Quoted from Sandra

Wha?? That's insanity! INSANITY!!! I HATED the music in the 80's. You could not get away from bad techno, new wave, synthesizers, hair metal, hair metal, and hair metal!!!!!!!! Good luck finding something good on the radio at that time. Other than some U2 and early 80's Clash or something. Plus, like Mairi said, huge hair, pastels, Frankie Goes to Hollywood shirts, and stir ups man. Nobody needs that. The 90's were a huge relief.

It all depends how old you are I suppose. At my age I get nostalgic for the 70's. A friend who's nearly ten years older goes all glassy eyed over the 60's. Some people I used to work with are all in their mid to late 30's go bloody ga-ga over Visage!!! It's all relevant to age.

I spent most of the 80's in a bit of a jazz haze, but I will also offer up a few exceptions: The Cure, Japan, and XTC.

In the 80s, the music smiled and the clothes smiled - David Lee Roth

I find it disturbing that '80s clothes are making a revival. Anyone who really knows fashion (in a historical and artistic rather than trendy sense) knows that '80s clothes were the worst of the lot. The late '70s kind of set the stage for it, but really, the clothes were just awful. They were unflattering to pretty much everyone and the textiles and patterns were so gaudy. I'm more of a '50s-'60s type person. Much sleeker, stylish designs, that don't look ridiculous today.

60s had some bad stuff too *cough cough* paper dresses *cough*


it could be worst. we could we wearing the 70s and 80s stuff at the same time. oh my eyes go blind at the thought


granted i cant say much cause i wore hawaiian shirts from 6th grade to 11th grade, got more mild in the last two years but still

Quoted from Mairi

I find it disturbing that '80s clothes are making a revival. Anyone who really knows fashion (in a historical and artistic rather than trendy sense) knows that '80s clothes were the worst of the lot. The late '70s kind of set the stage for it, but really, the clothes were just awful. They were unflattering to pretty much everyone and the textiles and patterns were so gaudy. I'm more of a '50s-'60s type person. Much sleeker, stylish designs, that don't look ridiculous today.

It's wierd that at the time it seemed to be okay.I used to tuck my super-baggy trousers INTO my moon boots, wear a button-over dentist-style shirt, enough hairspray to destroy a small planet a little bit of eyeliner - and i thought I was the dogs bollocks.
On the upside, it was a time when skinny, slightly effiminate guys who liked to wear a bit of makeup were all the rage, and for once I fitted the bill. '84 to '88 were by far my most profitable years girlwise. God bless Duran Duran (especially John Taylor, who was THE man.)

Heroin chic. The whole 'guys in eyeliner' thing is coming back, and I see no problem with that. It's rather sexy if you ask me.

emo? god....we have a kid in our school that was dubbed "super emo man"  who would wear like girls jeans. it looked like he had no balls...sad really

Quoted from BlueMeanie

It all depends how old you are I suppose. At my age I get nostalgic for the 70's. A friend who's nearly ten years older goes all glassy eyed over the 60's. Some people I used to work with are all in their mid to late 30's go bloody ga-ga over Visage!!! It's all relevant to age.

I spent most of the 80's in a bit of a jazz haze, but I will also offer up a few exceptions: The Cure, Japan, and XTC.

In the 80s, the music smiled and the clothes smiled - David Lee Roth

I have to say i'm into some English 80's bands at the moment..mainly Squeeze, The smiths, Jilted John, splodgenesabounds, Joy Division, XTC, great stuff!

Quoted from somedude210

emo? god....we have a kid in our school that was dubbed "super emo man"  who would wear like girls jeans. it looked like he had no balls...sad really

No no no, not emo. More like David Bowie or Johnny Depp in POTC.

Who honestly gives a sh!t hey?

Quoted from Kevin

It's wierd that at the time it seemed to be okay.I used to tuck my super-baggy trousers INTO my moon boots, wear a button-over dentist-style shirt, enough hairspray to destroy a small planet a little bit of eyeliner - and i thought I was the dogs bollocks.
On the upside, it was a time when skinny, slightly effiminate guys who liked to wear a bit of makeup were all the rage, and for once I fitted the bill. '84 to '88 were by far my most profitable years girlwise. God bless Duran Duran (especially John Taylor, who was THE man.)

God I hated Duran Duran. That was half the problem with the 80's. Wimpy bands like Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Human League, WHAM! and Flock of Seagulls were all the rage. I could never stand any of them or the clothes and hair dos they spawned. Only slightly worse were the sad lipstick wearing Robert Smith clones. Nothing sexy about that!

BTW, the eyeliner thing goes way back. Syd Barrett may have started that whole thing back in the mid sixties. Mick Jagger wore some as early as 68 didn't he? With some lipstick too! Bob Dylan even did it. He didn't look so great though. It's definitely a look that only works for a certain kind of guy. When it does work, it's way sexy.

Quoted from Kevin

It's wierd that at the time it seemed to be okay.I used to tuck my super-baggy trousers INTO my moon boots, wear a button-over dentist-style shirt, enough hairspray to destroy a small planet a little bit of eyeliner - and i thought I was the dogs bollocks.
On the upside, it was a time when skinny, slightly effiminate guys who liked to wear a bit of makeup were all the rage, and for once I fitted the bill. '84 to '88 were by far my most profitable years girlwise. God bless Duran Duran (especially John Taylor, who was THE man.)

That period was definately my most 'profitable' one also. Funny how women see you as less of a threat when you're dressed like them!!

Quoted from Sandra

God I hated Duran Duran. That was half the problem with the 80's. Wimpy bands like Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Human League, WHAM! and Flock of Seagulls were all the rage. I could never stand any of them or the clothes and hair dos they spawned. Only slightly worse were the sad lipstick wearing Robert Smith clones. Nothing sexy about that!

I useed to roll up the sleeves of why white jacket, and tuck my trousers into my ankle boots! God, sex on legs, or what!

hey. i like flock of seagulls "I run so far away"!!

I think for a guy to wear eyeliner, he has to already be quite masculine. Otherwise it just comes off as a gay, Boy George type thing. Boy George.... *shudders*

What a nightmare the 80s were apart from the music was well... shite , the clouths were scarey i was a demin jacket ,t shirt man jeans and still am.
Even rock bands were embarressing , purmed hair make up, scarves ?
Bon jovi ,guns and roses ,even David Coverdale lost the plot  
I was living a nightmare in the 80s thank god for NIRVARNA  

Quoted from Sandra

. Only slightly worse were the sad lipstick wearing Robert Smith clones. Nothing sexy about that!

Um ... guilty. But in the UK and Sweden it worked for me. I WAS Robert Smith for awhile there. I don't remember to badly (until I returned to NZ. It's tough being a Goth at a barbeque on a nice sunny day.)