80'S Style And 80'S Fashion

80'S Style And 80'S Fashion

80's style and 80's fashion are reappearing again in lots of stores and on the runway. Jelly bracelets, punk clothing, and other retro clothing are making a comeback, so check out pictures and articles about the latest '80s trends here.

Ode to the Fanny Pack


Donkey Fanny Pack image via thisislandpalace.com


My parents used to send me to New Mexico each summer to visit my grandparents. They'd arm me with a tiny backpack and a fanny pack, in which they tucked crisp bills in case I needed anything. They warned me never to take the fanny pack off, but I didn't want to anyway--I knew it was the ultimate fashion statement.

image linked from fannypackantics --a great fanny pack resource.

Believe it or not, the fanny pack--which reached the height of its popularity in the late '80s and early '90s, is making a comeback.  I spotted something that looked alarmingly like a purse for the pelvis in photographs of the Miss Sixty fashion show at New York's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week.

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Fanny packs are even making their mark in the high fashion world. I found a Fendi fanny pack on Overstock.com for the low price of $369.99!

picture via overstock.com

Some looks are best left in the past. It's awfully hard to pull off a fanny pack without looking like a pitifully ironic hipster--but more power to you if you rock it well.
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