80s Party Costume Ideas: John Bender
John Bender is the quintessential bad boy: long hair, leather boots, biting sarcasm and a serious attitude problem. The Criminal of the Breakfast Club, he was thrown in detention for pulling a fire alarm. For your next costume party become the bad boy that everybody loves to hate and all the girls secretly want to date. To get the John Bender look you’ll need: Clothes white waffle/thermal shirt red flannel shirt baggy grey pants jean...
80s Breakdancer Costume Idea
Grab your boombox, throw on your kicks, adjust your wristbands and layout your cardboard. It’s time to get your break on. Fashion is as much a part of a breaker’s identity as are their moves. The key is to keep it “fresh,” functional, and uniform. You’ll need: Clothes (fitted is best): Nylon track suits or Jeans with hooded sweatshirt (bubble vest optional) Shoes (shown with pics below): Adidas shell toes with fat laces Classic Pumas...
80s Party Costume Idea: Robert Smith, The Cure
This is a great male costume idea. I mean, nothing’s cooler than The Cure, right? This is a particularly good costume if you are the macho type – throw them off guard, show them all your sensitive, inner-poet side. This 80s party costume is . . . Just Like Heaven. What You Need for This Costume The other beauty part to this costume is that it is relatively easy to pull together. Hair – you got to get the hair right...
80s Costume Idea: Flock of Seagulls
It’s all about the hair. Hair that can make people run, run so far away . . . Flock of Seagulls is synonymous with outrageous hairdos. None is more famous than front man Mike Score’s waterfall coif. His exaggerated blond pompadour had up swept sides with the front falling forward in a long point down to his nose. This distinctive do sparked a new hairstyle trend fittingly dubbed the “Flock of Seagull” haircut. To get the “I Ran (So...
80s Costume Idea: Metal Head / Axl Rose
Brush up on your head banging and get ready be one bad a– dude. Attitude is a prerequisite to this costume. In addition to that, blend together the following elements and you are going to have to beat off the metal chicks with a . . . drum stick. Hair – the 80s metal look was all about hair (try this wig) Shades (aviators) Bandana – this can worn around the neck (always sexy) or tied around your jeans Black t-shirt...
80s Costume Pictures
A picture is worth . . .well you know the rest. Sometimes you just need a little photo inspiration to kick start the costume process even if it does contain a blonde rocker wig or a tinsel wig. Check out these awesome 80s costume pictures submitted by our site readers. Are they totally rad or what!? These pictures are a great source of ideas as you put together your totally rad 80s costume. Be sure to send us a picture of you in...
