80S FASHION ONLINE

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