The Go-Go’s 80s Costume
Sep16

The Go-Go’s 80s Costume

This Halloween, why not unite with four of your girlfriends and transform into one of the most successful girl groups of all time – The Go-Go’s! With Belinda Carlisle on vocals, Jane Wiedlin on guitar, Charlotte Caffey playing lead guitar/keyboards, Gina Schock on drums and Kathy Valentine on bass the Go-Go’s changed the face of women in music with the release of their 1981 smash hit Beauty and the Beat, which featured the hits...

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Cousin Eddie from National Lampoon’s Vacation
Nov08

Cousin Eddie from National Lampoon’s Vacation

The eighties gave us loads of awesome movies, but National Lampoon’s Vacation is one of our all-time favorites. Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) is hilarious in the cross-country family adventure, but Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) steals the show when he’s onscreen. Here’s a great montage of Cousin Eddie scenes to help you get in the mood: http://youtu.be/7Bu4MwNTJwA Cousin Eddie wears a variety of fetching ensembles in the Vacation film...

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80s Party Costume Ideas: Milli Vanilli
Aug17

80s Party Costume Ideas: Milli Vanilli

Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan were a couple of hot models from Munich. They weren’t singers. But who ever said you need more than good looks to succeed in the music biz? Milli Vanilli hurtled on to the music scene in the late 80s with their album Girl You Know It’s True, and we all fell in love with the handsome duo. Blame It on the Rain, Baby Don’t Forget My Number, and Girl I’m Gonna Miss You were #1 hits. Their meteoric rise...

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80s Party Costume Ideas: Where’s the Beef?
Aug16

80s Party Costume Ideas: Where’s the Beef?

Wendy’s “Where’s the beef?” commercials were wildly popular in the mid-eighties. The question became a catchphrase of the decade. We heard “Where’s the beef?” in political debates and saw it on t-shirts, when we weren’t hearing it on TV. Here’s one of the commercials from 1984: http://youtu.be/Ug75diEyiA0 The outspoken granny (played by Clara Peller) on the right in the video has...

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80s Fatal Attraction Costume Idea
Feb24

80s Fatal Attraction Costume Idea

Fatal Attraction was one of the most frightening movies of 1987 – hands down. Between the boiling of the bunny, the kidnapping, and the comeback at the end after you think she’s dead, this 80s movie had married men everywhere thinking twice about one night stands. Nominated for an amazing 6 Oscars (although it didn’t win any), this is an iconic movie with an unforgettable character (Alex Forrest) done brilliantly by Glenn Close. If...

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