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What fads & styles do you remember from the 80's?

Back in the day there was big hair, spandex, Miami Vice, and Twisted Sister. What other 80's items, shows, or styles or fads can you remember? Best answer gets 10 points.

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    well lets see...

    Leg Warmers, Walkmans ( personal cassette players w/ headphones ) neon colors in everything from hair to shirts and shoe laces, the preppy look, MTV and music videos, blue jeans and cords from The Gap, sweaters worn over the shoulders, IZOD, Pac-Man, Space Invaders, The Vally-Girl way of speaking ( like oh my god, and grotty to the max, and gag me with a spoon ), The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Silver Spoons, Gimme a Break, Wendys slogan " Wheres the beef ", The Rubics Cube, Joe Boxer underwear, Breakdancing, boom box radios, Huey Lewis and The News, Asia, The Alan Parsons Project, Cyndi Lauper, The Motels, Devo, The Jets....

    and you mentioned Miami Vice, the whole suit with no socks look came from that too, so 80's..

    Mr T and The A-Team, Jem, He-Man and She-Ra, Saved By The Bell, Hunter, Knight Rider...

    Apple Computers

  • 1 decade ago

    White and gooey full-body suits were the thing in my neighborhood. Of course, i was still a spermling back in the 80's

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Shoulder pads (Linda Evans - Dynasty)

    New Romantic's.

    Shell suits (shivers)....

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Tight rolled pants...what the hell was that all about?

    Oh...and MC Hammer pants. I had 12 pair!

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  • 1 decade ago

    lace gloves and john hughes movies.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i wasnt alive then. what about those big nerdy glasses?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    wasnt born yet :B

  • ?
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    MULLET!!!!

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