I Love the 80s Thread

[hoover815]

Ah ... 80s! (sings, warbly) "Now I've ... had ... the time of my liiiiife ..." (Dirty Dancing).

The 80s still have some of the best music around -- The Go Gos, Michael Jackson (before he got freakish), Pat Benatar, Heart, Duran Duran, Culture Club, ... I'm getting all misty eyed just thinking about it!

Fashion, however, was one big Glamour Don't -- shoulder pads? acid wash? BIG hair? flash dance? PARACHUTE PANTS? Ugh!

Did anyone else make those beaded safety pin things that you traded with friends and wore on your shoe laces (preferably your white Nikes with the red swoosh)?

[ForeverRoses]

Originally Posted by hoover815

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Did anyone else make those beaded safety pin things that you traded with friends and wore on your shoe laces (preferably your white Nikes with the red swoosh)?

Friendship Pins-- I remember those!

[srmom]

I started out the decade "clubbing" at the Dixie (for any of you from Dayton) and ended it "Married with Children" by giving birth to child #3. Wow!

Sounds like me. I was a college coed at the start of the 80's, and by the end, I had two kids and another on the way!

Where I lived, fashion meant: PREPPY!

Laura Ashley floral dresses that looked like tents (they made great maternity dresses after college)

Mexican dresses (ditto the tent look)

Skirts or walking shorts (denim or otherwise) with button down shirts and cumberbunds,

And flat pumps and hose (yuck!).

We even wore this type thing to class every day - with lots of makeup and big hair.

[scbelle]

Originally Posted by srmom

Mexican dresses (ditto the tent look)

I had one of those! I thought it was the best thing evah. An elastic neckline, poofy sleeves, a scalloped hemline, and three, big, bright-ass pink flowers going right down the center.

[catiebug]

I had a rainbow of those dresses!!!

Originally Posted by scbelle

I had one of those! I thought it was the best thing evah. An elastic neckline, poofy sleeves, a scalloped hemline, and three, big, bright-ass pink flowers going right down the center.

[bejazd]

I had one of those Mexican dresses too! It was bright blue with heinous pink and yellow flowers all down the center. My mom brought it home from a trip to Mexico but I never wore it...I loaned it to my friend to wear who wanted to wear it for an "Alpha Phi-esta" theme day for her chapter's rush, and she never gave it back. My mom is still asking me where that dumb dress is!!!

[Benzgirl]

What concerts did you see in the 80s?

I saw Steve Winwood, Thompson Twins, Berlin, The Kinks, The Clash, Rush. I'm sure there were more.

[hoover815]

What concerts did you see in the 80s?

Chicago, The Bangles, Mister Mister, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, ... U2 on their Joshua Tree tour, which still ranks in the top 10 of concerts ever.