The Importance of Metal
By Will Stroock In that dark, dark winter of 1988, when I was 14 years old and simultaneously failing most of my classes, on permanent lunch detention (no joke) and was unable to get any girl to go out with me, I found a movement that knew my pain. It was heavy metal. These guys had the solution for those teachers who hated me and preps that cared about grades; the finger. We all know the songs and videos and no recapping should be...
Interview with “A Line Through the Desert” author William Stroock
“A Line through the Desert” is a Gen X story of love set among the realities of the first Gulf War. William Stroock does an excellent job of evoking the feeling of being there in the desert and of being adrift and unsure like every post-high school person must feel regardless of time and place. The late 80s cultural references will be very familiar to anyone coming of age during this time. We had a chance to ask Will some...
Jack Burton Costume, Big Trouble in Little China
What better excuse for an 80s mullet than Kurt Russell’s classic role in “Big Trouble in Little China.” Pulling this 80s costume together is so easy. All you need is the Fu Manchu tank from either Found Item Clothing or 80stees.com (links below), jeans, a knife and some boots. That’s it. You’ll want to be sure to tuck your jeans into your boots, otherwise you won’t be capturing the full cheese factor. Again, a mullet and a knife – nuf...
Stiles from Teen Wolf 80s Costume
Everyone needs a sidekick, and Scott’s sidekick in Teen Wolf, Rupert “Stiles” Stilinski, is a classic. He’s got the verve to help Scott Howard (played by Michael J. Fox) make the most of his new-found wolfiness. His personal style and mannerisms make a fun and over the top costume for your next 80s party or Halloween. Just be careful when you hit the roof to go “Surfin USA.” This 1985 cinematic treasure doesn’t get the props it...
Chris Knight of Real Genius 80s Costume Idea
The good folks at Found Item Clothing developed this costume, and we are sure glad they did. 1985’s “Real Genius” was a great movie. Directed by Martha Coolidge (also director of Valley Girl), this movie has it all — love, coming of age, action, good defeating evil and the likes of both Deborah Foreman and Val Kilmer (playing the lead role as Chris Knight). Val Kilmer is a pleasure even if he had the IQ of a door, but make him a...
