44 Captivating Shots Showcasing Fashion Trends Among American Youth in the 1980s

 

1980s fashion had heavy emphasis on expensive clothes and fashion accessories. Apparel tended to be very bright and vivid in appearance.

Women expressed an image of wealth and success through shiny costume jewelry, such as large faux-gold earrings, pearl necklaces, and clothing covered with sequins and diamonds.

Punk fashion began as a reaction against both the hippie movement of the past decades and the materialist values of the current decade. The first half of the decade was relatively tame in comparison to the second half, which is when the iconic 1980s color scheme had come into popularity.
Hair in the 1980s was typically big, curly, bouffant and heavily styled. Women from the 1980s wore bright, heavy makeup. Everyday fashion in the 1980s consisted of light-colored lips, dark and thick eyelashes, and pink or red rouge (otherwise known as blush).
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These cool snaps from JMANCHA2010 captured young people in California that defined fashion styles of American youth in the 1980s.

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

The girl next to her car looked so seductive

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

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Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s
Fashion Styles of American Youth in the 1980s

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