You know how cute Christmas ornaments look on a tree? During the 80s we thought the same would apply to our ears. Whatever our reasoning was at the time, at least one or two pairs of leg warmers could be found in every girl’s dresser. Maybe we all had really cold legs because of the miniskirts we wore or maybe we just thought they looked cute. The only people not wearing miniskirts in the 80s were men (ok, well some did) and elderly women.Īnother of one of the top 10 80s fashion fads that didn’t make a lot of sense was that of leg warmers. My favorite look in the mid-80s was to pair one of my many mini-skirts with my high-top Reeboks and a pair of matching scrunch socks. This particular look has made a big comeback recently. Denim was the most popular, but miniskirts were made in a number of other materials including knit and leather. The shorter the better … women and girls loved miniskirts. Between her totally bitchin’ feathered hair and the awesome over-sized jacket with shoulder pads to the heavens, this 80s babe had it going on. The second picture below is a beautiful example of shoulder pads in action. Maybe it had something to do with woman’s lib and the assertion of power that women were beginning to have in the work place? Check out the gals in the photos below, don’t those big, strong shoulders tell you that these are not women to mess with? Whatever the reason, we wore shoulder pads often and we did so with pride. Shoulder pads may very well be the most decade-defining of the top 10 80s fashion fads.
Big color and color mixed in unusual ways (say, bright yellow with red) were considered totally tubular – to the max. The drab khakis, white and black of the 90s do not apply. In all of these fads, color was the order of the day. Here are the top 10 80s fashion fads we used to love. After all, in what other decade could you get away with wearing skin-tight pants one day and baggy “MC Hammer” pants the next? During what other time period could you wear leg warmers, a sweater and a miniskirt all at the same time (and in electric neon colors)? Take a walk down memory lane. As far as fashion goes, no decade is quite as no-no-notorious as the 80s.