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It 2017 is set in 1988-1989, so it usually irks me whenever something is out of that era in a fic. Here's your list of miscellaneous 80s pop culture facts that will most definitely help you on your writing!
80s FASHION
- high waisted shorts / jeans - ribbed tee shirts - bright colors - bright windbreakers - high socks - blue eyeshadow and bright makeup - baggy sweaters - converse - vans - overalls - straight legged cuffed jeans - hoop earrings - puffed / crimped hair - shoulder pads - knee-length skirts - plaid - belts - leotards, sweatpants, & tights ( like athletic wear ) - jewelry ( plastic and a lot of it ) - leggings - bike shorts & short shorts - neck length - shoulder length hair - bangs - tattered jeans - plain white shirts - cut-offs - muscle shirts - very big and eccentric hairstyles - crop tops
80s MUSIC & ARTISTS
- madonna - bon jovi - michael jackson - cyndi lauper - duran duran - whitney houston - tears for fears - don't stop believin' by journey - africa by toto - uptown girl by bon jovi - tainted love by soft cell - venus by bananarama - sweet dreams ( are made of this ) by the eurythmics - wake me up by wham! - take on me by a-ha - like a virgin by madonna - physical by olivia newton-john - cherry bomb by the runaways
80s TV SHOWS
- growing pains - he-man: masters of the universe - duck tales - knight rider - three's company - alf - the twilight zone - kate & allie - the golden girls - the a team - scooby-doo - macgyver
80s MOVIES
- can't buy me love - sixteen candles - the breakfast club - heathers - back to the future - ferris bueller's day off - e.t. - ghostbusters - the goonies - top gun - indiana jones - stand by me - aliens - the karate kid - the terminator - the shining - the empire strikes back - blade runner - the princess bride - dirty dancing - the gremlins - beetlejuice
MISCELLANEOUS 80s OBJECTS
- polaroid cameras - Walkmans - vhs - diners - tapes - boomboxes - radioes - bikes - walkie-talkies - arcade games - action figures - tv - tv dinners
