1980s style

A prediction from 1956 of how people would be dressing in the 1980s.

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Posted By: Alex - Thu Jun 27, 2013
Category: Fashion | Predictions | Yesterday’s Tomorrows | 1950s

Comments

Ah... that qualifies as a leisure suit on the dude, doesn't it?

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 06/27/13 at 11:00 AM

That must be the inspiration for Leisure Suit Larry. The couple looks like characters from an eight-bit computer game.

The prediction wasn't even close - the girl's hair should be feathered and really BIG! And lots of Spandex.

Posted by KDP on 06/27/13 at 12:56 PM

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Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 06/27/13 at 01:22 PM

Not as weird as some of the stuff I actually saw in the '80s. You are right about the big hair KDP, my sister had HUGE hair.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/27/13 at 07:50 PM

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