1980s Clothes for Halloween
- Options for recognizable Halloween costumes include the '80s gothrocker, which could consist of an all-black outfit with black boots and a spiked black wig, a band groupie with tight, acid-washed jeans, a neon pink top and teased blonde hair, and even a prom queen wearing an outrageous prom dress covered in lace covered and usually in neon pastel colors, accompanied by a blonde wig. These outfits would be easy to assemble from trips to a thrift store or vintage clothing boutique.
- Dressing like an '80s teenager is one way to combine various pieces of '80s clothing into a cohesive look. A woman's costume can consist of acid-washed jeans or a denim bubble skirt, an oversize, multi-colored sweater, a thick, colorful belt worn over the sweater, white tights, colorful legwarmers over the tights and ballet flats. A man's costume can be acid-washed jeans, a red bandanna tied around one knee, a neon yellow, pink or green T-shirt and a denim jacket. White high-top tennis shoes complete this outfit.
- With enough planning ahead and trips to vintage clothing stores, you can dress like Madonna, Boy George and even Michael Jackson. Madonna's '80s look included black lace mini-skirts, black corsets, jewelry decorated with black crosses, torn fishnets and fingerless gloves. Boy George wore an iconic black bowler hat coupled with oversize white cotton pants and long-sleeved white or multi-colored T-shirts decorated with Japanese symbols. A red jacket, one sequined glove, tight black jeans and black loafers encompass Michael Jackson's '80s look.
- The 1980s was a time not only for the Material Girl and mall culture, but also for the advent of the yuppie. Shop at thrift stores for '80s power suits. For women, these can be suits of bright primary colors with big shoulder pads and a boxy style to the jacket. Accessorize this look with white tennis shoes to emulate women who used to walk to work in big cities and change into pumps later. Men should look for suits in pastel colors. Accessorize these suits with a black T-shirt and loafers without socks.