Back in 1981, I was 8 years old.
We had our spellings given to us in a tobacco tin, we counted bottle tops in Maths and we were made to stand in the ‘silly circle’ if we misbehaved at break time.
So smoking, alcohol and public humiliation all perfectly acceptable.
Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer and we all marvelled at her wedding dress and tried to copy her hair-do. Most of us, unsuccessfully.
I went to parties with a white stripe across my face in homage to Adam Ant. And in the playground it was a major faux-pas to steps on any tiny insects ‘in case it was one of Adam’s Ants’. I know, I know.
Life was opening up to me and I had the (in my opinion) great fortune to spend my ‘growing up years’ in the 80s. Shoulder pads, Wham! (Andrew or George?), Back to the Future, ski pants, fluorescent yellow and pink alternate socks, black patent brogues with lace for shoe laces, jelly bags, Torvill and Dean, Thriller and Grolsch tops in your shoes.
I’m sure I had this on my wall,
ripped from Blue Jeans Magazine
Lots of memories, most of them good, a few of them wonderful. School days, exams, discos, first slow dance, first kiss. Great friends, two of whom remain my best friends today.
They say fashion goes in cycles; I think the 80s are back. And it grates…not just in a ‘My God, I wouldn’t be seen dead in that any more’ way and not in a ‘Man, that makes me feel old’ kind of way, but in a ‘Go away – these are my memories, my childhood, my era’ kind of way. Trespassers will be terminated. Hasta la vista, Baby.
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Ha! I was def Andy. How did we not all guess about George tho eh?
My sis was for Andy. I was more of a Duranie actually…(sorry George).
We’re a similar age. I remember making mirrors for my Sindy dolls from the break time bottle tops.
But I do respect that each new trend is influenced from the one before – so it stands to reason that we’re going to come full circle eventually.I reckon that there’s a 30 year cycle in place for everything – fashion, music, politics, etc.
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So long as they don’t remake Back to the Future, I will just grin and bear it…
I have very fond memories of the ’80’s too *sighs*….. X
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I would love to have been in my 20s….I think! :-/
Ha! Don’t get angry…but this was the year I was born so I remember the Fergie Bow better than Di’s hair… Fab post of nostalgia x #PoCoLo
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Ah, I remember it well :) I was 10 years old then! I am so with you on all of those memories :) Thank you for linking to PoCoLo x
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I feel like sobbing when I realise the back end of the 80s was 25 years ago! How is that even possible?! #PoCoLo
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