The Eighties Online

The 80s makes a great theme for any party. You can throw an 80s theme Halloween party, of course, but an 80s party can be fun anytime of the year. Try an 80s holiday costume party today.

Being invited to a costume party, often with just a few weeks to prepare, it can be overwhelming choosing a great costume for yourself and a guest.

Here's a few of my top picks for awesome 80s party costume ideas. There are many more. These are very inexpensive costumes and can be made form many easy to purchase items or things you may already have around the house.

Please feel free to comment and add a few more unique ideas of your own.

Michael Jackson
A rhinestone glove, penny loafers, white socks, black pants that come to just above your ankle, you might want to get a black curly wig, a fedora (thats the hat he wears), and a lot of attitude! Penny loafers, high water black jeans, crew cut socks, red jacket with several zippers on the sides, curled up hair.

Big hair and bright clothes were all topped off with blue mascara and blue eyeliner, the darker the better. Popular colors were neon green and hot pink as well as the brighter varieties of orange and yellow.Another '80s fad was jackets and trousers, made of rayon and velvet and satin, in shades of hot pink, neon blue and candy-apple red.

The 80's, was the time fashion was really integrated into the music scene. It was a time when it wasn't just about the music, but about setting trends.The clothes were Hollywood vintage store cool, but nobody really wore all that stuff together. 80s clothes that are vintage or vintage inspired keep coming back into fashion.

Sweaters were big, baggy and bat-winged. Some of the Yuppy fashion trends included the sweater over the shoulders, Izod shirts, and polo shirts. Some other 80s clothes that were big were the Members only jacket which was a must have.

From Dynasty, Alexis's hats and Krystle's shoulder pads started a trend of their own. There were many scenes in bed and the special attention was given to what ladies slept in.Both women were so incredibly

Bright lipstick, bright eyeshadow, big jewelry and big hair were all the rage in the mid 80's.

Short hair behind the ears with height on top (poofy) were definitely the thing. Big gaudy earrings and as many bracelets as you could fit on your wrist.

The early 80's involved bright neon colors such as pink and green on your clothing color, your hair pieces, shoes and jewelry. The brighter the better.

The invention of hair gel brought a shift away from the hairspray 60s hairstyles the parent's of the 80s kids wore. While in the 70s it seem the straighter and less styled look prevailed. No hairspray, no gel, and no big hair.

But, in the 80s for men it was cool to wear gel to spike up the hair or to get that 50s look that was popular in movies like "Back to the Future" and "Peggy Sue Got Married". More movies made the 50s hairstyles popular in the 80s such as "La Bamba" and "The Buddy Holly Story".

80s makeup and hairstyles might not be perfect workplace attire in the 21st century.

Madonna of the early 80s is a good model. she wore plenty of makeup, including white foundation and black eyeliner.

For the average 80s girl, lots of makeup and bright hair colors were a perfect part of the 80s fashion.

For women's eighties fashions, hair should be big and fluffy, but controlled. And high heels are the finishing touch to this killer 80s fashion statement.

Bright lipstick, bright eyeshadow, big jewelry and big hair were all the rage in the mid 80's. Short hair behind the ears with height on top (poofy) were definitely the thing. Big gaudy earrings and as many bracelets as you could fit on your wrist. The Madonna look as in (Borderline).

The early 80's involved bright neon colors such as pink and green on your clothing color, your hair pieces, shoes and jewelry. The brighter the better.

Short hair for girls, cut above the ears and short in the back with a little poof of top, but slick on the sides was really cool in the early 80's (Pat Benatar, Sheena E), but as the 80's progressed hair became bigger and bigger and blonder blonder. A bottle of peroxide was the cheapest way to bleach your hair. The accessories remained large throughout the decade.