help to those of you old enough to really remember - the 80s

Hillbilly Housewife wrote: I'm planning on wearing some black pants...they have big flowers on them in white, green, blue, red, yellow and orange.. and an off the shoulder yellow wool top that's kinda baggy on top then above the waist it's ribbed so fitted, and kinda short but not too short to show my belly... i'm planning on wearing big gold hoop earrings, and some junk chunk necklaces and a big chucky blue bacelet...

i need help with how to do my hair and what to wear on my feet. I was planning on black stilettos and just teasing my hair, maybe putting it on a side ponytail?

can anyone give me tips? I can't really find anything useful online...

alernatively, I have tight black jeans (and I mean tiiiight.... ) that I could roll up on the bottom, with white socks, black patin shoes, a blue t-shit with some yellow in the middle, with a red leather jacket... and a white glove, and a jerry curl.. can anyone tell me if that rings a bell?

luvmykids replied: Lemme think....I was in high school for the last part of the 80's. I remember permed hair, bangs that were curled/teased, big hair with side ponytails or headbands that you couldn't even see, they were just for looks more than serving a purpose . Shirts off one shoulder, sort of flashdance style, big belts around the hips, neon, chunky necklaces, lots of bangles. Flats, I think a lot of girls wore pointy flats.

If it were me, I'd probably wear leggings with a blousy shirt, wide belt, Madonna jewelry and a side ponytail.

I think what you described sounds good except the pants are sounding more 70's to me, but thats having not seen them.

kit_kats_mom replied: Big hair...big hairsprayed bangs.

sounds like fun!!!

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
I thought about that..i don't have the arse to wear leggings.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: Maybe I'll take a pic of the clothes... lol

luvmykids replied:
Would you be referring to Mr. Jackson?

PrairieMom replied: Definitely the side pony tail with tall mall bangs. Then take pics for us.

moped replied:
really big hair! bar hair!

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
Yup. Beat it.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: And here's the other pic.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: and the hair and makeup....oh the horror.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: So what do I wear??

Hillbilly Housewife replied: Or, I'm going to straighten my heair and just tease the crapppp out of it

Danalana replied: Here's what you do with your hair. Straighten it, and then tease it. Make huge bangs and then make the sides come out a little. I don't remember how I did it, but I used a can of hairspray every couple of days or something My mother used to call it my "wings", where I had it angled out on the sides. I'll see if I can find a picture somewhere.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: i don't have bangs tho...

Hillbilly Housewife replied: dh wants help too

Hillbilly Housewife replied: or with the jacket

Danalana replied: In the case of no bangs, the pic you took of yours looks great!
Your DH needs to wear overalls with one of the straps unbuckled

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
He was going for the ne'er-do-well from the breakfast club.. lol

Calimama replied:
I don't really think he looks all that 80's-ish. If I saw him at a party I'd just think he needed more fashionable clothes.

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
lol

yeah I'm trying to convince him he needs to wear his white pimped out pinstripe suit.. lol

TheOaf66 replied: for you I would go with the 2nd outfit (not the flowers)

Tell DH to wear black or acid jeans (with a knee ripped out) and roll at the bottom with a comb in the back pocket and high tops with a muscle shirt. Spike hair or mullet style. If he can't do the muscle shirt if he has a t-shirt with a band on it like Metallica or something would work with the denim jacket.

U have to shoot those bangs to the moon

Hillbilly Housewife replied: there's his pimp suit... lol

Hillbilly Housewife replied: don't mind the mess and the boxes... we ARE moving in like 2 weeks... lol

mckayleesmom replied: You should crimp your hair....remember those hair crimpers? They still sell them at walmart I think.

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
I think I can crimp it. I'll straighten it while the kids are sleeping..and try to crimp it.

grapfruit replied: Ok, I'm retarded....I take it you're going to a 80's NYE party? LoL!

How about leggings under a mini skirt w/leg warmers and flats? W/a HUGE baggy sweatshirt w/the neck cut out of it? Big earrings and bigger hair w/a colored pony tail holder thing.

Calimama replied:
That's what I see when I pictures 80's stuff!!

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
Hmm. Let me see if I can work something out then.

grapfruit replied:
Whatever you pick, we want LOTS of pictures

Maddie&EthansMom replied:
Like totally!!!

Hillbilly Housewife replied: What about this?

luvmykids replied: That's about right! With the side ponytail, some bangles and a chunky bead necklace. Do you have a wide belt you can put around your hips?

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
Like, Oh My God, gag me with a spoon! That's like, totally like, neat!

MyBrownEyedBoy replied: Like totally. Gag me with a spoon. Don't forget the big hoop earrings. And with that, I'd go with a side pony.

Calimama replied:
Yeah! Do you have a big belt!? Like a hot pink or lime green, or obnoxious yellow?

Hillbilly Housewife replied: like this?

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
I think I might have a pretty big brown one... no funky colors.

MyBrownEyedBoy replied:
That's it!!! God I feel old now.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: so i should straighten it and fluff it?

MyBrownEyedBoy replied: No, either leave it curly or crimp it.

Calimama replied:
The fact that you don't probably says you have a good sense of style.

MomToJade&Jordan replied:
Hair dryer and a can of hairspray. I used to do the wings too along with the really big bangs. Baisically you blow dry the side of your hair up and then use the hairspray. Thinking back to it I have to laugh because what the heck was a idoing with my hair?

Hillbilly Housewife replied: and should the belt be tight? or loose?

Hillbilly Housewife replied: loose

TheOaf66 replied: if you want a really good example...go out and rent the movie Valley Girl

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Think bright colors, stockings over heels, headbands (bold colors!), skinny pants were kind of in back then, too. Think 80's MTV style lol. Try google? Oh. And bright pink lipgloss was kind of big amongst girls at the time. Try Also googling a picture of Madonna from the 80's and derive some of your inspiration from that?

Accessories
Asymetrical haircuts
Banana clips for the hair
Big Earrings
Black leather jewlery with metal spikes
Charm bracelets and necklaces
Colored mascara
Colored/Designed shoelaces
Crimped hair
Cuff Earrings
Dooleyboppers
Doubling socks with different colors
Earrings for Men (left ear only)
Fingerless gloves
Friendship Pins and bracelets
Fringed leather coats and boots
Black hats... like Boy George and the Bangles
Headbands and Bandanas
Huraches
James Avery dangle rings (a Texas thing?)
JAMS!
Lee Press-On Nails
Leg-warmers
Multi-colored hair
Plastic spring bracelets and necklaces in different colors
Ponytails on the side of your head
Ribbons as Belts
Roach Clips with feathers and beads
Rock Band buttons/pins
Roll-on lip gloss
Rubber bracelets (as many as possible on one wrist)
See-thru purses
Swatch Watches (several at a time)
Teased hair
Trenchcoats
Twist-A-Beads
Vuarnet sunglasses
Woven thread friendship braclets



Fashion
Adidas
Benetton
Bike shorts
Bonjour Jeans
British Knights shoes
Button Your Fly shirts
Camp Beverly Hills
Chic Jeans
"Choose Life" and "Relax" shirts
Converse High-tops in cool colors
Coulottes
Dad's clothes... really big shirts!
Esprit
Fiorucci
Forenza
The fox or dragon shirt (if you didn't have an Izod or polo)
Generra
Half-Shirts (midriff-baring)
Hang Ten
Heavy Metal T-shirts
High Waters
ID# wear
The Izod shirt (the irresistable little alligator!)
JAG clothes
Jellies (hideous rubber/plastic shoes)
Jimmy Z
Jordache Jeans
K-Swiss
Knickers
LA Gear
Leggings
Levis 501's
Lingerie as outerwear
Long sleeve shirts under t-shirts
Mesh Shirts
Mexican Dresses
Millers Outpost
Mini-skirts
The Monokini
Neon and Day-glo clothing
OP (Ocean Pacific)
Outback Red
Overalls in colors and with each leg and/or the front/back a different color
Paint-Splattered Clothes
Paisley anything
Parachute Pants
Penny Loafers
Polo Shirts (Ralph Lauren)
Puma tennis shoes
Rainbow shirts
Ron Jon Surf Wear
Sergio Valente jeans
Shirts with Hoods
Skater Wear and Gear
Socks with pom pom balls on the back
Solid color shorts w/ different color trim
Spandex
Stirrup Pants
Striped/patterned blue jeans
Sweatshirts with neck ripped out
Sweater vests over blouses
Top Siders
T-shirts with colored collar and sleeves
Tube Tops
Underoos
Gloria Vanderbilt jeans
VANS
Velcro-lace sneakers
Velour
Vision Street Wear
White knee socks w/ stripes around the top
Zipper ankle jeans

Hillbilly Housewife replied: I'm going to fool around with my hair now... if all else fails..i'll just wet it and go back to the curly ponytail lol

TheOaf66 replied:
tight

Calimama replied:
Looks better tight!

MyBrownEyedBoy replied: OMG, who remembers Z Cavaricci's. Pleated front pants, high waist, white label vertical on the zipper flap. Way cool!

luvmykids replied:
I had a pair in every color

I think the loose belt was more 80's, think Madonna or Flash Dance.

Leave your hair curly, perms were big (no pun intended )

MyBrownEyedBoy replied: I had them in forest green and black. Can you imagine wearing all those pleats now Monica? Talk about adding unnecessary bulk.

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
Ar ethose like the mc hammer pants? I had a few of those.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: ok hair

Hillbilly Housewife replied: or is this better

PrairieMom replied: the first one is better. You look awesome.

Calimama replied:
LOL can we sell these pictures on Ebay after you get famous!? JK!

ETA: The proceeds can help fund PC!

Crystalina replied: I was an 80's child!

Your DH can wear a rock band shirt if he has one and acid or bleached jeans.

With you, I like the one where your hair is down and you have the little side pony. Add Scruncis!!!!! Bold colored ones. Get jelly bracelets!!! And if you wear the heels (aww heck, even if you don't) peg your pants! There was no circulation in our feet in the 80's!

...and layers, layers, layers!


DH can also do the raised color think like Tubbs did in Miami Vice.

And with your heels...white ankle socks.

Crystalina replied: And if you can get your hands on a Swatch...your complete.

Crystalina replied: wait a minute...why?

Did I miss a post as to why you were doing this?

Hillbilly Housewife replied: lol

Totally 80s New Years eve party tonight

and NO, you CANNOT sell these on EBAY!!! lol

jk

I want a cut of the profits... lmao

Hillbilly Housewife replied: dontcha like, just totally like love my legwarmers? like, cowabunga dude!

MyBrownEyedBoy replied: OMG, I thought you were gonna type doncha wish your girlfriend was hot like me. LOL, Rocky, I think you're ready. And your kids must think your nuts.

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
Dontcha? Dontcha?

Crystalina replied: OMG, it hurts me to even look at that. How can you do that? I would break something or surely be in traction.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: Shoulda seen me the other day. I was dancing along to flashdance trying to get in the spirit of things... but there was no way I was going to wear *that*.

They MUST think I'm crazy.

TheOaf66 replied:
that is just impressive you can put your leg up like that

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
um.....well i can put my feet behind my head.......

Hillbilly Housewife replied: there ya go

Crystalina replied: Your a freak Rocky!

In a good way.

TheOaf66 replied:

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
Yeah I get that a lot.

TheOaf66 replied:
I doubt that

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
no seriously...even my husband is like WTF sometimes...

TheOaf66 replied:
that doesn't make you a freak, it makes you your own person...believe me if I had a dollar for everytime Jennie at me or thought WTF I would be in the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Hillbilly Housewife replied: lol

me too...

Maddie&EthansMom replied: It's the perfect ensemble!!! You are SO ready!!

Hillbilly Housewife replied: So ready I'm singing Girls just Want to have Fun

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: You look ready to me! I like the cut on top sweatshirt (blue) with leggings and LOOSE belt best. Side ponytail, or half up with the scrunchy. You MUST leave your hair curly though. Who didn't have a spiral perm back then?!

HAVE FUN!

Calimama replied:
LOL I bet your DH loves that trick...

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
my response to that should prolly be in the P&I...

Calimama replied:

grandma replied: This thread is too funnty! In TExas we wore skin tight jeans straight jeans (Gloria Vanderbelt) rolled up once with high heels and REALLY HUGE HAIR......we were hot.
You look so good, you couldn't do anyting wrong

momofone replied: In the 80's I had my spiral perm and I used to wear socks with my jeans tucked in them.

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
lol
thanks.

Uh oh.........one hour til we pick up our sitter........ heh heh

MyBrownEyedBoy replied: I'd love to see your sitter's face when she sees you.

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
she knows i'm going to this.. lol she's expecting it. Her bf, not so much.