80S FASHION ONLINE

Back in the 1980s, colouring books were viewed as something you bought for your kids. However, these days they have become increasingly popular with adults, and they are a great way to relieve stress and induce calmness. Back to the 80s: Fads and Fashion Colouring Book is proving to be a very popular choice with adults, but, of course, the kids and grandkids can also join in, too! Please note, though, that these illustrations are quite complex, so they might be a little overwhelming for young children. Published by Lightburst Media, the A4 sized paperback features a glossy cover and 35 detailed illustrations with an 80s fashion theme. These will provide many hours of enjoyment, and there is enough here to keep you entertained for weeks. Thankfully, the illustrations are printed only on one side of each page, which is always a good idea with colouring books as the colour can bleed through if you're using felt tips - I prefer pencils myself! You can go wild with your colouring skill

Pay tribute to the anarchic British 80s comedy The Young Ones , with this popular T-shirt for Men, which is availble from the Retro Tees store on Amazon.co.uk. The tee features a top quality photo print featuring the four main characters; Vyvyan Basterd (played by Ade Edmondson), Neil Pye (Nigel Planer), Rick (Rik Mayall), and Mike "the-cool-person" (Christopher Ryan). As with the customer feedback, I recommend ordering a size-up, as the shirt is a little tight. That's the only negative, though, as the shirt itself is of excellent quality. While BBC1 was still airing traditional comedies such as The Two Ronnies , this off-beat sitcom found a cult audience on BBC2, and helped bring the new wave of alternative comedy to our attention. It was violent, it was surreal, and it was a refreshing change from the old-school comedy which was starting to look a little stale. So who was your favourite character? If I had to choose, then it would probably be the melancholic and pessimi

Crazy For Swayze Ladies T-shirt If you had a bit of a thing for Patrick Swayze back in the day, then you were certainly not alone. The American actor became an 80s heartthrob after starring in numerous movies including The Outsiders, Red Dawn, Young Blood, Dirty Dancing and Road House, to name but a few. This popular and colourful Crazy for Swayze T-shirt features the actor with blonde locks, as he was in the wildy entertaining 1991 action thriller Point Break, in which he starred as a surfer known as Bodhi.  It's very much a 90s shirt, and features a relaxed, boyfriend fit. It's made from 100% soft cotton and available in ladies sizes from X-Small to X-Large. You can also buy the tee in an XXL size from the Retro Tees Store on Amazon. However, if you're after something to wear at an 80s event, or maybe something with larger size options, then you may like this unisex T-shirt which is available from Amazon in blue or grey in a full range of sizes from small to 5XL. This Cr

Danny Devito 80s Neon Landscape T-shirt He may be short in stature, but Danny Devito certainly has a big on-screen presence. He is certainly one of the most-recognised and best-loved American actors, who rose to fame during his time playing Louie De Palmain in the classic 70s/80s comedy sitcom Taxi . If you're a fan of Devito and/or 80s movies, or you know someone who is, then this unique T-shirt will certainly be of interest. It features the head of the man himself inside a big triangle, set against a neon 80s grid landscape, enabling the lucky recipient to pay homage to both the actor and the best decade ever!  This high quality T-shirt is available in men's sizes from small to XX-Large. It only comes in black (which reminds of Henry Ford's famous quote!), but this is certainly the best coloured background for helping the neon graphic and Danny's unforgettable face to really stand out. Devito has had roles in numerous movies from the 80s to the present day, and starre

General Lee 01 Baseball T-shirt Anyone who grew up in the 80s will certainly remember watching The Dukes of Hazzard on TV on a Saturday evening. My weekend wasn't complete until I had enjoyed 45 minutes of mayhem, which included police car chases, stunt jumps and Rosco P. Coltrane crashing his police car into the river. Oh, and not forgetting Daisy Duke (Catherine Bach) in her hot pants, of course! You can celebrate those long lost times with this very popular orange and black General Lee baseball shirt, which features the iconic octaganol "01" emblem. I say "popular", because this shirt has been a huge seller through my website Simplyeighties.com. As a huge fan of the TV show, I bought the shirt myself last year (which I was very pleased with) and it has still retained its deep orange colour. The unisex, raglan sleeve T-shirt is available in sizes from small to XX-Large, and can be bought from Amazon.co.uk. The General Lee was a 1969 Dodge Charger with its doo

Anyone who watched British TV during the 1980s (or went to the cinema) will remember the Kia-Ora crows advert featuring the slogan "I'll be your dog".  You may well remember the Kia-Ora drinks in plastic cartons which the usherette used to sell in the cinema. They also sold them in our local youth club, although sometimes it was Tip Top orange, which kind of tasted like the carton.  The advert itself was pretty bizarre but also a lot of fun. It featured a child wearing a straw sunhat and carrying his belongings over his shoulder, while walking in the hot sun carrying an empty glass. Suddenly, a dog appears from nowhere and tips Kia-Ora orange into his glass. The sun wrings itself out into the glass to top it up.  A crow is following the child and shouts "Kia-Ora!". The child replies "It's too orangey for crows, It's just for me and my dog." The crow replies "I'll be your dog!", and then starts barking. As they continue to walk, an

Was Roland Browning always eating crisps on Grange Hill? Well, that's open for debate, but it would seem that I'm definitely not the only one to think that is was often crunch time for Roland, and there is actually a T-shirt available to pay homage to Roland's notorious crisp-eating habit. If, like myself, you watched Grange Hill between 1982 and 1987, then you will almost certainly remember Roland Browning, who was played by Erkan Mustafa. He was one of the biggest characters in the show (in more than one sense of the word!), and, thankfully, he isn't just remembered for eating crisps. You will probably also remember his black female friend Simone Nylander (Janet St-Clair) trying to help him fit in with school life. She was regularly asking him tedious questions such as "Ro-land, why are you so sad? and regularly repeated her catchphrase "I just want to help you Ro-land!". Her heart was in the right place, of course, but her constant questioning and that

While recently searching through Amazon's huge array of 80s themed products, a book that really caught my attention was Prepped and Punked: Bringing 1980s and 1990s Flair to Your Wardrobe by Allison Crotzer Kimmel. If you lived through the 80s or 90s, then you will know that many of today's fashions trends borrow heavily from these decades, and also other decades from the 20th century. Indeed, if you keep anything in your wardrobe for long enough, then it's almost guaranteed to come back into fashion! But unless you're a fitness addict, then it's also guaranteed not to fit you any more, too - time for an 80s workout! According to the author, this book will show you how to add some 80s and 90s flair to your current wardrobe, and let 20th century fashions style your current look.  In the first chapter, 80s and 90s Fashions Lurking in Your Closet , you'll discover that if you wear leggings and crop tops, then you are already paying homage to the 1980s, and many of

Rick Astley is best known for his 80s hit "Never Gonna Give You Up", and he was, undoubtedly, one of the best male singers of the decade. You can pay homage to him with this unisex Rick Astley sweatshirt, which features the singer as he was back in the 80s, complete with his trademark quiff and baby face.  The design is digitally printed using eco friendly ink, which is always a bonus. The sweatshirt is available in four colours; black, grey, pink and white in adult sizes. The black one is available in sizes from small to 5XL, while the other colours are available in S, M, L or XL. This could change at any time, so go and check it out at the Sanfran Clothing Store on Amazon.co.uk. There is also free shipping to the UK.   Rick's debut album Whenever You Need Somebody was a huge success, acheiving 4 x platinum sales in the UK and Canada. Rick's success continued through the 1980s, with a total of seven top 10 hits from 1987 to 1989, and a No.7 hit in 1991 with

For this post, I bring you my 12 days of ugly Christmas sweaters with an 80s theme. That's one for each day, if you can afford it! Now, Just about everyone of a certain age remembers receiving at least one ugly sweater for Christmas back in the day. I received a nausea-inducing, hand knitted jumper every Christmas from my gran back in the 70s and 80s, and I was forced to wear it every time I visited her, just to show that I was very grateful for it. Well, I couldn't wait for the warmer weather to arrive so I could finally dump it in the nearest bin! Back in the 80s, we had a generation of fashion concious teens disposing of their ugly hand-knitted and machine knitted pullovers into landfill. It's somewhat ironic, then, that these days we can't get enough of ugly Christmas sweaters, which are based on the Fair Isle and Nordic knit patterns that were so unpopular with trendy kids when I was a youngster.   Anyway, I have to say that I have grown to like them in my older ye