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What is the most iconic 1980s fashion trend?

By YPB Team

The decade dressed loud, from the hairline down to the sneakers. Which look still says 1985?

  1. Shoulder pads — ranked #11
    Shoulder pads
    The padded 'power dressing' silhouette of 1980s jackets and blouses.
    1000pts
  2. Jelly shoes — ranked #22
    Jelly shoes
    Cheap translucent PVC sandals that every kid owned in the mid-1980s.
    679pts
  3. Scrunchies — ranked #33
    Scrunchies
    Fabric-covered hair ties patented in 1987 and worn everywhere by the decade's end.
    678pts
  4. Mullet — ranked #44
    Mullet
    The short-at-the-front, long-at-the-back haircut of rock and sport.
    555pts
  5. Acid-wash jeans — ranked #55
    Acid-wash jeans
    Bleach-mottled denim that peaked in the late 1980s.
    555pts
  6. Ray-Ban Wayfarer — ranked #66
    Ray-Ban Wayfarer
    The sunglasses revived by Tom Cruise in Risky Business (1983).
    555pts
  7. Members Only jacket — ranked #77
    Members Only jacket
    The 'racer' jacket with the throat latch, a best-seller of the early 1980s.
    0pts
  8. Tracksuits — ranked #88
    Tracksuits
    Matching nylon and velour track suits worn as everyday clothing, from Run-DMC to suburbs.
    0pts
  9. Air Jordan 1 — ranked #99
    Air Jordan 1
    The 1985 red, black and white high-top that turned basketball shoes into street fashion.
    0pts
  10. Leg warmers — ranked #1010
    Leg warmers
    Knitted dancewear pulled over jeans and leggings after Fame and Flashdance.
    0pts
  11. Swatch watches — ranked #1111
    Swatch watches
    The colourful plastic Swiss watches launched in 1983.
    0pts
  12. Big permed hair — ranked #1212
    Big permed hair
    Teased, permed and hair-sprayed volume from glam metal to the office.
    0pts

Comments 1

Shoulder pads, mullets, Wayfarers and a basketball shoe that kids wore to school within a year of its 1985 release: https://youpick.best/articles/air-jordan-ranked-many-ways

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