Created by Jessica Matus The audience is for Seventh and Eighth grade students that are taking a...

Fashion from the 80s

Created by

Jessica Matus

The audience is for Seventh and Eighth grade students that are taking a Family and Consumer Science Education Course.

The students will be in a computer lab and they will be able to work at their own pace.

Objective

Given background information, students will select images with the appropriate name and gender category.

Given information and images, students will explain how the 1980s trends have started to become prevalent in today’s decade while they are out in their community.

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Clothing 80s Make-Up

Influences Final Test Accessories

The 80s

The 1980s were known as the “Me” generation of status seekers.

Power dressing was in, and Madonna had a big influence on young fashion.

In the 80s, cable came to every household that owned a television.

MTV was very popular with the young crowd.

The 80s

MTV had a major influence for music and dancing.

Rap/Hip Hop became especially popular in the 80s.

TV trends included sitcoms that were anti-family, like Roseanne.

Hair

Girls

Guys

Girl’s Hair

Many hairstyles in the 1980s were very large.

Even when hair was short it was still big.

Women like to hair spray their bangs back in a quaff look.

Girl’s Hair

Head bands were a major hair accessory.

Feathers and Side ponytails were a big deal as well.

Many women went Platinum Blonde. Crimped hair or perms were big too.

Girl’s Hair

Girls also would have multicolored hair and use glitter!

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Quiz 1

T F1) Did women like big hair? 2) Did women get their hair straightened?3)Were hats a big hair accessory?4)Ultra-teased hair was a way to have huge hair.

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Application

How has the 1980s girl’s hairstyle been revived today?

Men’s Hair

Guys wore their hair in Mohawks or slightly teased.

Also, some guys had long and layered hair and some even had bangs.

Guys liked to wear their hair curly.

Men’s Hair

A shocking fact is that some guys went platinum blonde.

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Quiz 2

T F Did men have bangs?

Did men color their hair?

Did men use glitter?

Men liked flat hair.

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Clothing

Girls

Guys

Girl’s Clothing

Much of the fashion was either small and tight or large and baggy.

Women would wear mini skirts, crop tops, off-shoulder shirts, super tight mini skirts, and leggings.

Girl’s Clothing

Neon color was a huge factor in the 1980s fashion.

Women also wore long t-shirts, sweaters, leg warmers, and tight stone washed jeans.

Girl’s Clothing

Exercise gear was also a part of daily fashion; along with spandex.

Colored hose with rips in them were popular too.

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Let’s get physical

Quiz 3

1) Name 3 items that would be considered small and tight clothing

2) What was the main colors from the 1980s fashion?

Application

In the past few years what has been a major clothing article that has been showing up from the 80s?

Leggings Legwarmers Ugg boots The North Face jackets

Men’s Clothing

Black and Neon was very popular for guys.

They wore band t-shirts, leather or jean jackets, and rolled sleeves.

Men also liked to wear tight stone washed jeans like girls.

Men’s Clothing

Parachute Pants were very big in the 1980s; along with corduroy pants.

Men also work leather pants. (maybe to make their leather jackets )

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Quiz 4

1) How did men’s clothing resemble women’s clothing?

2) Name two types of pants that men wore?

Application

What colors have started to show up recently in the clothing stores that have come from the 80s fashion?

Great Job, you are working very hard!

Accessories

Women Friendship stuff Beads Hoop Earrings Slap Bracelets Jellies Big Hair Bows Clock Necklace

Men Rhinestone Glove High-tops Brimmed Hats Rubber bands

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Quiz 5

Name what gender the accessory belongs to and what it is.

Make-Up/Face

Men Piercings Ray Bands Glasses

Women Light Pink Lips Glitter (colored) Mascara Bright Eyeshadow

Influences

Women Banana Republic Reebok LA Gear Keds Gap

Men Guess Izod Ralph Lauren Adidas Vans

Keep up the GREAT work!

Fads

In any decade, there are many fads that come and go.

Here are some that lasted through out the 1980s and even carried on through other decades.

Fads

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Quiz 6

1) Name 4 fads that were talked about in the video.

2) What fad was created by a Hungarian Sculptor and professor achitecture?

Quiz 6

3)What was considered to be the best if it was bigger? A)Cabbage Patch Doll C)Boom Box B)Break Dancing D)Video Arcades

4) What was an activity for the whole family? A)Roller Skating C)Trivial Pursuit B)Rubik’s Cube D)Break Dancing

Application

What fad has continued to grow through the decades?

A)Skateboarding C)Arcades B)Boom Boxes D)Rubik Cube

Correct, Good Job!!!

Try again. You can do it!

Not as growing as you would think. Think harder.

Perfect! Rubik’s Cubes have grown since the 1980s. Now there is a 7-way Rubik Cube!

Final Test

1)What was a big hair accessory for women?A)Hats C)GlitterB)Hair Scrunches D)head bands

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2)What was a way women had big hair?A)Hair teasing C)wearing breadsB)In a ponytail D)wearing hats

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3)What color did men like to color their hair?A)Platinum Blonde C)BlackB)Red D)Brown

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4)What did women like to wear?A)Athletic shorts C)JerseysB)Leg warmers D)Boots

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5)Main colors used for clothing in the 1980s were?A)Neon colors C)BlacksB)Earth tones D)Patterns

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6)What types of clothing have been seen in stores recently that resemble the 80s?A)Ugg Boots C)North Face JacketsB)Neon colors D)Scarfs

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7)What is one type of pants that men wore?A)Parachute pants C)Athletic ShortsB)Leggings D)Sweat Pants

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8)What is one accessory that men did NOT wear?A)Brimmed Hats C)High TopsB)Rubber Bands D)Jellies

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9)What did women like to use in their make-up?A)Glitter C)TattoosB)Ray Bands D)Glasses

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10)What was NOT a major influence in clothing?A)Gap C)AdidasB)Abercrombie D)Reebok

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11)What was the new popular cable show in the 80s?A)MTV C)DisneyB)ABC Family D)Fox

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12)The 1980s was a generation of?A)Givers C)DoersB) “Me” D)Religion

Final Test

13)What was NOT a fad of the 1980s?A)Break Dancing C)Roller SkatingB)Crafting D)Arcades

Final Test

14)What music became popular in the 80s?A)Country C)GospelB)Hip Hop D)Rock

Correct, Good Job!!!

Try again. You can do it!

Keep Trying, Your doing well.

Correct! Great job!

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Awesome Work!

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Yes, Perfect!

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at it.

Yes, Perfect!

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Great! Keep up the good work!

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Correct, Good Job!!!

Try again. You can do it!

Keep trying.

Awesome Work!

Keep Trying, Your doing well.

Correct! Great job!

Congratulations on learning about 1980s fashion!

I hope you enjoyed this lesson.