80's Fads & Fashion
Flojos - Rubber sandal type of things called "Flojos". This was the brand that made them.
Peter Pan Boots - Short, suede boots that all girls wore with their pin stripe jeans tucked into Gasoline Jeans Grey on one side, denim blue on the other. An interesting combo!
Scrunch Socks - Different colors and layer them oppositely on each foot. For example; one foot would have a pink then a purple on top and the scrunched part would be on the bottom half then the other foot would be purple with pink on top with the pink on the bottom half.
Dangeling belts - In pastel and neutral colors - People commonly wore 2 or 3 belts at a time.
Corduroy pants - Brown, white, blue. We've also seen red Levis corduroy pants back in our awesome decade!
Argyle socks - Knee high socks with colorful diamond pattern, all diamonds were connected with stripes-zigzag pattern. typically came in colors of red, yellow, navy and hunter green. Matched your argyle sweater (v neck). Socks usually had no pattern on toe or heel portion.
Striped Levi's jeans - Had to fit tight too! Different color denim were also used. Black, light blue, dark blue, etc.
Button-fly Levi's - jeans And one of the most popular jeans still worn today!
Acid washed jeans Nice and light. The more holes in your jeans, the better (e.g. Kip Winger of Winger).
Reebok high-tops - With no or untied laces.
Parachute Pants - Made out of nylon with lots of zippers!
Adidas Shoes - Hmmmmm, can you say Run DMC?
Jordache - Chic - Sergio Valente' - Calvin Klein - Gloria Vanderbuilt - Sasson - Guess Jeans - Oooooh La La! "Designer" jeans were all the rave in the '80s. Most brands had certain designs on the back pockets like Jordache and Sergio Valente'. All worn very tight and straight legged.
Vans (sneakers) - I remember seeing checkerboard and multi-color styles in High School. Usually a Slip-on shoe.
Adidas or OP pants - With the drawstring - no zipper.
Penny Loafers - The preppies had to have these.
Top Siders - Sort of like "boat shoes". Another one that I still see around today.
Capezio or "Capezios" shoes - they're like dance shoes and became popular shortly after Flashdance came out. They were usually white. For those who didn't know. It reminded me of the next one.
Chinese Slippers - The little black shoes all (well most of) the girls wore them.
Converse Chuck Taylor High Tops - Wild colored high top sneakers worn not only by basketball players.
Mini Skirts - Short plaid, ruffled on the bottom, etc. skirts women wore.
"Pegged" Jeans - You folded the bottom of the jeans over first to make them narrow, then rolled them up, so they were "pegged."
Sweatpants - Tucked into tube socks with the bottoms puffing out.
Legwarmers - Flashdance made these even more popular than they already were! Sort of like pant legs without the top part. Usually slipped up to the thighs or just below the knee.
Jelly shoes - Brightly colored.
Poofy Pants With the tapered bottom - Some had lots of pockets and zippers and/or buckles. Hammer time!
Ripped Jeans - Usually in slits and tight - the more slits the better (e.g. Jon Bon Jovi).
Keds Sneakers - Popular in the 80's to mid - late 90's. White with the little blue Keds emblem on the back.
Plastic shoes - They were usually pastel colors, they were really cheap, and they hurt like hell!
Hurraches - Leather woven sandals.
Short skirts with bike shorts underneath - Who says you can't ride a bike with a short skirt? Although chicks also wore this to clubs. Another Madonna ensemble.
Floods Pants - that ended before your ankles did.
Zuba shorts and pants - with multi-colored zebra-like stripes. they come in colors of athletic teams.
Spandex - Lots of it too! A stretchy fabric that molds to your skin. Pants or shorts were usually made of this fabric.
Stonewashed Gap Jeans - Faded before you bought 'em. These were so bodacious!
Surfer Pants Usually light in color and fabric with a little string in the front to tie.
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