80s Breakdancer Costume Idea
Apr09

80s Breakdancer Costume Idea

Grab your boombox, throw on your kicks, adjust your wristbands and layout your cardboard. It’s time to get your break on. Fashion is as much a part of a breaker’s identity as are their moves. The key is to keep it “fresh,” functional, and uniform. You’ll need: Clothes (fitted is best): Nylon track suits or Jeans with hooded sweatshirt (bubble vest optional) Shoes (shown with pics below): Adidas shell toes with fat laces Classic Pumas...

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80s Party Costume Idea: Robert Smith, The Cure
Aug09

80s Party Costume Idea: Robert Smith, The Cure

This is a great male costume idea. I mean, nothing’s cooler than The Cure, right? This is a particularly good costume if you are the macho type – throw them off guard, show them all your sensitive, inner-poet side. This 80s party costume is . . . Just Like Heaven. What You Need for This Costume The other beauty part to this costume is that it is relatively easy to pull together. Hair – you got to get the hair right...

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80s Costume Idea: Flock of Seagulls
Jul09

80s Costume Idea: Flock of Seagulls

It’s all about the hair. Hair that can make people run, run so far away . . . Flock of Seagulls is synonymous with outrageous hairdos. None is more famous than front man Mike Score’s waterfall coif. His exaggerated blond pompadour had up swept sides with the front falling forward in a long point down to his nose. This distinctive do sparked a new hairstyle trend fittingly dubbed the “Flock of Seagull” haircut. To get the “I Ran (So...

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80s Costume Idea: Metal Head / Axl Rose
Jul09

80s Costume Idea: Metal Head / Axl Rose

Brush up on your head banging and get ready be one bad a– dude. Attitude is a prerequisite to this costume. In addition to that, blend together the following elements and you are going to have to beat off the metal chicks with a . . . drum stick. Hair – the 80s metal look was all about hair (try this wig) Shades (aviators) Bandana – this can worn around the neck (always sexy) or tied around your jeans Black t-shirt...

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80s Party Costume Ideas: Preppy
May07

80s Party Costume Ideas: Preppy

To capture the essence of the classic 80s preppy look, we highly recommend The Official Preppy Handbook – it is funny and scarily dead on in its descriptions of this cultural sub-set. For this 80s party costume, you can mix and match lots of different pieces – whatever you have on hand or can borrow. So many of the preppy-style clothes have come back (or never went out of style) and are readily available in the stores. ...

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