1980's
Fashion in the 1980s was bold and glitzy. Teenagers no longer chose the fashion trends; the baby boom generation was getting older and richer and demanded more glamorous upmarket fashion. Fashion in the 1980s rejected the ‘hippie’ values that had inspired the 1970s. Earning big money and spending it, was the focus of the decade for many Australians. Some people chose to wear fashion that promoted materialist values and showed off their newly gained wealth and social status. For people who weren’t as wealthy as others, credit cards became a popular way of acquiring goods. As a result, expensive designer labels became looked for and brand name sporting goods were popular. Other fashion styles, like punk, came about as a reaction against the hippie values of the past decades and the materialist values of the current decade.
Various music stars influenced fashion trends throughout the 1980s. Popular American singer Madonna introduced risqué tends like visible bra straps and wearing underwear as outerwear. After Michael Jackson wore a studded leather jacket in his very successful video clip Thriller (1982), many young people were seen wearing a similar style. The movie Flash dance (1983) made leg warmers and ripped, off the shoulder t-shirts popular.
The 1980s brought the fashion world things like; Leg Warmers, Leotards, Shoulder Pads, Over-sized Tops, Parachute Pants, Leather Jackets and Acid-washed Jeans.
This is an example of a 1980's fashion TV advertisement. It was very hard to find an ad that wasn't about jeans which shows that people in the 1980's loved jeans!
Various music stars influenced fashion trends throughout the 1980s. Popular American singer Madonna introduced risqué tends like visible bra straps and wearing underwear as outerwear. After Michael Jackson wore a studded leather jacket in his very successful video clip Thriller (1982), many young people were seen wearing a similar style. The movie Flash dance (1983) made leg warmers and ripped, off the shoulder t-shirts popular.
The 1980s brought the fashion world things like; Leg Warmers, Leotards, Shoulder Pads, Over-sized Tops, Parachute Pants, Leather Jackets and Acid-washed Jeans.
This is an example of a 1980's fashion TV advertisement. It was very hard to find an ad that wasn't about jeans which shows that people in the 1980's loved jeans!