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Fancy Dress Party - 80s

Im going to a Xmas party with 80s them so thought I was go as someone from Grange Hill as I already have the black skirt, black jacket, white shirt etc... Im hoping to scour the charity shops at the weekend so can anybody give me ideas if they were at school in the 80s of anything they did or wore with their uniforms?

Thanks!
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  • Mullet (assuming you're a bloke)? White socks?
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  • lots of mini badges on our blazers. Bands like Madness, Specials etc.
  • whitewing
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    black fishnet tights with white ankle socks got me told off.

    Tie done the wrong way round with the wide bit tucked into the shirt and about two or three inches of the narrow bit showing with frayed ends and as small a knot as you can imagine.

    We were quite rural though so it may not have been fashion, just weird.

    Hairwise, just dried hair upside down and sprayed it.
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  • marleyboy
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    Thin end of the tie only to be visible, kipper end hidden behind shirt.
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  • marleyboy
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    Darn it whitewing, you beat me to it ;)
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  • Mullet (assuming you're a bloke)? White socks?

    no Im a girl, hence the 'black skirt' mention in my post :rotfl:
    :heart2: Cookiepops :heart2:
  • Always wore over the knee socks in the winter over tights with a black short skirt,and definately wore the tie the way everyone has said and the mini badges.Tonged hair back combed a bit with loads of hairspray...oh the memories lol
  • red_devil
    red_devil Posts: 10,793 Forumite
    legwarmers.
    :footie:
  • Cookiepops wrote: »
    no Im a girl, hence the 'black skirt' mention in my post :rotfl:

    Oops fair point!
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