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80’s fancy dress is greatly influenced by the films, music and high Tec of the era. Male and female superstars, video stars and punk rocker fancy dress costumes are all found in this decade.
80’s fancy dress includes all the power soap star Ladies of the era. A superb choice of costumes for any confident lady! If you fancy an 80’s soap star fancy dress costume then a pink satin blouse with huge puff sleeves teamed with a tight black skirt will give you that Crystal Carrington and Joan Collins look. Add some sparkling jewellery or a matching set of dazzling earrings, necklace and bracelet to recreate the glamour and glitz style. The sparklier the better, 80’s fancy dress is big and bold! Everything is overstated including the shoulder pads and cowboy boots. Take your man dressed as J R Ewing, the billionaire we all loved to hate! If he has a black tux and dickie bow just team this with a pair of faux cowboy shoes and he’s ready for the party.
80’s fancy dress gives us a host of colourful fancy dress costumes. Pop Kings, Superstars, and Video diva fancy dress are brash and bold. Materials include Lycra, gauze, satins and mesh. Olivia Newton John style fancy dress includes sweatbands, Lycra body suits and leg warmers.
Tired of wearing drab colours? The 80s is an ideal era to for colour fanatics to source fancy dress. Colours are fluorescent pinks and greens, golds, blacks and whites. The 80s continued with psychedelic patterns and vibrant materials from the 70’s. Textures were varied and this is reflected in the fancy dress choices. Mesh tops and skirts, lace skirts, leather jackets and satin blouses.
Madonna wore a wide variety of textures and styles and the Madonna fancy dress choice is fabulous. Sexy virgins, material girl and Basque costumes are easy to find and there are masses of Accessories to choose from.
The men aren’t forgotten and have a fantastic choice of Michael Jackson, Freddie mercury or a Prince fancy dress. Michael Jackson fancy dress teamed with a Madonna fancy dress costume make a terrific couple’s fancy dress.
The 60’s, 70’s 80’s all have some bold and brilliant fancy dress ideas, but the 80’s have some of the best Michael Jackson fancy dress and Madonna costumes to choose from
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