Jesus. I had that shirt. It was a gift from my girlfriend. I was on a ship in '84 or so (RV Researcher) when a Filipino guy who was my friend pointed out how totally tasteless is was, especially in light of WW2.
I still wake up at night, mortified.
I wore men’s ties. I also owned a black felt hat I wore on more than one occasion. And I let my mother perm my hair up until I was 17.
I forgot about the 80’s. I had the whole Miami Vice thing going on. Tight wife beater tank top and unbuttoned shirt over the top. I was hot.
Mohawk, 1986 
OK, here we go. Let me just preface this by saying that I hung out at the roller skating rink every weekend during the early 80’s.
A thin metallic headband.
Jelly shoes. Mine were sparkly and blue, to match my eyeshadow.:eek: They weren’t comfortable. I wore them anyway. They were ugly. I wore them anyway.
Big Nike high-tops with the laces loosened - I think this was circa 1983 or so. I wore these with the dark-wash Jordache jeans that were so tight, I had to lay down and zip them up with a fork. Add an extremely skinny, shiny gold belt and my favorite swatch watch. It was hard to breathe deeply for the first 15 minutes.
A Wham! concert shirt. cringe I think that was 1985 or so. George Michael’s picture was emblazoned on the front. What a babe. Luckily, I didn’t wear the Culture Club concert shirts the way so many others did. Concert shirts were a very big deal in the 80’s.
Jackets with enormous shoulder pads. My favorite was a blue paisley jacket. I wore it with black jeans, black skinny cowboy boots, and a shiny blue satiny blouse. That wouldn’t have been too bad (although that blouse was very electric) if it wasn’t for the big rhinestone pin that I wore at my throat. Add big feathered hair and Bonnie Bell lip gloss. Oh. My. God. I’m embarrassed thinking about it.
A loosened tie over my oxford shirt. Um, I’m female. My favorite tie was black silk and had what looked like piano keys on it. Man, was I cool!
A jean jacket with pins on it. Adam Ant, some with different sarcastic phrases, and the Scorpions are a few that I remember. Add friendship pins (safety pins with little beads on them). Sometimes I wore the friendship pins on my shoelaces. Why? I can’t remember. Friendship pins were a very big deal.
At the time, none of this seemed stupid at all. I wonder what parts of my wardrobe that I have now will make me look back and wonder why in 10 years?
Title says it all. My girlfriend freaked when she first saw me in them. After marriage, I could never find them again (go figure).
For all of you thinking there are no pictures; TRY RUNNING FOR OFFICE !!!
Eighties, schmeighties.
Two words. Seventies. And disco.
I had a lime-green leisure suit, with contrasting white stitching, and a polyester faux silk shirt that was so loud it showed up on radar. And big clunky shoes. I was Hot Stuff.
I tell my children if they mess up in school, I will wear it to the conference.
When my sister had her 25th wedding anniversary, guests were invited to wear either their wedding dress, or an outfit from the era of their wedding. The Lovely and Talented Mrs. Shodan wore her wedding dress (which still fits fine, and she looks uber-hot in it as she did twenty-five years ago). I wore a velour tuxedo with an orange shirt and orange ruffles, and a big pouffy tie. (Think this).
My brother took one glance at me, and said, “Oh look - SuperFly goes to the prom.” I hate him.
Regards,
Shodan
I loved my banana clips! Especially with the feathered hair/flat on top and permed on through the rest of the length.
I absolutely dreaded the beauty school or home perms my mom would make me get in the 70’s. One time it was so bad that I actually got to stay home from school for a couple of days (I think I was in 3rd grade).
Loved the leg warmers! The big shirts/sweaters covered the top part of ya while the leg warmers kept the lower parts of ya warm - felt great in the Nebraska winters! I miss the big shirts with the buttons all the way down the back. And the big flash-dance off-the-shoulder sweaters sighs
Had the jean jacket and a black jacket as well as a big hobo purse covered in buttons with fav artists and sayings. My fav? “Sticks and stones may break my bones but whips and chains excite me”. Thank goodness my mom never paid attention to my attire.
I couldnt afford the paint-spattered jeans so I had to make my own.
I HATE/HATED with a passion - pants that go clear up to your chest (ok, I’m exaggerating a bit), and the hip-huggers that barely cya. mid and low-rise are the best!
This has inspired me to do a project with the SO’s daughter and make friendship pins to give away to her classmates for xmas! And the haircips with ribbons - I loved those!
Pixilated, your hobo purse reminded me of the jacket I wore for a good two years in high school. I took a regular denim jacket that my mom got me from the factory outlet, and cut off the bottom trim. I then cut about 8 inches off the length and sewed the trim back on. To my new cropped jacket I added dozens of buttons with different bands, sayings, etc. People then started giving me *more *buttons, so that thing was COVERED by the time I finally stopped wearing it. Washing it was a bitch because I had to take all the pins off, but I thought I was the shit.
I remember when my youngest sister was in high school (around '96 or so), it was in fashion to wear plain white tube socks pulled straight up. They wore them with shorts and the socks hit anywhere from the mid-calf to just below the knee. I thought they looked so stupid. 
Two words - muffin top. :eek:
I’ve tried to wear pants that only come partway up my bum; I went crazy trying to pull them up to where they’re supposed to be. I truly can’t be arsed to worry about my asscrack hanging out every time I bend over for something. I also don’t want to hold my pants up like a skirt if I have to run a few steps.
I think possibly the ugliest thing I’m seeing on kids these days is the teenaged boys doing that weird thing with their hair - they seem to smoosh it all down, starting at the crown (think Erik Foreman from “That 70’s Show”). Young dudes, that isn’t a good look on anyone.
Hahahahah - I still match my socks to my tops. I dragged a sweater from the wilds of Dodge City KS to Seattle trying to find the right pair. Still have the sweater. Still don’t have socks that match. And I’m 40.
I wore wraps to clubs a couple of times in the early '90’s. Donna Karan even featured them in one of her Menswear collections during one of those years. Saw them at Neiman Marcus.
And who could forget “pegged” pants of the late eighties?