Colors were bold.

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Colors were bold.

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Colors were bold. Pockets had alligators. Jeans were ripped. Members Only jackets reigned. Collars were turned up. A few brave men wore spandex. Even Brad Pitt looked dorky. ‘80s hair was out of control. All thanks to this:. Hair kept getting bigger…. …oftentimes, a little too big…. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Colors were bold.

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Pockets had alligators.

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Jeans were ripped.

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Members Only jackets reigned.

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Collars were turned up.

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A few brave men wore spandex.

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Even Brad Pitt looked dorky.

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‘80s hair was out of control.

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All thanks to this:

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Hair kept getting bigger…

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…oftentimes, a little too big…

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The ‘80s marked the birth of the mullet.

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The mullet captured the spirit of the ‘80s:

Business in the front; party in the back.

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Sometimes men and women had the same exact hairdo.

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Sometimes entire families shared the same exact hairdo.

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‘80s make-up was intense.

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Eye make-up was colorful.

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Eyebrows were big.

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Androgyny was hot.

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Even men wore make-up.

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Hence, Goths were born.

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THE ‘80s YUPPIE

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Y- Young

U- Urban

P- Professional

YUPPIE: Noun. Informal.A young city or suburban resident with a well-paid professional job and an affluent lifestyle.

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Basically, yuppies were the polar opposite from the hippies of the

‘60s and ‘70s.

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Yuppies valued entrepreneurship, business, status, and wealth.

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Yuppies were avid consumers with a burning desire to

BUY STUFF!

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“Go –getter” yuppies were always on the run.

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Yuppies would even meet during lunch breaks to do business in what is called

a “power lunch.”

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Yuppies even had a “power tie,” a tie they considered the most professional.

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What yuppies wore on the weekend:

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Melanie Griffith plays a yuppie wannabe in Working Girl.

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Michael J. Fox plays a very young yuppie in Family Ties.

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Christian Bale plays a yuppie serial killer in

American Psycho.

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In Wall Street, Michael Douglas plays the notorious yuppie Gordon Gecko who

pronounces, “Greed is Good!”

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Some thought of yuppies as the picture of success…

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…and some thought yuppies were shallow, greedy, and materialistic.

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Children of the ‘80s

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‘80s kids dressed like rainbows.

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You weren’t cool if you didn’t wear high tops.

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And you were lame if your socks matched.

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Instead of flip flops, they wore jellies.

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They crimped their hair.

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And wore side ponytails.

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‘80s kids wore a lot of jewelry.

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With parents working longer hours, ‘8os kids spent more time alone and grew up fast.

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But the economic boom provided a plethora of toys.

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They loved the Teenage Mutant Turtles…

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…and G.I. JOE…

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…and Strawberry Shortcake…

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…and Care Bears…

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…and Cabbage Patch Kids…

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…and He-Man…

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…and My Little Pony…

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…and Transformers…

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…and Rainbow Brite…

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…and Atari…

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The Coolest Kid of the ‘80s:

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