Nostalgia time today!! Some time ago we went to the seventies (see this and this post), today it’s all about the good old eighties! Read on for some personal stories accompanied with some hilarious pics!

Favourite outfit?

I’ve got a couple of outfits in mind… in 1980 we went to Italy and my mum bought me the loveliest blue outfit overthere!!! I remember feeling very chique and elegant in it… isn’t it just lovely! My mum is looking ab fab as well in her LBD!!

Another outfit which is very memorable is the outfit I wore during my Confirmation. At the start of our shopping spree, my mum had shown me this floral outfit, however, I had set my mind on a skirt/blouse/blazer trio as that was so ‘trendy’ at the time. I tried out several skirts/blouses/blazers… but that look just wasn’t me!

So finally I gave in to my mother and tried on the outfit she had picked out for me… it was a lesson in ‘your mum knows best’ as I was immediately in love with the outfit!! I felt beautiful in this floral skirt with a floral ruffled blouse on top and a light pink cardigan and next to all of the skirts/blouses/blazers you could see that day, I was the one that stood out! (Don’t you just LOVE my Harry Potter glasses?!)

And a third outfit was one from the end of the eighties… my favourite whitewashed jeans, an Esprit T-shirt and a black bomber jacket. Loved it and felt so comfy in it 😉 Couldn’t find a picture of the entire outfit though, but believe me… these are the jeans & t-shirt 😀 (although it could be any jeans and white T I guess…).

Finally I want to share with you this horrible fashion faux-pas. Well the outfit was actually ok (striped playsuit with a white T-shirt with stripes on the shoulders), but what about that styling?! I am wearing 2 pairs of glasses (my ordinary glasses and some sunglasses on top) and a Bayern Munich cap… the elegant Michaela Frey bracelet saves the day 😀

Favourite film?

During the eighties, I regularly went to the cinema. As I was in my teens, I just loved the Brat Pack, a group of young actors who appeared in teenage movies like St. Elmo’s Fire, The Outsiders, Pretty in Pink, but my favourite film from the eighties definitely is The Breakfast Club! I even wrote a blogpost about this film, you can read it here!

It was also the age of ‘Dirty Dancing’!!! Whenever that film is on the telly I can’t NOT watch it… and sing along with it -D

Oh I’ve certainly had the time of my life in the eighties!

Favourite book?

When I was a kid,I went to the library once a week, renting out 3, 4 books every time! I read a lot and my favourite book from the eighties definitely is ‘My darling villain’ by Lynn Reid Banks.

It was a book about a fifteen year old girl from the British middleclass Kate who fell in love with a working glass boy (I forgot his name… wait I’ll look it up… MARK!!! How could I forget 😀 !!!). Such a classic story, but I loved it so much.

When I was in my early thirties I bought the book online, just because I wanted to own this piece of eighties nostalgia. My daughter recently moved out and almost took this book with her!!!! She thought I wouldn’t notice… BIG mistake 😀

Favourite beauty item?

 

 

During the eighties I discovered make-up… and eighties make-up was all about blues and pinks!!! I remember my blue mascara/blue eyeliner days at the end of the eighties… and what about that shiny pink lipstick you can see on above picture… soooooooo trendy… as is the BIG hair… OMG what was I thinking?! At least I look happy so I must have had a good hair day 😀

Favourite holiday memory?

There were a couple of fabulous holidays in the eighties. We went to Italy in 1980 (with a memorable visit to Venice and San Marino!) and in 1983 we had a fantastic holiday at the Costa Brava. I love this pic of my mum and I. We both look very stylish 🙂 (apart from that band aid on my mum’s leg!).

Another holiday I’ve got fond memories of is the trip I had with some classmates in my  final year of highschool. The destination (Germany) wasn’t to our liking (we couldn’t choose as it was a schooltrip), but oh my god did we make the most of it… The perfect way to end our highschool days!!

And the picture below was taken on a holiday to Switzerland with a bunch of 16-17 year olds. We had a fantastic time! I like this picture of me even though it is really dark. You can see I’m feeling gooooood 😀

What were your eighties favourites? Please share them in the comments below, I’m eager to find out 😀

Soon more eighties nostalgia…

Love, Kathleen