Inspiring Fashion Trends from the 1980s movies

In our last blog, we highlighted some iconic fashion trends influenced by the movies in the 50s. This week we move ahead in time and explore the trends from the 80s. The era of stirrup pants and other such iconic trends were immortalised by some of the greatest movies, such as:

American Gigolo: 

Fashion in films usually focuses on women’s apparels, but American Gigolo defined men’s fashion in the 80s. The stylish power suits designed by Giorgio Armani and worn by Richard Gere started a generation of men adopting silk, linen, and Italian cotton suiting. The Armani wardrobe remains a touchstone for well-dressed men till date.

Flashdacnce: 

Starring Jennifer Beals, Flashdance, inspired fans to wear leg warmers and leotards as a fashion accessory.  The movie also pioneered the trend of oversized sweat shirts with one shoulder on display. In fact, the inspiration for this trend is still visible in the reappearance of leggings and asymmetrical detailed outfits. 

Desperately Seeking Susan: 

This film starring the ultra-fashionable pop star, Madonna, introduced the girly-punk that ruled the decade. The movie not only popularised, but showed new ways of wearing mesh tanks, bustier as a top underneath the blazers, chunky jewellery and heavy makeup.  

Pretty in Pink: 

The movie is about a young girl with talent for sewing, unique sense of style and passion for vintage. As the story suggests, the movie created huge fashion trends -- from ladies gym inform to linen suits. Undoubtedly, the movie made a huge wave of fashion trend among the younger generation.

Slaves of New York: 

This movie features a green faux fur coat, which was an instant hit in the fashion circuit. Stephen Sprouse, an American fashion designer, designed the clothes for Slaves of New York. The green coat, the eccentric hats and the overall avant-garde style of the designer created fashion trends, which were remembered in the fashion circuit for a long time.

There were other movies like ‘Wall Street’, ‘Liquid Sky’, ‘Heathers’, and ‘The Breakfast Club’ that created some iconic fashion trends in the 1980s.