80s Costume Idea: Duckie Dale from Pretty in Pink
OF COURSE one of my favorite 80s movies is Pretty in Pink! What an epic love triangle – both Blaine and Duckie vying for the love of our dear, sweet girl-from-the-wrong-side-of-the-Traxx (see what I did there?) Andie. I was Team Duckie all the way. He was a total dreamboat to me. I loved Duckie from head to toe – from his pompadour hair down to his trademark dirty white shoes. I dreamed of someday meeting a boy who would love...
80s Costume Idea: John Rambo
By Lori Ferraro Sylvester Stallone was one of the kings of 80s cinema. This triple-threat talent won us over as the writer, director, and star of Rocky, and he cemented his legendary status by bringing to life the character of John Rambo. Rambo: First Blood Part II gave us the definitive Rambo look, one which is relatively easy to emulate even if you don’t have the chiseled muscles of the Italian Stallion (although that would...
Adam Ant 80s Costume Idea
By Lori Ferraro I LOVED ADAM ANT. I was introduced to his antmusic during the dawn of MTV – I specifically remember seeing the video for “Stand and Deliver” and being instantly intrigued and of course, instantly smitten. The music was so cool, so different; I loved the drums, the harmonies and the dramatic lyrics about “dandy highwaymen” and “prince charmings.” *Sigh* Adam Ant was dreamy with his new wave/colonial/military inspired...
80s Costume Idea: Snake Plissken from Escape from New York
By Lori Ferraro Kurt Russell’s Snake Plissken is a classic 80s antihero, full of firepower and bad attitude. He fought his way across the futuristic island of Manhattan in 1981’s Escape from New York to save the president from evil prison inmates. Now you can fight your way from the couch to the refrigerator in your very own Snake Plissken ensemble. Here’s what you’ll need: Eye patch (very important) Mullet wig Black tank top or...
The Mad Bomber from KABOOM!
By Lori Ferraro I love when two of my favorite holidays connect . . . One of the greatest Christmas gifts I ever received (the Atari 2600) years later led to be the inspiration for one of my favorite Halloween costumes: Sure, Space Invaders was awesome, Pac Man is classic but this was my game: I LOVED KABOOM. The gist was this – furiously catch the lit bombs that the Mad Bomber was dropping in your three buckets of water. Maybe that...
