Fashion - Totally the 80's

Why Swatch Watches Were the Wrist Candy Every Kid Wanted

Before phones took over our pockets and our attention, your wrist could do a lot of talking. If you grew up anywhere near the 1980s or 1990s, you probably remember…

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Slap Bracelets and the School Ban Panic

You could hear them before you saw them, that fast little snap in the middle of homeroom. Slap bracelets were cheap, bright, weirdly satisfying, and almost impossible for kids to…

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80s Mall Stores We Still Miss Every Time Nostalgia Hits

One whiff of soft pretzels and fountain water, and you're back under the mall's pastel glow. The best 80s mall stores didn't only sell stuff. They sold identity, anticipation, and…

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Trapper Keeper Fever and the School Supply Every Kid Wanted

Nothing turned a back-to-school shopping trip into high drama faster than a wall of Trapper Keepers. One minute you were tossing loose-leaf paper into the cart, the next you were…