While in Vegas, we had an 80's night complete with costumes and dance competition. It made me reminisce about the days of Cindy Lauper, tight rolls, and crimped hair. What a great decade with great movies (Ferris Bueller, Top Gun, Dirty Dancing) and music (Journey, Smiths, and Bangles). I actually wasn't allowed to watch Dirty Dancing in the 80's (because it was rated PG-13 and I was 12 in 1989) but when I finally saw it (my freshman year of college), I loved it. My favorite part is when Baby says to Swayze "You're Wild!" in the car before doing lifts in the river.
I went to 3 different Goodwills looking for an 80's prom dress with big puffy sleeves, gawdy bows and a heart shaped neck line. No luck. I ended up with a neon ACDC shirt, jean vest (with buttons) and leggings. Too bad I couldn't find leg warmers or lace gloves.
Me doing the Roger Rabbit. We also busted out the cabbage patch, running man, robot, and go-go dance.
If I only had bangs, I could have won the big hair award. It was pretty fun dressing up. Now I have my halloween costume ready.
5 comments:
all I can say is WOW!!! You look EXACTLY how you looked in 1989...Time warp =). Love you and miss you
kisses!
Please tell me you kept the AC DC shirt!
When I read your post, I felt a strange pull at the top right side of my mouth... I ran to the mirror, and sure enough on my face, a full on, sexified, rockin, tubular BILLY IDOL SNARL!!!! I had flashbacks to staring at Tiffany, she smiling back from the album cover, my beloved mall queen awaiting me to become her 10 year old groom... good times.
Um, I chose to be Cyndi Lauper for halloween like 3 years in a row when I was a kid. My costume looked almost exactly like yours except I also had spray-on red and orange color in my hair. My parents rolled their eyes but were grateful I chose CL over Madonna.
My two favorite lines from Dirty Dancing: "Nobody puts Baby in a corner," and "I carried a watermelon."
"I carried a watermellon" might be my all time favorite movie quote. I use it in all kinds of embarassing situations. And Ginny...I was madona for halloween 3 years in a row. I went from material girl to the Starlight punk phase (I know, reverse order, but whatever).
All I have to say is that I LOVE the 80s and I love dressing up. Cheyn, you're costume is fantastic!! Totally authentic and adorable. I wish I could have seen it in person.
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