38 Pictures That Are So Incredibly 80s, You Might Hear a Synth Solo Just Looking at Them

I love the 80s. I really do. The music? Untouchable. The tech? Game-changing. The movies? Instant classics. But the fashion? Oh boy. It's like every clothing store exploded at once and people just ran through the debris wearing whatever stuck. I'm not saying it was bad—I'm just saying it was a choice. A bad, bad choice.

You had neon everything. Shoulder pads that could deflect arrows. Jackets made of more fringe than actual fabric. Leather mixed with lace, stripes with polka dots, and plastic jewelry so massive it could interfere with satellite signals. And the hair—dear lord, the hair. It defied gravity, logic, and probably a few fire codes.

Say what you will about other decades, but at least they had a theme. The 80s? The theme was chaos and Aqua Net. And you know what? That's kind of what made it amazing.

Still skeptical? Scroll on and feast your eyes on 38 photos that are so aggressively 80s, you might just find yourself doing the Moonwalk by the end of the list.

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Lisa Velez from Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, 1986

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Janet Jackson in a sweater with colorful Spaghetti-Os on it

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Not saying this is a photo from an adult movie, but it is

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DeBarge with Mountain Dew! 1982

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Actress Joan Collins

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Elizabeth Hurley at the Batcave in London, 1984.

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The couple, NYC, 1981 (photo by Amy Arbus)

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Band called the Dolly Dots!

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Boys in the subway (photo by Jamel Shabazz)

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NYC boys, 1984 (photo by Bill Cunningham)

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Four makeup looks from Merle Norman

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Fashionista Sarah Jessica Parker, California, 1987

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Jordache ad, acid wash style, 1987

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London teens, 1980s (photo by Shirley Baker)

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