Best The Outsiders Costume Idea
Aug02

Best The Outsiders Costume Idea

In the early 1980’s The Outsiders novel by S.E. Hinton from 1967 was adapted for a film. It featured a star-studded cast such as, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio and more. We decided to create the Best The Outsiders Costume Idea from the looks sported in the 1980s film. This is a tricky look as it’s actually a deeply rooted 1960’s look. That being...

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Risky Business 80s Costume Idea
Sep09

Risky Business 80s Costume Idea

Remember 80s Tom Cruise? “Outsiders” Tom Cruise? “All the Right Moves” Tom Cruise? “Losin’ It” Tom Cruise? (Bonus points if you remember “Losin’ It” Tom Cruise!) I’m talking pre-mega movie star “Rain Man”/”Jerry Maguire”/jumping on Oprah’s couch Tom Cruise. Now when you think of 1980s Tom Cruise, does this come to mind? “Risky Business” came out in 1983 — a coming of age story of Joel (Cruise) a high school student living in the...

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Top Gun (1986)
May18

Top Gun (1986)

Tom Cruise in top form. There’s really no other way to say it. This 1986 movie is a bright, beautifully shot story about Maverick (Cruise), a pilot whose father’s legacy weighs heavily on him. Maverick’s father, also a pilot, was killed in combat along with other men. Many of his fellow pilots still think it was his fault. Once Maverick is recruited to join the Top Gun Naval Flying School, his fellow pilots won’t let his father’s past...

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