1980s: Jherri curls and hoop earrings, fashion in the 80’s.
The 80’s truly were a golden age for every aspect of culture. Fashion was at its peak of creativity during this decade. Sunglasses. Bangles. Hoop earrings. Leg warmers. Mullets and curls. Air Jordans. Baseball caps. Teased hair. Loud makeup. Neon. Early 1980s fashion grabbed on much elements from the 1970s, and there was a huge throwback to the 50s during 1983. However, by the latter half of this decade, shoulderpads, Hawaii-wave-style hair, and ”Where’s the Beef?” shirts were admired upon.
The 80’s are a decade remembered for their flamboyance, creativity, and laidbackness. Much of that spirit is captured in fashion. Some fashion designers borrowed from history, some others abandoned it, and some others tried to look towards the future. Regardless to say,
1980s: Emerging directors and commercial sequels, the golden age of film.
The 80’s were also a golden age for cinema. It’s considered to be the best decade for film. The concept of blockbuster was kicking off to a good start, with two sequels for Star Wars, and the Indiana Jones saga starting in 1981. Horror movies were also at their peak during this decade, from Jack Nicholson’s crazy man performance in The Shining to Freddy Krueger’s slashing crimes in Nightmare on Elm Street. The destruction caused by Gremlins taught us not to feed Gizmo after dark, while an assassin cyborg played by Arnold Schwarzenegger left us reflecting in the future of technology and nuclear development. We stepped into the DeLorean to travel back in time while we dominated the crane pose from Karate Kid.
The 1980’s were probably the best decade for cinema. There was a wide variety of films from every category to choose from. Names such as Robert Zemeckis, James Cameron, and George Lucas proved to us that there are no limits to imagination.
1980s: Pac-Man and arcades.
The 1980’s are considered the second decade in video game industry. It was a decade of highs and lows for videogame. 1980 saw the release of Pac-Man , one of the most popular videogames in history. During this decade, arcades were a very lucrative industry. At first, most of the videogames were trapped in arcades, but the latter half of this decade saw the rise in popularity of console videogaming. Nintendo and Sega competed with each other to become the king of videogame industry. The NES and the Genesis were the top consoles of the decade. With new alternatives, came new videogames such as Duck Hunt, Mario Bros., and Metroid.
During the latter half of the 90s, videogames saw another rising form in the form of PC gaming. Today, it’s very common to see a lot of users logging in into their computers to play non-stop games for hours and hours. However, had it not been for console pioneers, games would still be stuck in arcades.
1980s: Technology and inventions everywhere
The 1980’s were a decade of huge inventions. Some inventions from the 70s, such as the walkman and the Rubik’s cube, became principal symbols of this decade. But the 1980’s also saw the invention of the VHS, the VCR, and camcorders. In 1982, the first artificial heart was created and implanted to a Seattle dentist. The invention of fingerprinting proved to be an effective method in policial and judicial procedures. HDTV and CDs provided new choices to television and music lovers. The 1980’s also saw a renewal on the spirit of space exploration. The first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched in April 1981. And, of course, the 1980’s saw the launch of MTV and the release of Macintosh I.
The 1980’s were the golden age of inventions. Without the 80’s, we wouldn’t have a smartphone in our hands, and we wouldn’t have internet collections. We wouldn’t have CD’s, and it would be more difficult for policemen and judges to differentiate between innocent and guilty. The 80s provided so many shortcuts to human lives, that many think that it was the decade where the future began.