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Ryan’s Bodacious Weekly Countdown
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Top 5 80s Summer Fashions
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5. Members Only Jackets – Yes,
I know these aren't too summer-ish. But hey, sometimes there are
cool summer nights, and if the night chill gives you the need to
be ill, you can slip on the M.O. You know how you knew it was a
Member's Only jacket? Because it said so, right there on the
jacket in that little rectangle. It had that weird neck button
thing that I guess made it even cooler and a pocket, get this,
on the inside!! The question on everyone's mind was, exactly
what were we "members" of? I'll tell you . . . members of the
OBMF club, that's what! |
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4. Wayfarers – Forget Dolce and
Gabana. Forget Vuarnet. Forget Oakley. Forget them all, except
for Wayfarers by Ray Ban. Whether it was a simple color or a
black and white checkered design, you could be oh so cool at the
pool by wearing these fun-in-the-sun glasses. So get a pair for
a fraction of the price of those designer glasses and ask
yourself, "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has the coolest
Wayfarers of all?" . . . That would be you, sexy. |
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3.
Jams – Hey, did someone throw up on your
shorts? No! Those are my Jams! Jams were the near equivalent of
a no holds barred match of wild vs. style and let's face it, we
all won that battle! If we had to relive an 80s shorts fashion,
and the choices were Jams or those teeny, tiny, plum smuggler
shorts, Jams win any day! When it comes to covering up those
hams, grab yourself the latest and freshest pair of Jams! |
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2.
Painter Hats – Who is possibly cooler than a painter? Rock
Stars, Movie Stars, Athletes, . . . pretty much anyone but the
janitor that sprinkles that magic sawdust on throw up in school.
But somehow, rather than sporting your favorite team on your
lid, a white painter hat with some splatter and essential
buttons was radical, boss and tubular as all get out. I never
actually saw a painter wear a painter hat though. . . . I think
they did at one time, but then once they saw all these teenagers
wearing them, they had a national painter meeting and said,
"Okay guys, let's keep the overalls, but the hats have to go . .
. they really look pretty lame." |
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1.
Biker
Shorts – Ahhhh . . . the Jams more popular and much
tighter cousin. For whatever reason and regardless if you were a
bicycle enthusiast or not, biker shorts were a necessity. Self
conscious of the "biker bulge" guys? Cover up the crotch with
some
Umbros, Union Jacks, or any other sporty soccer shorts.
Let's just say being a guy and choosing to wear them without
covering them up with shorts, well, makes you a bit "nuts." |
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