Lloyd Dobler 80s Costume Idea
In my book of 80s teen heartthrobs John Cusack deserves several long, loving chapters devoted to him. He was dreamy in a sweet/funny/nerdy kind of way, which somehow in my teen brain made him a possible candidate as a future boyfriend. Shockingly, this did not end up happening. His characters were usually the underdogs that you rooted for and wanted to end up with the girl – from Sixteen Candles to Better off Dead to The Sure...
Debbie Gibson Costume Idea
By Lori Ferraro Debbie Gibson was the pop princess of the 80s. Before Brittney and Christina came along we had Debbie. Our decade was a little more subtle, a little more wholesome and our youth was well, a little more ELECTRIC. How cute was Debbie? She’s so sweet she kinda makes my teeth hurt! In 1987 her debut album, Out of the Blue, produced such hits as “Only in My Dreams” “Shake Your Love” “Out of the Blue” and one of my favorite...
Jack Torrance Costume from The Shining
By Lori Ferraro At our house, we love Halloween. I mean love, love, love it, it’s kind of like our Christmas – we dress up, we decorate, our house glows orange and we watch a ton of scary movies during the month of October. There’s one particular movie that’s on my list of the all-time best, scariest, edge-of-my-seat, sweat, jump and squeal no matter how many times I watch it movies. It’s Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 masterpiece The...
Cyndi Lauper 80s Costume
By Lori Ferraro Cyndi Lauper was a mainstay of the 80’s – pioneer of both the music and the style of the decade. Her outrageous and fun personality carried into her outrageous and fun look – Madonna may have been the sexy bad girl but Cyndi was the one you’d want to have a slumber party with, complete with pillow fights, dance parties and prank calls. Her 1983 debut album, She’s So Unusual sent her flying into superstardom with a...
Andie Walsh Costume from Pretty in Pink
If I could have emulated one movie characters style while I was in high school it totally would have been Molly Ringwald’s Andie from one of my favorite 80’s flicks, Pretty in Pink. Andie may have been cash poor but what she lacked in funds she made up for with her cool creativity and granny-chic style. No cookie cutter mall outfits for this girl. While the mean rich girls were shopping at Contempo Casuals, Andie was busy at the...
