80s style party

The fashion style of the 80s, which inspires designers all over the world, is usually associated with the incendiary disco of the 80s, a spectacular outfit for women, and aggressive makeup. Now it is customary to idealize the Disco style, elevate bright colors, shiny fabrics, flashy accessories, lush hairstyles, emphasized sexuality to the rank.

It has become fashionable to hold themed corporate parties - parties in the style of the 80s, creating an appropriate fashionable image. However, not everyone knows that this era in women's clothing (and not only) is much deeper and more diverse, which is why it continues to be an inexhaustible source of inspiration for creative people. To understand this better and more subtle, let's plunge into the era.

First of all, it should be remembered that the style of the 80s was formed at a time of total shortage of goods, the presence of black marketers and the complete absence of the Internet. For the elite from civil servants, there were corresponding Model Houses and shops with imported goods, and for foreigners - specialized shops "Beryozka".

The ordinary part of the population bought branded brands or labels only “by pull” or, having stood in long queues in stores.That is why at that time most of the population mastered the technique of knitting, many had sewing machines. Women's clothing was created literally from nothing, and even outerwear. Any pieces of fabrics and patterns from fashion magazines, mainly from the socialist abroad, were used. So skillful fashionistas of those times created bright eccentric outfits, which later became legendary, and which are now trying to recreate the style of parties of the 80s.

These facts explain the presence in the fashion of an abundance of knitted models, which were quite voluminous, certainly with enlarged shoulders due to special overlays on the shoulder line. Shoulder pads were present in literally all models, even in summer ones, because the X-shaped silhouette was in fashion. To increase the volume of the shoulders, shoulder straps, draperies, coquettes, puffs and lanterns were also used.

Thanks to the signs of that time, fashion can be called diverse, and in its most extreme manifestations: one part of the population recognized only its own way of dressing and did not recognize the other at all. The following styles in women's clothing can be distinguished:

• business;
• sports (aerobics);
• romantic;
• evening (the most eccentric, quoted and loved by all subsequent generations).

They are united by an hourglass silhouette, which was achieved by an extended shoulder line and an underlined waist. Wide belts were actively used, which sometimes resembled a corset. Soft draperies were present along the hip line, not only on skirts, but also in trouser models. It was then that the revolutionary styles of trousers called "bananas" came into fashion. Collars were an important accent - racks and the so-called apache shape were very fashionable.For outerwear, an asymmetric zipper was used, which was sewn in obliquely, especially in leather jackets and jeans. That's where the jackets came from.

Articles describing the style of the 80s usually sin with cliches like: the more colorful - the cooler, bright provocative makeup, voluminous hairstyles, rhinestones and sparkles. All this is rather applicable to the Disco style. Do not think that in this form the girl went to work or school.

Clothes for business women were mostly straight silhouettes with an extended shoulder line and a stand-up collar - now it is called the "case" model or models in the form of an inverted triangle. They were dresses with a low armhole and a boat-shaped neckline, kimono-cut sleeves with dropped shoulders and a narrowed skirt.

Slim women were instructed to emphasize the waist with a belt, but loose cuts were also in trend, especially for plus sizes. With the light hand of Alla Pugacheva, baggy dresses with loose sleeves of a “bat” cut appeared in fashion. Checkered or striped patterns were especially popular in everyday fabrics, but bright solid colors were also welcomed. Shoes - classic pumps or pointed shoes with thin heels 5-6 centimeters high.

Youth fashion made its own adjustments to the business style: baggy styles with one-piece sleeves and a free armhole were adapted by the most fashionable student girls for voluminous blouses of bright colors (in winter they were knitted models). They were worn with short tight skirts - a rather spectacular look was obtained.

An example of everyday style for any age was a trouser suit with skinny pants.It was complemented by a jacket of the same color with voluminous shoulders and a contrasting knit top or turtleneck.

And schoolgirls, as you know, did not dress as pretentiously as they do now, but wore strict brown dresses or blouses with a white-top-black-bottom skirt to school.

The romantic style was especially loved by young girls. It was characterized by lush styles of skirts such as "sun", "godet", "tulip", "balloon", "tatyanka" and various cascading cuts. All kinds of ruffles and flounces, frills and jabots were willingly used. Length - from super short "mini" to models in the floor. Shoes for a romantic style - sandals, ballet flats, stilettos.

The Olympics, breaking into the country in 1980, turned stereotypes upside down, mixed styles and left a special imprint on the wardrobe of that time. It was fashionable and prestigious to go in for sports. Sportswear quickly gained popularity. For outdoor activities, young people preferred light blue jeans, shabby or “varenki” - a symbol of the rebellious spirit. Faded models with whitish tints were worn with cropped T-shirt tops. For autumn, leather jackets with studs and leather skirts were preferred. From shoes - sneakers or sneakers with leggings.

Then they didn’t know the word “fitness”, but they said “aerobics”. A whole musical direction appeared, replicating the energetic music that representatives of that generation were engaged in. At the same time, a sporty style of clothing arose, which at first was characteristic of exercising in the gym, then its elements went far beyond its limits.

Bright shiny leggings, and later - shorter "bicycles" made of synthetic elastic materials became the trend of the 80s.In the gym, they were dressed in combination with a bright swimsuit in luminescent colors, preferably in a contrasting combination. An indispensable detail is a bright bandage on the forehead, which at first was a purely sports accessory, like plastic jewelry. Such clothes quickly migrated to the masses and turned into an extravagant option for a youth party or, as it was then called, discos.

The American style of the 80s became a great influence on the formation of the Disco style, because the most vivid images appeared against the background of the musical and dance music of famous foreign stars, they set the tone not only with music, but with clothes and the whole manner of holding on.

At the disco of the 80s, one could find a combination of black spectacular leggings with miniskirts and voluminous shiny blouses or tight dresses in bright colors with an abundance of sequins, sequins and rhinestones. Even fishnet or patterned tights should sparkle thanks to the addition of lurex threads. Pumps with stilettos or platform were also decorated with shining crystals or spectacular buckles. Evening dresses were sewn from satin and silk, guipure and organza, velor and velvet. The sleeves are certainly puffy, the outfit is complemented by all kinds of peplums, flounces, bows.

From jewelry in everyday style, plastic jewelry in bright colors was used. In the evening version, these are sparkling long or voluminous earrings, an abundance of beads, necklaces and many bracelets.

The hairstyle is usually voluminous and lush. In fashion - perm with small curls and bouffant, which was fixed with a large amount of varnish. Smooth hair seemed like an unfashionable relic of the 70s. For the evening, a curled ponytail on the side looked spectacular.Short hair was styled, leaving the ears open so that chic earrings were visible.

Make-up was not inferior in extravagance to the outfit and hairstyle. “Fox eyes” were in fashion with bright black eyeliner, bold mascara applied to the eyelashes and shades of bright colors: pink, blue, green, lilac, and at the same time. Shadows were applied to the entire eyelid, up to the eyebrow. Lipstick - mostly dark, but bright colors and more shine. Mother-of-pearl shades were very fashionable, which were actively used both for lips and for eyes.