Eighties Party - 1980's Fashion Music and Movies

Party Like it's 1989!

Get back to the 80's with an awesome eighties party.

We have everything 80's from top party tunes to funky retro fashion and memorable 80's movies that will take you back to the decade of feathered hair, hefty shoulder pads, legwarmers and splashes of neon and pastel colors.

Join our party or throw your own with 1980s T-Shirts, Girls and Guys Eighties Fashions, Mix Tape Ideas and Voting Booths to rank your favorite 80s pop culture music, music and movies.

Awesome 80s Party Music

Creating the ultimate eighties playlist.

Get your party started right with the top good time 80s party hits from megabands to one hit wonders. A good eighties mix will keep people dancing with different genres from pop tunes to alternative to club classics and bumpin' old school hip hop.

Here are some ideas to get you started!

80s Pop Classics and One Hit Wonders
Prince - Raspberry Beret
A-Ha - Take On Me
Madonna - Like A Virgin
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
The Police - Every Breath You Take
Eurythmics - Sex Crime 1984
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf
Blondie - Rapture
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
Thomas Dolby - Blinded Me With Science
Nena - 99 Red Balloons
The Go Go's - We Got the Beat
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
Hall and Oats - You Make My Dreams

80s Alternative
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
English Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom
The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
The Clash - Train in Vain
Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
Yello - Oh Yeah
The The - Perfect
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes
The Ramones - Rock and Roll Radio
Yaz - Situation

80s Hip Hop Jams
Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It?
Beastie Boys - Fight for Your Right to Party
Salt n Pepa - Let's Talk About Sex
Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock - It Takes Two
Run DMC - It's Tricky
EPMD - Strictly Business
Slick Rick - Children's Story
Public Enemy - 911 is Joke
Tone Loc - Funky Cold Medina
Biz Markie - Just a Friend
Eric B and Rakim - Paid in Full

Top Hits of the 80s

Top-charting artists of the 1980s include Pat Benatar, Billy Idol, Guns N Roses, Robert Palmer, The Police, Bananarama, The Go-Go's, Dire Straits, Duran Duran, Van Halen, Foreigner, Phil Collins, Wang Chung, Tears for Fears, Heart, Juice Newton, The Eurythmics, Def Leppard, Bryan Adams, Queen, U2, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Olivia Newton-John, Prince, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Beastie Boys, Bon Jovi. (Links go to artist profiles on Wikipedia)

80s Mix Compilation CDs

Monster '80s

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Billboard #1s: The '80s

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Pure 80's

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Pure 80's Rock

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Pure 80's Dance

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80s Fashion - Frankie Say Relax

The Definative Eighties T-Shirt!

FRANKIE SAY RELAX T-SHIRTS
If there is simple a fashion statement that represents the eighties like no other then it has to be Frankie Say Relax. This funky design exploded on the streets following the success of new wave band Frankie Goes to Hollywood's 1984 controversial single "Relax". Sometimes misspelled as Frankie SAYS Relax the shirt has enjoyed a continuing place in popular culture appearing in Movies and TV Shows such as Friends and the Simpsons.

A great looking shirt for any 80s party available in Mens Womens Kids and Baby sizes s, m, l, xl, xxl, 3xl, 4xl.

1980s Fashion for Guys

If you wanna party 80s you gotta look 80s so here are some ideas for the guys. There are a number of ways you can approach this - rocker, prep and Miami Vice are always stylin' or maybe you are more the alternative pop star or punk rocker type. Check the pics below for some inspiration!

Rocker Looks:
poison 80s rockers

I'm not sure what happened to rocker's in the eighties, bands like Motley Crue and Poison were all talkin' tough and wearing leather but accessorized with makeup, crimped hair and neon spandex pants. These bands knew how to party and so will you in your silk shirt or vest with no shirt open to show off the necklaces, spandex pants or tight black jeans, big shades, headband and poofy hair. A tacky temporary tattoo is a nice detail.

Miami Vice:
With the Miami Vice look you can go either way, the laid back Sonny Crocket look or Tubbs' pimpin city style.

If you want to be Don Johnson think pastels and white - go for a deconstructed jacket with shoulder pads, light cotton pleated pants and a summery tee with pastels, don't forget the rayban wayfarers.

For a dressier Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs look think shiny silver suits, top buttoned silk shirts, colored dress shirts with a white collar, shiny silk ties, a nice watch, pimpin' flat dress shoes with pointy toes and a nice miami beach tan.

Preppy:
80s preppy look

Dig out the Lacoste, Polo and Members Only for a preppy 80s guy look. Think mixed doubles tennis matches with pastel golf shirts, bright tennis sweaters, tan chinos or tapered white levis, tennis shorts and wrist bands or a conservative blue blazer with school tie. Don't forget to pop your collar!

Alternative:

Can't go wrong with cheery black and white for a brooding alternative eighties look like The Cure or Depeche Mode. White shirts buttoned up to the top or dark t-shirts with retro prints, black jackets, doc martens, lots of hairspray, berets and fetish gear always make for a good time. Punk it up with

Tres Chic 1980's Skiny Ties

1.5" Ultra Skinny Necktie

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For all you new wavers, mods and new romantics of the Eighties. Skinny ties were popular with everyone from the Jam to Elvis Costello and Bowie.

MIDGET ROCKER! Mens 80s Costume

Adult Midget Rocker Costume Halloween Costume

Amazon Price: $79.99 (as of 05/13/2008)

If you ever wanted to know what it was like to be a midget in a metal cover band jumping up on some speakers and rocking out then here is your chance!

Retro Eighties Breakdancing Vids

Breakin' and Poppin'

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Van Damme - Breakin'

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Break Machine - Street Dance

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Music Videos from Eighties Movies

Say Anything Music Video

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Breakfast Club 12" Remix Video Montage

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Movie Montage

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The Most Popular Films of the 80s

As ranked by IMDB User Poll

Get Lost in the Eighties

Totally bodacious 80s tees for men and women lost in the eighties!

Karate Kid - Final Scene

All that Waxing On and Waxing Off pays off!

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80s Fashion - Wax On Wax Off

Be the next Karate Kid with this trendy print.

These hip t-shirts from Insomniak are a great look for 80s movie loving men, women and kids.

Get Busy with the Huxtables

Classic 80s Cosby Show Clip

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Cosby Show Tribute T-Shirts

1980s TV sitcom watchers will remember the Huxtable Family from the Cosby Show. This line of designer shirts has Cliff and Clair plus the kids Denise, Theo, Vanessa and Rudy.

1980s Fashion for Girls

Everyone's a Pop Star

Streetwise Madonna wannabees, preppy beach girls and downtown power dressers were all sporting colorful gaudy styles in the eighties. Belt that long t-shirt, slip on some jelly shoes, designer jeans, bright colored tights, leg warmers, oversized super model sun glasses and get ready to party eighties style.

madonna 80s fashion

80s Rocker Chicks and Valley Girls were listening to Van Halen and Madonna and rocking some fun colorful styles just like rock stars. Try a cut off short jean skirt, bright colored tights with black fishnet over them and leg warmers over that. For shoes it's more colors with high top converses or vintage sneakers like LA Gear or Rebok.

For a more Bon Jovi style get a pair of western boots with tassels and ripped acid washed jeans. Don't forget to blowdry the front of your hair as high up as possible!

Eighties accessories for girls include lace gloves like Madonna, lots of jelly bracelets, large hair bows, sweatbands, blue eye shadow and off to the side pony tails.

Madonna Fishnets

80s Maddona Style Black Fishnet Leggings Costume

Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 05/13/2008)

Just the naughty touch for your rocking 80s madonna costume!

Power Dressing in the Big 80s

Yuppie Dreams in the City

Heather Locklear and John Collins from the 1980s prime-time soap Dynasty. These powerful 80s women can be identified by their jumbo shoulder pads, big jewelery, big hat and big hair. I think you could say the keyword here is BIG and Dynasty was a big tv hit during its run from 1981-1989 on ABC.

1980's Goals and Ideals

This forgotten board game sums up 80s Western culture in single image. You've got airbrushed silk workout shorts, leg warmers, sweatbands, suburban mansions, wind surfing, solid gold singing, Ferrari driving, tennis playing, executives behind the desk, lush green lawns, and a little bit of Europe just to make things feel a little international. For me this evokes Wimbledon, John McEnroe, Olivia Newton-John getting physical, the Surfing fashion craze, Princess Dianna, hardly working at the office, Magnum P.I., and Life Styles of the Rich and Famous all rolled up into one awesome piece of cover art.
Found at Branded in the 80s.

John Hughes Movie Plexo

Collect Your Favorite John Hughes 80s Movies

ferris beullers day off pic

John Hughes directed the most popular comedies of the 80s and his films have come to define the era. He is probably best known for writing the coming-of-age 1980s teenage dramatic comedies co-starring Molly Ringwald: Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink (the first two of which he also directed). He also wrote and directed Weird Science and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, which were also teen comedies.

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Contents at a Glance

Contents at a Glance

Awesome 80s Party Music

Creating the ultimate eighties playlist.

Top Hits of the 80s

80s Mix Compilation CDs

80s Fashion - Frankie Say Relax

The Definative Eighties T-Shirt!

1980s Fashion for Guys

Tres Chic 1980's Skiny Ties

MIDGET ROCKER! Mens 80s Costume

Retro Eighties Breakdancing Vids

Music Videos from Eighties Movies

The Most Popular Films of the 80s

As ranked by IMDB User Poll

Get Lost in the Eighties

Karate Kid - Final Scene

All that Waxing On and Waxing Off pays off!

-karate kid

80s Fashion - Wax On Wax Off

Be the next Karate Kid with this trendy print.

Get Busy with the Huxtables

Classic 80s Cosby Show Clip

Cosby Show Tribute T-Shirts

1980s Fashion for Girls

Everyone's a Pop Star

Madonna Fishnets

Power Dressing in the Big 80s

Yuppie Dreams in the City

1980's Goals and Ideals

John Hughes Movie Plexo

Collect Your Favorite John Hughes 80s Movies

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