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IN GENERALWhen you think of 80s fashion, you probably think of neon colours, big

hair and leg warmers. Although this is a fairly accurate representation of fashion in the 80s, it’s not the top and bottom of it. There was far more to 80s fashion which I shall be researching throughout this PowerPoint. It’s important that I research fashion in the 80s in order to make my music magazine realistic, as I have decided to create a glam pop magazine, and glam pop was a style that was big in the 80s.

MEMBERS ONLY JACKETS

Chances are, if you were into 80s fashion, you had a Members Only Jacket. These jackets were very popular in the 80s. They were first introduced in 1981 and came in a variety of colors.

ACID WASH JEANS

Acid Wash Jeans were jeans that were soaked in chlorine or some other product that removed the top layer of blue denim and left the jeans looking white with blue undertones. If you were really cool in the 80s you wore the matching acid washed denim coat to match the jeans. In 80s fashion, you could not have too much denim!

SHOULDER PADS

Women went for the square shouldered look by putting shoulder pads in their outfits. This form of 80s fashion showed up often on the night time soaps like Dynasty.

FLASHDANCE STYLE – OFF-THE-SHOULDER SHIRT

After Flashdance was released in 1983, many people took fashion inspiration from it. This included the off-the-shoulder shirt that is featured in this photo.

JUMPSUITS

Jumpsuits were also in fashion in the 1980s. They were often brightly coloured.

TURTLENECKS

Turtlenecks were in fashion in the 1980s. They were often worn underneath jumpers, although they were sometimes worn without a jumper.

80S HAIRSTYLESAllure magazine has done an article on 13 hairstyles that were

around in the 80s which I have read and will be taking into consideration for my photoshoots:

http://www.allure.com/hair-ideas/2015/80s-hairstyles-trends#slide=4

80S MAKEUPThese websites offer me some insight into the makeup worn in

the 80s:

http://www.liketotally80s.com/2006/10/80s-makeup/http://www.tinytouchups.com/80s-makeup-10481/

I will use some of the styles described when I make over my models for my photo shoot.