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I've been asked to start an 80s thread...

Gmash said:
I had a few girlfriends in high school with that same hairstyle. Aqua Net must have made a fortune back then. But what jogs my memory about that picture are the shoulder pads lol. All the girls looked liked linebackers in those days. So many bad fashions in the 80s. Parachute pants, zippers on everything, Michael Jackson Thriller jackets, pants tucked into socks, leg warmers. Luckily I was a metal head as well, so the standard uniform of concert shirts and jeans wasn't too bad. I did have a pair of LA Gear one time, though. Oh, and a Levi jacket with the sleeves cut off lol.
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Lol, I don't have shoulder pads there, it's all hair.

I did wear a lot of skintight Jordache jeans tucked into boots with lots of studs and chains back then. No parachute pants. Lots and lots of spandex and half shirts.
 
Don't forget the Miami Vice/Don Johnson look ...

Pushing up the sleeve on a silk sports jacket ...

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At least it wasn't "Earth Shoes" from the '70s (and yes, I had those, too.)
 
I had a mullet in elementary school, mostly because my mom wanted me to keep my hair long and wanted to try short hair. So it was a compromise. Still looking for pics of it. In the mean time, I had a Flock Of Seagull's do in middle school (I never heard of the band until The Wedding Singer).

It was rather tame at this time (7th grade 89)
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You can kind of see my mullet here (went back to it in 8th grade)
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I grew up in a very small town in rural New Mexico (1 church, 1 school k-5, 1 gas station, 1 store/post office, 1 restaurant, 1 bar) which was 15 miles away from a real town. So we were very behind on the times and fashions.

argedion said:
for all you 80's metal heads

warlock- all we are - YouTube
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This is what started me down the metal path. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubZjbmA1Id0

In 2nd grade (84) I asked a friend's brother to make a copy of Beat It for me. Instead he gave me Quiet Riot's Metal Health and Condition Critical. After that it was all Alice Cooper, Iron Maiden, Megadeth and SLAYER (a little Metallica around ...And Justice For All).

And I may have had a Flock of Seagull's hair do, but I was metal through and through.

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Sharondippity said:
So I am complying. As a survivor of the 80's I will admit I wore spandex, I wore big hair, big earrings, and little tiny clothes.

I dare anyone to post their mullet :)

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Yeah, I'll say it again, dated more than a few women that looked like you!:D;)

Worked for a local rock band back in those days.

treb1797 said:
Has anybody seen my Jams shorts ? :captain:

Jams Shorts ? an 80?s summer fashion must have!
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Port A, lime green, yellow and orange Jams, OP shirts and Tiddies, those were the days!

I don't know if any pics survived that I can safely post! Do we have a "Not Safe For Anybody" tag policy?;):D
 
How did I miss this thread??haha!!!

hmmmm
80's pictures eh? I'll have to see what I can find!
AND figure out how to post a picture! seem to have an issue with that :)
 
I don't have any pics, but i grew up in the 80's. I had high hair, colorful jams, band t-shirts, pants tucked into socks, leg warmers, the whole gambit. Oh, and madonna-style lace skirts overtop spandex shorts with a debbie gibson hat. Oh goodness, it's a good thing I don't have pics!
 
Lycra only for dance and skating. Too many thrift shops with decent jeans to bother with the rest. I could put any logo on a plain Tshirt or hat. The Vulcan ordered a couple of rather indecent ones.
 
bad hair...bad fashion.. bad boys...great basketball team.. good music...good times...

ahhhh the 80's:)
 
Gmash said:
I had a few girlfriends in high school with that same hairstyle
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I had the same hairstyle! May explain why I had so few girl friends in high school ..

Kinda miss that hair .. not the style - just the hair :)

Have to say, Sharon looks better with the hair style in her avatar .. though she looks way too young in the avatar picture for the other picture to have been taken in the 80s!
 
still looking for a picture...
think maybe there is one that i scanned on my desk top
 
huh said:
How did I miss this thread??haha!!!

hmmmm
80's pictures eh? I'll have to see what I can find!
AND figure out how to post a picture! seem to have an issue with that :)
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If you are using the phone browser, upload your pic to Photobucket or Dropbox, copy the link, paste it back here in img tags. (pb has a link with img tags.already attached, or its the icon that looks like a postcard above the text box.
 
ok so I found this one. .....and I was a kind of a tween so no laughing at my non filled out funkadelic swim suit!! girls mature fast..so a year later I probably looked like I could pass for18 so...:rolleyes::) and since I did it and posted a pic which I hate hate hate doing!! but I said I would....:o
so I'm not alone in my torture EVERYONE who reads this thread has to please post a pic!!! 80's or not! at least the middle school years? anything? halloween costume? band camp? clown suit?.... EM?;) ughhhh





ha:) just realized in the pic I still have a small scab on my chin from an epic face plant off of my moped!!! good times..good times:)
 
I was a competitive swimmer as a teenager, so I looked good in Speedos (and owned nothing else anyway) through my 20s. Today...put me in a "swimming burka" for everyone's good! :eek:
 
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