Fashion in the 1980’s began to revolve heavily around denim, bright colors, white accents and accessories. As seen in the picture above, the girls are variety of:
- wearing white chunky sneakers
- colorful laces
- jeans or denim jackets
- belts, scrunchies, bracelets and thick socks
Checkered prints became extremely popular, especially with the rise of skateboarding fashion and patterns trending in the media.
To the left, is what would be worn to go out, One piece jumpsuits like these became popular as they often were worn with:
- belts
- heels
- tops with open cuts for emphasis on collars, necklaces, scarves or cleavage.
Hip-hop street style brought out even more “baggy looks” with
- oversized shirts
- jackets,
- layers
- pants.
This is because hip-hop needed loose clothing for movement.
The iconic “dad” look included of
- baggy jeans sometimes cuffed at the ankle
- white chunky sneakers
- thick belts to accentuate waist
The same was done for “mom” jeans.