THE 1980'S

THE ECONOMY BOOM-- THE 80'S FASHION WAS INFLUENCED MY THE WESTERN ECONOMIC BOOM. PEOPLE SEEMED TO BE LIVING LONGER AND ACTING YOUNGER AT THE SAME TIME. OLD INDUSTRIES DIED WHILE NEW TECHNOLOGIES WERE DEVELOPING. BRAND NAMES BECAME A STATUS SYMBOL FOR SPORTS GEAR AND SPORTSWEAR, PERFUMES, ELECRICAL EQUIPMENT, CARS, CLOTHING, BAGS, ETC.

ACRONYM TABLE FOR 8O'S FASHION AND MARKETING TERMS--

• YUPPIES- YOUNG URBAN PROFESIONALS.
• YUMMIES- YOUNG URBAN MOTHER.
• DINKIES- DOUBLE INCOME NO KIDS.
• SINKIES- SINGLE INCOME NO KIDS.
• MINKIE- MIDDLE INCOME NO KIDS.
• POUPIE- POURSHE OWNING PROFESSIONALS.
• SWELL- SINGLE WOMEN EARING LOTS OF LOOT. (MISS YUPPIE)
• GUPPIES- GREENPEACE YUPPIES (ORIGINAL MEANING OF TERM)
• BOBO- BURN OUT BUT OPULENT.
• WOOPIE- WELL OFF OLDER PEOPLE
• JOLLIES- JET SETTING OLDSTERS WITH LOTS OF MONEY.
• GLAMS- GREYING LEISURED AFFULENT MIDDLE AGED.
• DECCIE- D.I.Y DECORATERS WHO DRAG STIPPLE INTO MARBLE.
• SPLAPPIE- STRIPED PINE LAURA ASHLEY PEOPLE
• DRABBIE- ETHNICAL URBAN QUAKER WITH ANTI AND PRO VIEWS.
• DOCKNEY- EAST DOCKLANDS LONDON YUPPIES.
• TWEENIE- BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5 AND 12
• LADETTS- YOUNG WOMEN WHO ACT LIKE LOUTISH LADS.
• GREY PANTHERS- SENIOR CITIZENS WITH OPINION
• EMPTY NESTERS- COUPLES WHO'S CHILDREN ARE GROWN UP AND AWAY.

YUPPIE WAS AN 80'S ACRONYM FOR "YOUNG UPWARDLY MOBILE PRFESIONAL PERSON". THIS WORD CAME FROM ADVERTISERS. (WWW.FASHION-ERA.COM)

BANDS OF THE 8O'S--

• .38 SPECIAL
• ABBA
• AC/DC
• AEROSMITH
• ALICE COOPER
• ARETHA FRANKLIN
• B-52'S
• BAD ENGLISH
• BARBRA STRESIAND
• BARRY MANALOW
• BEACH BOYS
• BEETLES
• BILLY JOEL
• BILLY IDOL
• BON JOVI
• BREAKFAST CLUB
• THE CARS
• CHER
• CINDRELLA
• CINDY LAUPER
• DAVID BOIE AND MICK JAGGER
• DEF LEPARD
• DON HENLY
• DURAN DRUAN
• THE EAGELS
• EARTH WIND AND FIRE
• ELVIS COSTELLO
• ELTON JOHN
• ERIC CLAPTON
• FLEETWOOD MAC
• FOREIGENRS
• FRIDA
• GARY NEWMAN
• GEROGE MICHAEL
• GLASS TIGER
• GLORIA ESTEFAN
• THE GOGO'S
• GUNS AND ROSES
• HAIR CUT 100
• HEAVEN 17
• THE HOOTERS
• IGGY POP
• INXS
• ICEHOUSE
• JACKSON BROWN
• THE JACKSON'S
• THE JETTS
• JOAN JETTS AND THE BLACK HEARTS
• JOHN COUGAR
• JOHN WAITE
• JOURNEY
• KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND
• KANSAS
• KENNY RODGERS
• KISS
• KYLIE MIOGUE
• LL COOL J
• LAID BACK
• LENNY KRAVITS
• LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM
• LOVERBOY
• MADNESS
• MADONNA
• MARVIN GAYE
• MEN AT WORK
• METALICA
• MICHALE JACKSON
• THE NAILS
• NATALIE COLE
• NOEL
• OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN
• ONE TO ONE
• ONE WAY
• PAT BINATAR
• PATTI LABELLE
• PAULA ABDUL
• THE PRETENDERS
• POISON
• QUEEN
• QUINCY JONES
• THE RAMONES
• R.E.M
• ROD STEWART
• ROLLING STONES
• ROXETTE
• SALT N PEPPA
• SANTANA
• SLY FOX
• STING
• TACO
• TALK TALK
• THOMPSO TWINS
• TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
• TWISTED SISTER
• U2
• UB40
• VAN HALEN
• VIXEN
• WHITNEY HOUSTON
• WHO
• XTC
• YELLO
• YES
• ZZ TOP

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