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Sharp dressed (wo)man list
List started by
dylanrocks
for the 7th grade dance, circa 1985 domain
You can't go to an 80s dance without some tubular clothing!
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| Vans |
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Vans is a Southern California-based manufacturer of sneakers, bmx shoes and other shoe types catering primarily to the skateboarder/surfer youth market.
Originally known as Van Doren Rubber Company, Vans was founded on March 16, 1966 by Paul Van...
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| Members Only |
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Members Only is a brand of clothing that became popular in the 1980s for the "Members Only Jacket". The brand was created in 1975 and introduced to American markets in 1979 by Europe Craft Imports (later acquired in 1987 by the Marcade Group)....
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| Leg warmer |
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Leg warmers are coverings for the lower legs, similar to socks but thicker and generally footless. Leg warmers were originally dancewear worn by ballet and other classic dancers. Leg warmers are thought by some dancers to warm the lower calf, but no...
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| Ocean Pacific | Company |
Ocean Pacific (OP) is a surf clothing company based in Irvine, California, USA. It began as a surfboard label in the 1960. John Smith designed the original trademark and label for his surfboards which he sold out of his shop North County Ding Repair...
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| Swatch |
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Swatch is a brand name for a line of wrist watches from the Swatch Group, a Swiss conglomerate with vertical control of the production of Swiss watches and related products. In 1982, Swatch was conceived and it was introduced on the market in...
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| Ray Ban Wayfarer |
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The Ray-Ban Wayfarer is a design of sunglasses manufactured by Ray-Ban since 1952, when their design was a revolutionary break from the metal eyewear of the past. Wayfarers enjoyed early popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, especially after they were...
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| Parachute pants |
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Parachute pants are a style of trousers (pants) characterised by the use of ripstop nylon and / or extremely baggy cuts. In the original loose-fitting, extraneously zippered style of the late 70s 'parachute' refers to the pants' synthetic nylon...
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| Adidas |
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Adidas Ltd. AG (pronounced , often pronounced in English) is a major German sports apparel manufacturer and part of the Adidas Group, which consists of Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-adidas golf company, and Rockport. Besides sports...
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| Adidas Originals |
Adidas Originals is a line of casual sports apparel, and is the heritage line of Adidas The brand uses the famous Trefoil logo, which was originally used on all Adidas products until the company introduced a new logo in 1991. Adidas Originals covers...
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| Airwalk | Company |
Airwalk is a boardsport (ie. Surfing and skateboarding) footwear company based in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1986 by Bill Mann and George Yohn. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the company made skate shoes, t-shirt, snowboard...
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| B.U.M. Equipment | Company |
B.U.M. Equipment, also known by its corporate name Chauvin International, Ltd., is a Los Angeles clothing company founded in 1987. Marketed primarily toward teens and young adults, the brand was particularly fashionable during the late 1980s and...
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| Bermuda shorts |
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Bermuda Shorts, also known as walking shorts or dress shorts, are a particular type of short trousers, now widely worn as semi-casual attire by both men and women. The hem can be cuff or un-cuffed, around one inch above the knee.
They are so-named...
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| Body Glove |
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Body Glove is a major surf/skateboard/watersports brand started in the United States by Dive-N-surf Inc. Body Glove was founded in 1953 by twin brothers Bill and Bob Meistrell. The brothers invented the very first practical wetsuit in the early...
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| Bodysuit |
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In clothing, a bodysuit, or body, is a leotard-like garment that may or may not have snaps at the crotch. It is usually form-fitting and sleeved, although some are sleeveless and are cut like a tank top. Although bodysuits for men do exist, they are...
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| Bola tie |
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A bolo tie (sometimes bola tie) is a type of necktie consisting of a piece of cord or braid leather with decorative metal tips or aglets (aiguillettes) secured with an ornamental clasp or slide.
In the United States bolo ties are widely associated...
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| Broomstick skirt | Garment |
A Broomstick Skirt is a type of light-weight skirt that is characterized by its amount of fabric and "wrinkly" or "crinkled" look. These skirts tend to be ankle length, and appear to be a little full. They take the name "broomstick" from the way...
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| Bugle Boy |
Bugle Boy is a brand of pants popular in the 1980s founded by Dr. William Mow in 1977. It declared bankruptcy in 2001.
Bugle Boy featured men's and boys' clothing, often with a denim theme. Elastic cuffs at the bottom of the jeans and cross...
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| Bustier |
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A bustier (alternately bustiere) is an article of clothing for women, which is form-fitting and is traditionally worn as lingerie. It looks somewhat like a Basque, but a bustier is shorter. It reaches down only to the ribs or the waist and has a...
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| Calculator watch |
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Calculator watches (watch with a calculator function) appeared in the Mid 1970s introduced by Pulsar and Hewlett Packard. Several watch manufacturers have made CWs over the years, but the Japan electronics company Casio produced the largest variety...
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| Camp Beverly Hills |
Camp Beverly Hills was a clothing line, popular in the 1980s. It began in 1977, as an inexpensive alternative to the stores of Rodeo Drive. During the next decade, the line became popular after introducing some of the first casual clothing to use...
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| Chess King |
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Chess King was a men's clothing retailer created by the Melville Corporation.
Although the retailer was successful during the 1980s, changing fashion trends contributed to the chain falling on hard times at the beginning of the 1990s.
Chess King...
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| Crop top |
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Crop tops (also cropped tops) are T-shirts or blouse that are cut off, resulting in the exposure of some of the wearer's abdomen. The halfshirt (or bellyshirt) is a variety of shirt that is cut off from the bottom of the chest.
Though several...
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| Designer jeans | Company |
Designer jeans are high-fashion jeans that are marketed as status symbols. The Nakash brothers (Joe, Ralph, and Avi) are generally credited with starting the trend when they launched their Jordache line of jeans in 1978. Designer jeans are cut for...
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| Dolphin shorts |
Dolphin shorts are an athletic style of shorts. They are notable for a visible binding of an often contrasting color, often white. The main body of the shorts are often one bright block color, but there is much color variation.
The name may refer...
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| Dr. Martens |
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Dr. Martens is a footwear, clothing and accessories brand, and the footwear products are most often known as Doc Martens, Docs or DMs. The footwear is distinct because of its air-cushioned sole (dubbed...
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| Esprit Holdings |
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Esprit Holdings Limited ( ) is a publicly owned manufacturer of apparel, footwear, accessories, jewellery, and housewares, under the ESPRIT label. The company is headquartered and managed from Kowloon, Hong Kong and Ratingen, Germany. The brand...
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| Friendship Bracelet |
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Friendship bracelets are special bracelets given from one friend to another as a symbol of friendship. They are handmade and usually made out of embroidery floss or thread. There are various styles and patterns, but most are based on the same simple...
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Gel bracelets or jelly bracelets are an inexpensive type of wristband similar to a large diameter O-ring. They come in a variety of colors, and dozens can be worn on each arm. They have been popular in waves throughout the Western world and...
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| Guess?, Inc. |
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Guess, (styled as GUESS?) is an American name-brand clothing line. It is known for its sexualized advertising campaigns, which have featured explicit black-and-white photographs of fashion models and actresses such as Claudia Schiffer, Valeria Mazza...
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| Halterneck |
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Halterneck is a style of women's clothing with a single strap around the back of the neck. This can refer to either a dress or a separate shirt, called a halter top. The latter is a type of sleeveless shirt similar to a tank top (by the American...
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| Harrington jacket |
A Harrington jacket is a type of short, lightweight jacket, made of cotton, polyester, wool or suede — usually with a tartan or check-patterned lining.
The first Harrington-style jackets were made by British clothing company Baracuta in the 1930s....
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| Heavy metal fashion |
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Heavy metal fashion is the style of dress, body modification, make-up, hairstyle, and so on, taken on by fans of heavy metal, or, as they are often called, metalhead.
The clothing associated with heavy metal has its roots in the biker, rocker, and...
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| High-top |
The high-top is a shoe that extends significantly over the wearer's ankle. It is most common in an athletic shoe, particularly basketball shoes. It is sometimes confused with the mid-top. Examples of basketball shoes more frequently seen as high...
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| Izod Lacoste | Company |
Izod Lacoste was a brand name licensed by Lacoste to Izod from 1952-1993. In 1953, René Lacoste, the creator of the Lacoste polo shirt, teamed up with David Crystal, who at the time owned both Haymaker and Izod, to manufacture and distribute Lacoste...
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| Jean skirt | Garment |
A denim skirt, commonly known as a "jean skirt," is a skirt made of denim, the same material as blue jeans. Some are modeled after the exact style of jeans. Others are constructed more like other types of skirts. Jean skirts were first introduced in...
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| Jelly shoes |
Jelly shoes or jellies are shoes made of PVC plastic. Jelly shoes come in a variety of brands and colors and the material is frequently infused with glitter. The "Jelly" in its name refers to the semi-transparent materials, with a jelly-like sheen....
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| Jordache |
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Jordache Enterprises, Inc. is a clothing company that manufacture (or contracts for the manufacture of) apparel including shirt, jeans, and outerwear. The brand is known for its designer jeans that were popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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| KangaROOS | Company |
KangaROOS are an American brand of sneaker originally produced from 1979 through the 1980s, with a later revival that continues today. They were notable for having a small zipper pocket on the side of the shoe, large enough for a small amount of...
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| Kutte |
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A kutte is a type of vest worn by metalhead and punks, and is commonly referred to in extreme metal subcultures as a "battle jacket". The word kutte is a loanword from the German Kutte. Kutten have found popularity in the punk subculture, especially...
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| Le Tigre Clothing | Company |
Le Tigre is an American brand of apparel designed to rival Lacoste in styling. First offered in 1977, Le Tigre polos sported a leaping tiger in lieu of Lacoste's signature crocodile. Le Tigre has been around for almost thirty years, but by the mid...
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| Leather skirt | Garment |
A leather skirt is a skirt made of leather. They appear in a variety of lengths and styles. It is a durable garment and is renowned for the stylishness.
A short leather skirt is sometimes regarded as sexy and perhaps more suited to a night out...
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| Leggings |
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Leggings are any of several sorts of fitted clothing to cover the legs. Originally leggings were two separate garments, one for each leg.
In contemporary usage, leggings refers to tight, form-fitting trousers that extend from the waist to the...
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A leotard is a skin-tight one-piece garment that covers the torso and body but leaves the legs free. It was made famous by the French acrobatic performer Jules Léotard (1839–1870), about whom the song "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze" was...
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| Loafers |
Loafers aka penny loafers are low, leather step-in shoe usually with moccasin construction, with broad flat heel. They first appeared in the mid 1930s. They have no shoelace or buckle. Penny loafers are made of leather and are often worn in formal...
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| Miniskirt |
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The miniskirt (often hyphenated as mini-skirt) is a skirt with a hemline well above the knees (generally 20 cm—about 8 inches—or more above knee level). The mini was the defining fashion symbol of "Swinging London" in the 1960s.
A minidress is a...
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| Sleeveless T-shirt |
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A sleeveless shirt, tank top or singlet (or sometimes vest) is a shirt manufactured without sleeve, or one where the sleeves have been cut off. Sleeveless shirts can be worn by either gender, depending on the style. These sleeveless undershirts do...
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| Platform shoe |
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Platform shoes are shoe, boot, or sandals with thick soles, often made of cork, plastic, rubber, or wood (wooden-soled platform shoes are technically also clogs). They have been worn in various cultures since ancient times for fashion or for added...
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| Power suits |
A power suit is a type of suit stereotypically associated with big business environments in the 1980s. Characterized with sharp, wide shoulder pads and stiff rigidity that were first introduced by Polo Ralph Lauren.
Women in the 80s sometimes...
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| Rah-rah skirt |
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The rah-rah (or ra-ra) skirt was a short flounced skirt that became popular in about 1982 and remained fashionable, mostly among teenage girls, for several years. It was derived from the skirts worn by cheer-leaders at American sporting and other...
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| Reebok |
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Reebok International Limited is a British producer of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories and is currently a subsidiary of Adidas. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of Africa antelope or gazelle. The company,...
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| Reebok Freestyle |
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Reebok Freestyle is a women's athletic shoe style that was introduced in 1982 and designed for aerobic exercise. It quickly surged Reebok into the mainstream athletic wear market and fashion scene along with becoming one of the most popular athletic...
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| Shoulder pads |
Shoulder pads are a type of fabric covered padding used in mens and womens clothing to give the wearer the illusion of having broader, and less sloping shoulders.
In men's styles, shoulder pads are often used in suits, jackets and overcoats,...
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| Slim Jeans |
Slim Jeans is a product marketed through a commercial from the 1980's. The product and commercial are considered hilarious by many people today.
Slim Jeans were a pair of pants, very unlike jeans and more similar to sweatpants, made of a cheap,...
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| Skinny jeans |
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Skinny jeans have a snug fit through the legs and end in a small leg opening. Other names for this style include carrot leg pants, cigarette pants, drainpipes, peg leg pants, pencil pants, skinny pants, slimjims, tapered pants, old-school hood jeans...
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| Spandex |
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Spandex or elastane is a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity. It is stronger and more durable than rubber |