My set of 1980s paper dolls are more complete and pristine, likely because I was older and probably the only one who played with them by that time (I am the youngest). So, in looking over them, I noticed some definite trends. Some that could come back and some that shouldn't!
Trend #1
Flowery, Ruffled Peasant Dresses...
Was this influence from LIttle House on the Prairie? Or something else? Not a style I would care to see back.
Trend #2
Bat Wings....
I remember having one bat-winged shirt in elementary school that rocked. Unfortunately, I don't think I was ever photographed in it, but it was white with a picture of rainbow ending in hearts on it.
Trend #3
New Wave Country...
Was it our love of Dallas? There definitely was a love of country in the 80s. I remember also having a Western Barbie doll decked out in cowboy hat and boots, in those years. I'm NOT in favour of these fashions coming back.
Trend #4
Preppy....
This style was very popular in the 'greed is good', Alex P. Keaton, upwardly mobile, 1980s. Particularly among college students and the 'stuck-up' characters in John Hughes films. Yes, please come back! Not that I would associate myself with any of the forgoing, but since I prepare every year for 'going back to school,' I naturally gravitate towards such fashions. I also have noticed that wingtips, like Freckles in the middle is wearing, are coming back. I've been keeping my eye out for some!
Trend #5
Who Wears short Shorts?
We wear short shorts! Nobody should show that much leg. Barbie's one piece looks baggy like a diaper! No wonder Nair had to coin the jingle!
2 comments:
Love these old fashions! Barbie's short one-piece looks like what I had to wear for gym class in the early 60s! Ewwwwww...
OMG flashback! I loved playing with paper dolls as a kid! The styles from the 1970s were waaay better!
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