Warm Fuzzies: Sweater Dresses of the 80s
By Julie Anderson It’s back to school time, so of course you’ll want to scope out Seventeen magazine for their fall fashion preview. Let’s see, tartan plaids, suede slouchy boots, stirrup pants, chunky plastic jewelry, big shirts, and… SWEATER DRESSES, of course. Check out an 18-year old Whitney Houston (photo 41 of 72) modeling the trend on the cover of Seventeen back in 1981. Sweater dresses were cozy and slouchy. We loved...
Boy Bands of the 1980s
By Julie Anderson Precise choreography, just-so styling, and bouncy, danceable pop music combined with REALLY cute boys made boy bands irresistible to tween girls in the 80’s. Magazines like Tiger Beat gave us all the lovable personality quirks of each boy so we could pick our favorite crushes, in addition to sweet fold-out posters for our walls. Often, boy bands were assembled by managers or record producers with an eye toward the...
Partnering up to Fight Crime, 80s Style
By Julie Anderson Like Jell-o pudding and Cool Whip. Hairspray and perms. Rainbows and ponies. Some things were MADE to go together. Check out these fabulous crime fighting TV duos from the 80s. Some were all business, some were romantic, some kept us guessing, but they were ALL awesome teams. What’s that? Punks making trouble in Malibu? Shoplifting gang on Sunset Strip? Quick, send Ponch and Jon! CHiPs chronicled the adventures that...
Rock Star / Model Couples of the 80s
By Julie Anderson A Tale as Old as Time… She’s a devastating beauty, paid big bucks to wear expensive clothes and be photographed. It’s fun being gorgeous and all, but she’s looking for some excitement and romance… He’s a successful rock star, whose face and music are known the world over. He’s had his share of groupies, but he’s ready for a steady girlfriend, the younger the better… They meet. Birds sing, shutters...
Luscious Leather Looks of the 80s
By Julie Anderson We LOVED leather in the 1980’s. Oh, yeah. We loved it skin-tight, ruffled, and pleated. We loved it zippered, studded, fringed, and candy-colored, for jackets, pants, skirts, and dresses. Leather ROCKED! As a Hair Band Rock Star outfit, leather biker jackets were a no-brainer. We changed up the colors and fit in the eighties, but the basic biker tough guy look, with wide lapels, snaps, and zippers, remained intact....
