80's fancy Dress ideas?

meritaten

oh gawd - I actually wore a Kaftan in the mid seventies! and being short and skinny I looked like a collapsed tent! thankfully no photographs of this survive (I destroyed them all).
to me the 80s were all about shoulder pads and Dynasty type dresses and suits. although Goths were popular. and Cyndi Lauper epitomised 'Girls just Want to have Fun'. with her Bright neon colours and matching 'Tutus with leather jacket type' outfits. but I was too old for that fun stuff - so went for the Dynasty/Dallas look.

FatVonD

meritaten wrote: »

thankfully no photographs of this survive (I destroyed them all).

Flicking through my photo album you could be forgiven for thinking that I didn't exist prior to the late 70s :rotfl:

I swear I went to the 70s-themed party with a centre parting and hair grips holding it flat to my head Mortified doesn't even begin to describe it :rotfl:

FatVonD

Back on topic, for the 80s maybe Pepsi and Shirley?

meritaten

FatVonD wrote: »

Flicking through my photo album you could be forgiven for thinking that I didn't exist prior to the late 70s :rotfl:

I swear I went to the 70s-themed party with a centre parting and hair grips holding it flat to my head Mortified doesn't even begin to describe it :rotfl:

in the early seventies I went to a college dressup disco night, wearing a fringed dress and a headband. I thought I was 1920s cool and sophisticated.............but everyone else thought I was Pocahontas!! oh the shame, the indignity!:rotfl:

jacko74

Get a big box, put holes in it for your arms, legs and head then paint it as a Rubiks cube!

FatVonD

Has anyone mentioned Bananarama?

loopyloouk

thank you for your brilliant suggestions,

i have been looking all weekend on sites thinking up ideas as we are going in june so it should be hot i dont fancy sweating all night so the idea im leaning towards one night is. . . . . . .

being an etch a sketch, going to wear vest and shorts underneath then paint a box and decorate as an etch a sketch (we are all going as memorable 80's things one night)

now just have to sort the other 2 nights????

loopy

SandC

Mel and Kim were very chic.

Limey

Freddy Krueger.

Homeagain

Bought a 'choose life' t shirt (Wham - very 80s) - denim skirt, -, lace gloves and lacey tights - all off ebay - and will be using DDs denim jacket .... think it will be ok?