Eighties Fashion and Big Covid Hair by @EdenBaylee
This is my first post of 2021 here, so I'd like to wish a Happy New Year to readers! When I was thinking of a topic to write, I came across a post on a friend’s Facebook page that made me laugh. The caption read: For the next time you think the 80s were cool. Yeah, it was the decade of big hair and outlandish fashion. The reason I found it funny was because I used to be a slave to fashion. My jeans had to sit above the waist, not below it. They couldn’t be too faded or too dark. They had to conform nicely around my butt and not cut off the circulation in my legs. I preferred the skinny fit over a baggy, loose pair, and if there were holes in them, they had to look as if they'd been ripped accidentally, not deliberately. The pressure of buying a pair of pants! I wanted "the look" with Jordache jeans. Didn't we all? Looking back now, I pity my younger, insecure self. I was pretty shy in the eighties, and fashion gave me a sense of belonging. The eclectic styl...