cool in the 80's, I had the fisher price ones to start...
Neon socks
Slouch socks
Genie Pants
stirup pants
BIG metal hair
acid wash jeans
Side pony tails
over sized shirts with side clips
Asymmetric Clothes
Snap Brackets
Jean jackets
Et Jackets
Leather or suede jackets with fringe
Varnet and Guess were cool
Jem and the Holograms
She-ra / He man
The smurfs
The snorks
Thunder Cats
Rainbow Brite
Skipper - Barbie's teenage sister
Popples
Pound Puppies
Cabbage Patch Kids
Saved by the Bell
Micheal Jackson was cool (there were these cool purses with him on them)
Fame
The Facts of Life
Pogo Balls
T-top cars were particularly cool
An explosion of saying "like"
There were still the Hosties on Hostess chips. Is there even hostess anymore?
Dr Pepper was cool
Carrying a "boom box" on your shoulder was "cool"
Break dancing was cool
Punks and Punkrockers exploded.
"Duane Wayne" flip up glasses
Hope that helps a bit.
2007-05-25 08:54:50 · answer #1 · answered by Noota Oolah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hula hoops and yo-yos were not an '80s fad, although '50s "kitsch" was popular.
Swatch watches
Neon color accessories, like sunglasses and bracelets
leg warmers
head bands
carefully and strategically ripped clothes
leashes/retainers for your sunglasses
Big shoulder pads in jackets
Flipping up collars on polo style shirts
Pushing up sleeves on suit jackets, a la Miami Vice
I miss the '80s but not for these reasons. ;)
2007-05-25 15:38:49 · answer #2 · answered by rbanzai 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I wish I knew what this fascination was with the 80's.....
anyways, here goes....
for clothes....parachute pants were big, leg warmers over jeans, Reeboks, big huge colored cotton socks, pushed down to the shoe, docksiders,
Izod shirts with the colar turned up
movies: Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club, The Lost Boys, and then....Top Gun (just a small list)
Activities: Roller Skating, Skateboarding, Yo-yo's were so-so, Everybody hung out at the mall. Nintendo 64 was big, video games were popular
Ask your parents about the Trapper Keeper and those stinky pens. they were thick, silvery markers that smelled so terribly.
good luck!
2007-05-25 15:47:04 · answer #3 · answered by Angie L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
New Age Music, Punk Music, big hair, sweater dresses, leggings, legwarmers, "Flashdance" sweaters, short, spiky hair a la Pat Benatar, Stripes--and lots of them, lots of makeup, particularly cream blush and lipgloss, Miami Vice suits for the guys (in really nasty pastel colors), the beginnings of Hip Hop (e.g., Fab Five Freddy), two tone hair (blonde on black--like the chick in the group Berlin, Terri Nunn), Rubic's cubes, Michael Jackson's Thriller album (and Moonwalking), Rainbow Brite, Strawberry Shortcake, My Little pony,He-Man and the Transformers for the boys, Preppy clothing, The Big Chill soundtrack, ANYTHING by John Hughes (Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles)--is that enough?
2007-05-25 23:15:59 · answer #4 · answered by TEACHING GODDESS 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let's not forget big hair! Most girls(and alot of guys!) went through three or four cans of hair spray a week. And who can forget the mullet?!
Skaters(late eighties) also wore very bright "baggies" and converse shoes.
Another fad was to "personalize" your clothes with washable markers.
On the "country side" was Clint Black, Randy Travis, Justin Ropers(boots) and Wranglers(for guys) and Rockies(for girls).
Also, bell Bottoms were more 70's, in the 80's we did a "french roll" to make our pants tight around the ankle, that is if they weren't already very tight!
2007-05-25 15:51:53 · answer #5 · answered by jenn_a 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Leg Warmers, Big Hair (and I mean big), Jelly Shoes, Shoes without socks, break dancing, synthesizers, Glam Rock, Converse Sneakers, shoulder pads, parachute pants (they're now called "Track Pants"), long earrings, Care Bears, Teddy Ruckspin, Rubik's Cubes, Neon Colors on everything, Atari, PONG, aerobics, denim jackets, Rainbow Bright, He-man, She-ra, Transformers, Strawberry Shortcake, Music on MTV, swatch watches, United Colors of Benetton, pegging your pant legs, .....
2007-05-25 15:56:32 · answer #6 · answered by Mandy43110 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Atari
Rubik's Cube
Rainbow Bright, Strawberry Shortcake, My Little Pony
Stickers - especially scratch and sniff
Cabbage Patch Doll
Garbage Pail Kids
Shirts with iron on designs like rainbows and unicorns - especially sparkly ones
Keds
Guess Jeans
Torn jeans or cutoff shorts
Acid Wash (stone wash, etc)
Ooooooo I could go on for days!
2007-05-25 15:37:22 · answer #7 · answered by misskate12001 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Asymmetrical haircuts were all the rage. Leggings, or as we referred to them back then, stretchies mostly were worn with extremely huge tee-shirts or sweaters. Red matte lipstick and plenty of black or purple eyeliner was the thing to wear as far as makeup.
And last but not least, lets not forget O - ring bracelets!
2007-05-25 15:41:41 · answer #8 · answered by sleepingliv 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember Neon colors, rubik cubes, black and white checkered vans shoes, boys with mullets, girls with big hair. Styx, Joan Jett, Brian Adams, REO Speedwagon, J Giles Band.
2007-05-25 15:47:12 · answer #9 · answered by Lidya D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im 13 so i don't know much but i watch full house and they are from the 80's so just look at some pics of them, converse were in and legginings too i think
2007-05-25 15:37:47 · answer #10 · answered by Gaby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋