Fashion - Totally the 80's

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Pretty in Pink and the Teen Movie Fashion We Still Remember

One pink prom dress did more than decorate a final scene. It told us who Andie Walsh was before she said a word. That is why 80s teen movie fashion…

A fighter jet banks over the ocean above sunglasses and a leather jacket on a carrier deck.

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Top Gun 1986 and How Aviators Became the Coolest Kids on Screen

One F-14 Tomcat screaming over the ocean, one pair of mirrored sunglasses, one synth-heavy guitar riff from the Top Gun soundtrack. That combination gave the movie instant pop-culture impact, making…

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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…