Events And Fashion In The 80's

People may say that the true years of fashion began in the late nineteen forties and went on through the early nineteen sixties. If you look at fashion today, its almost repeated the look from sixty years ago. In each generation fashion trends become based on history and/or important events. in the nineteen forties fashion was being modeled by the military wear. World War II caused a drastic change in the way clothes were being made and worn. In the nineteen fifties Americans admired the fashion of movie stars and music artists. Media had a strong influence on the wordly trend. The people of the sixties expressed there personalities and emotions through

There were many styles that people were able to work with. First off, one of the most common styles was the retro style. Retro was, in a way, inspired by disco. Americans would often wear flares, which were types of jeans where the legs got bigger and “flared” out towards the bottom of the foot (CITATION, #). This proves that retro was just one of the major fashion statements in the 1980s. Another style that Americans tried out was the Glamour style. This fashion included top of the line designers like CoCo Chanel, Versace, and Oscar de la Renta. These designers made a significant impact on the glamorous lifestyle. Glamorous was over the top, but in a fashionable or unique way that people like to dress (CITATION, #). People would wear skirts with a huge puffball at the bottom of it, or switch it up to a nice tight fitting pencil skirt. The economy was a huge factor. Obviously people wanted the best of the best, but the economy was not doing that well (CITATION, #). There were some bad things about the agriculture. Since the United States is just coming out of a recession, they were working on rebuilding businesses in the city so they could expand their business and try to earn back some of the money they lost. This proves that at this point in the 80s, life was not so glamorous because people had to worry about earning back the assets that they lost along with businesses. The farm economy was

    The 1980’s was a time of prosperity throughout America. From the Calendar that went from January 1st to December 31st to the increase of jobs. This decade was full of good changes socially, economically, and politically.

The events that are affected by the 1980s decade was music, music has influenced the 1980s so much with Madonna and Michael Jackson. Madonnas hair was all the rage, big curly hair with ratted bangs as high as you could get them she was the queen of the 1980s her fashion influenced so much of the 1980s, girls were curling there bangs just like Madonna she was an icon everyone looked up to her.

This essay will explore the effects social and political changes had on fashion in the 1980’s. This period was chosen because the new romantic fashions were so different to the punk fashions that had been before, this essay will therefore identify the changes that had taken place to influence this change. Primary evidence used to support findings will include interviews and photographs which will show a firsthand account of the period.

The 80 's was an eye opener to a lot of new things, new music, new styles, new points of view on life and new technology. Music was a big hit for the 80 's and so was the technology. A home, family, job and fun was basically what everyone needed to live ahappy life. In the 80 's, people saw the American dream, as a simple task of success andthose years defined them. They were the generation in between differences and facing disagreement andnot turning our backs. The 80 's may have made them idealistic, but it 's idealism that will push themand be passed on to their children, the first children of the twenty-first century.

The transition from the multicultural era of the eighties to the postnetwork era of the nineties triggered abrupt changes in American media and culture. [6] From fashions to family life, relationships, and attitudes, many new cultural elements subsequently changed television portrayals of ordinary American culture within this time period. More specifically, the culture of the eighties is often characterized by the rise of MTV and megastars, techno music and club drugs, and popular fashions such as leather, leggings, and Ray Bans. Eighties culture can be described as the ‘bombdigity’ and nineties culture can be described as more toned down, moral, and ‘sweet’.

This report is to inform you on the decade of the 1980s. People 's jobs, income, ideas, opinions changed so much from 1980 to 1989.

There is no other time like the 1980s. The 1980s was a decade of important cultural and political change. Music was punk and loud. Pop culture changed. Fashion was wild and over the top, with lots of makeup, accessories, and big funky hair. Sitcoms did incorporate a lot of these elements; however, sitcoms also addressed social issues and problems. Racism was one of the problems in sitcoms in the 1980s, and three shows that addressed racism were The Cosby Show, A Different World, and Diff’rent Strokes.

Throughout the 1980’s and 90’s, a significant amount of events and tragedies constantly arose among these 20-23 years. We know the stories of the events through internet research or by our history classes, but what we don’t know is the stories and the reactions of the people who were living through these years. Sitting down with my father and grandfather outside on a warm weekend, I got to know their reactions to these events. Most of the events that they remembered were the tragedies that happened during these 20 years, the government scandals or operations, but what they most fondly remembered was the new forms of entertainment that arose among the

The United States celebrate its bicentennial on July 4, 1976 meaning that they have been a nation for 200 years.In the 70s men wore a lot of double denim because it was fashionable and it was easy to wear. Leather Jackets were also popular because they were well fitted and easy to clean. Men wore cowboy boots, platform boots, and birkenstocks, because they were very comfortable. Womens fashion had suits such as the pantsuit and the leisure suit, women had long hair that was easy to maintain and it would only take a couple of minutes it, skirts and dresses were still relevant because they were comfortable .As you can see most of the trends were more about comfort rather than looks but some had had both. Helen Frankenthaler was an artist in the 70s, she was an abstract artist and she used her surroundings to inspire her art. Robinson’s Wrap was one of the pieces that helen has made, it was made in 1974 and is still being seen today. Helen was born into a rich family with two other siblings both

As for the 80s, the ladies typically only wore the fedora. During the depression days the women’s shoes were changed up a

Every generation laughs at the old fashions such as how big the hairstyles were for women, or the platform shoes, bell bottom pants, and even the grunge look. But some trends are coming back because everything comes back into style eventually. Many fashion trends from the 1990’s have made a comeback today or have simply never left.

The 1980’s was an era of color, blockbuster, cable network, fashion, and overall a successful decade. The 80’s was full of experimentation with crazy bright colors and hairstyles. The most iconic hairstyles were the whale spout ponytail, crimped hair, half-up and extremely voluminous, side ponytail, permed and teased, and many more (13 Hairstyles You Totally Wore in the '80s, 2015). For men the most common hairstyle was a small quiff.

The 1920’s, also called the roaring 20’s, was a time of change. During this time period the fashion for both men and women was changing immensely. The aftermath of WWI caused America to enter a vigorous era. As a result of the role of women during the war, many customs and morals were changing. The Stock Market started booming, many new dances and music came about, and women got the right to vote and enter the workforce. There was an uprise in almost every activity, and fashion was definitely one (Tirocchi, Anna and Laura). Although fashion varied throughout the decade, one could notice a drastic change from the prior fashion.