The 1980’s in fashion. Illustrated women’s style and beauty from 1980 to 1989. The trends, dresses, hairstyles and makeup.
During the height of the Cold War, the 1980’s was a decade of innovation and excess, and all during a period of global recession and hunger. It was the age of the personal computer and music videos. Apple Inc and Microsoft were slowly becoming household names. As in the 1940’s, fashion was dominated by big American names like Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren, with Japanese designers also giving Paris a run for its money.
Borne out of necessity, students made up their own styles from several sub cultures such as punk fashion and new wave styles. Denim jeans and jackets were typical day wear for younger women. The 1980’s in fashion saw sports labels like Reebok and Nike make inroads in to the affordable fashion market. Hairstyles were big and the sale hairspray quite possibly widened the hole in the Ozone layer!
Women began establishing authority in traditional male roles. The style of the power dress was a tailored short-skirt suit, usually of pin-stripe, but often in bold colors as depicted in the TV series Dallas.
In the latter 1980’s, designer Azzedine Alaïa created tight body hugging dresses, most famously worn by Grace Jones, which defined the look of the next decade.
1980’s fashion show displaying Fall dresses from 1986. Dresses from Mary Restivo, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Mary McFadden, Gloria Sachs,Carolyne Roehm. A 1980’s fashion show, presented in the Fall of 1986 by fashion spokesperson Aniko Gaal for the now defunct Garfinckel’s department store, joins presenter Janet Wood, in Washington DC. Broadcast in 1986 on PBS …
Continuing our seasonal trip through time to Vintage Christmas past with found photos of women at Christmas. The styles, the tinsel and the glamour 1990’s Christmas Photographs The 1990’s, was quite a mixed bag for fashion. A terrible war in Bosnia not withstanding, it was a time of optimism and wealth. The music was great, …
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Found Photos of Women in the 1980’s 1980’s fashion was a blend of west coast glamour and impossibly big hair. It was the decade of excess and to many who lived in it, of terrible taste in clothing. Epitomized by the power dressing styles depicted in the hit TV series Dallas. However 1980’s style owes …