Costumes

[charliesmum]

Forgot to mention yesterday that Target had a range of costumes that were 1980's charactatures. Can I tell you how horribly old that made me feel, to know that my generation is long enough ago they can make Halloween costumes out of it.

There was, for example, a Miami Vice costume, and a Punk Rocker costume.* and, God help us, a Madonna costume.

Scary.


*Which, frankly, is much more 'new wave' than punk, thank you very much.

Comments

[deviantauthor.livejournal.com]

Omfg! *feels old*

Wow. That's just...well, I remember when people actually dressed that way.

*feels old some more*

[lietya.livejournal.com]

Ack, now I feel old, too! Thanks. :)

[wolfma.livejournal.com]

I feel absolutely ancient.

I had a pink Miami Vice t-shirt when I was in junior high. I also had muscle shirts.

And the punk rocker hardly looks punk.

[cactus-wren.livejournal.com]

Whoa. $49 for the Miami Vice one is pretty steep for a Target Halloween costume. Wonder if anyone will actually pay that much to look that silly.

[nam-jai.livejournal.com]

I'll join the old brigade! Yep, I remember when those were real clothes. Real TV clothes, anyway. I don't think I saw many people dress quite that over-the-top in real life. And I myself was far too horrified at the notion of conforming to parrot the trends so exactly. I was a bit obsessive about being "unique."

What's the thing hanging around Miami Vice guy's neck?

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

Oh, I was so totally into the 'non-conformist' thing. I tended towards headbands and odd hats, myself. And lots of black. I was goth before goth was goth.

I think it is supposed to be a medallion. Why he's wearing it, I don't know.

[nam-jai.livejournal.com]

I guess the two consistent elements of my wardrobe then were layering and, like you said, lots and lots of black. Probably because I did purposely avoid the trendy, I don't look back on my outfits then with much embarrassment. (There are some clothing items I wish I still had! But because I loved them so much, I wore them out to pieces. *sniff* I miss my little black boots.)

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

First, your icon is really funny.

I agree with the 'not looking back in shame' thing. I managed to avoid most things neon, so that was a relief. I did do the whole off the shoulder sweatshirt thing, though.

[nam-jai.livejournal.com]

First, your icon is really funny.

Glad you like it! I love Bono, but I also love mocking him. Because he really is a great big dork. Icon credit goes to plathegreat85, for all my U2 icons, actually, and they're all silly (another one with this post).

[chrysantza.livejournal.com]

I used to dress like old skewl Madonna! Black lace, plastic bracelets, badly dyed hair! /feels ancient

[zambonigirl.livejournal.com]

If he was wearing jeans instead of plaid trousers, he could be a Stray Cat.

Could be.

[purplemer3.livejournal.com]

How old will I sound if I say, "What's Miami Vice"? The punk rocker costume is funny... I could create that costume out of items that I currently have in my closet, right down to the Converse sneakers and the red tie.

I don't know what I'm going to be this year. Dracula has been suggested. I may do that, but it seems so cliche.

[purplemer3.livejournal.com]

Er... Young. That's what I meant.

*needs more sleep*

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

I forget that you were in your toddler years when Miami Vice was on the telly. To be fair, I never watched it, but it was a rather trend-setting cop show at the time. Don Johnson and this other guy played vice cops who had fancy cars and fancy boats because, I guess, they were pretending to be drug dealers or something. They had artfully stubbled faces and wore pastel jackets with pastel shirts and loafers without socks and it was totally a trend. Did you ever see The Wedding Singer? Drew Barrymore's fiance dresses like that at one point.

Anyway - it was the first "MTV influenced" show in that it had lots of cool music montages.

[nam-jai.livejournal.com]

But don't pay attention to Drew Barrymore for the '80s look, because for some reason she was exempt. Especially her hair. I liked that movie overall, but when everyone else had to look silly for the visual joke, it bugged me that her appearance was so anachronistic. She time-traveled from the '90s, I guess.

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

Hadn't really thought about that, but you're right. I'm trying to remember what she wore. She had that big necklace, but that's all I can remember. And she was in her waitress outfit a lot. Huh. Now I'm going to have to watch it again.

Know what was a good show and it should have lasted but didn't? Do Over. It was about this man who gets electecuted and suddenly finds himself back as a 14 year old in the 80's - re-living his life, but with the knowledge of what happened, and the chance to fix it this time around. It was really good, and surprisingly sweet, and they did a good job of 'doing' the 80's without overdoing it. /random comment

[nam-jai.livejournal.com]

I can't remember her clothes beyond the waitress outfit either -- it was mainly the hair. A nice, straight little bob, no teasing, no hairsprayed-to-the-heavens bangs for her!

[bass-babe.livejournal.com]

OMG I actually dressed up as madonna (the orignial style) when i was in 7th grade....omg omg omg omg i feel so incredibly O.L.D.

This year im dressing up as an amazon warrior, hehehehe