I’m building a time machine, to go back to the 80’s.

I loved Pacers! With you on the Spangles though. Yuk.

Is there a strand of this thread where we can consign things to room 1.01? I’d send spearmint Pacers (vom) and Spangles (underwhelming).

I'm watching Dangermouse in my Fraggle Rock pj's

I'm off to Boots to treat myself to a twilight teaser lipstick and I may pop into the market for a browse at the constance carroll. I think I'm going to wear my maxi pencil skirt with fall down socks. Walking is a bit tricky because I can't really take much of a step without ripping the split.I could take my photos to get them developed while I'm there.

I'm ready to go now that I've washed my hair with Sunsilk Shampoo Parfum and it smells divine and got my new Monty Don earrings on. Must remember the fingerless lace gloves, love the Desperately Seeking Susan look

Reading this and actually being transported back. Laughing and almost crying at the same time. The best of times.

I was a bit young to come with you all for the disco, even circa 1989, but enjoyed putting on my Dash batwing rollneck dress (oh how I LOVED that dress), reading Hi! and watching Family Fortunes. Ice-cream in a plastic tub from Bejam with Ice Magic - the orange flavour was the best.

Can we go to the mid-90s next week?

Heather shimmer lipstick. That had me in tears. Can you still get it?

What a bittersweet thread. The 80s were such an innocent time, looking back.

I'm wearing skinny stone washed jeans (cos I'm a size 6 again) leg warmers and pixie boots, batwing jumper, fingerless gloves (that dad says make me look like a 'pauper' as he eyerolls), denim jacket (which doesn't sit right due to the batwing jumper) which is covered in badges saying things like "I'm sorry did I roll my eyes out loud" or wham! Lyrics.

Hair is either in a bubble perm which I've styled with mousse and Afro comb. Pink AND purple eyeshadow with electric blue mascara, shocking pink blusher in stripes and matching lippy.

My friends and I are going to town to browse garish jewellery at the market and get pick n mix and cassingles from woolies, proper crusha milkshakes at the cafe, and neon tights from chelsea girl. Then I'm going home for tea and will watch airwolf while I eat it. But I'll meet you later wearing a rara skirt, one sleeved top, White stilletoes with the neon tights (one leg yellow one leg pink) at the prearranged point for the school disco cos they're a BIG DEAL and we'll have been planning it for MONTHS. (Also cos we can't phone/text to rearrange)

My drink was vodka and orange juice - no wonder I always had the shits the next day 😂😂 probably not helped by the primary colours bedding, Pierrot doll accessories and walls covered in wham! And george Michael posters

And we'll do the right moves to black lace songs, Tiffany "I think we're alone now" and star trekkin.

Yay! Deeley boppers in denial that I'll have a headache the next day from the teeth digging in

I misread the anais anais as anals anals 😂

Filledsoda I have heather shimmer lippy NOW ☺️

Oooo no! Op you broke the machine! Pretty woman and sleeping with the enemy are NINETIES

Downhillatfifty - absolute 80's is my go to radio station now and what I first thought of on reading op

Dustarr - BTTF full trilogy now on Netflix

Right, will pop on “Zoom, just one look and then my heart went boom” as it’s so late.

And I am still keeping my Duran Duran poster.

Sorry I’m late, my df forgot to tell me you rang! Luckily my hair always looks great now it’s permed, and I’m wearing a pencil skirt and a batwing top with cool big shoulder pads. My cocoon coat over the top, loads of blue eyeshadow and shimmery lipstick in pale pink, and I’m ready to go. I’ll drive myself there in my fiesta, as I expect you’re all there already, in the wine bar:)

I remember everyone always being so smartly dressed, and I don’t remember ever wearing jeans to go out.

Is it sad that I still find men in suits with the arms shoved up, revealing their forearms, sexy?

Oh hope I'm not too late. It took a while to tie some black scarves round my high piny tail so I look just like Madonna and I couldn't decide whether to wear my purple leggings with oversized purple jumper or my new beige peplum skirt with black top. Either way I'll still be wearing my blue eyeshadow and mascara.
Just let me hide my copy of Q magazine. That cost most of my pocket money.

The dancing to Shaft was well dodgy though!!!

Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson are still number one! All.The.Shoulder.Pads! Mega hair!

Excellent live performance of Run To You by Bryan Adams tho..

Yes please OP! I would love all that and not my approaching 47 years :( I am still 15 at heart and dancing to fivestar, madonna, and the like despite being a closet raver and goth :) I remember the roller ball lipglosses in the glass bottle.

Ha I'm watching it too!

Top of the Pops 1985 now on BBC4!!! I'll just pop on my iced champink lipstick from Avon and liberally spray some dewberry around. And imagine my parents tutting in the background about the state of music nowadays

Oh dear looks like I'm grounded! Up WAY past bedtime! See you all in about a fortnights time

Sorry. Would stay but CURFEW!
Got to get home and the Capri's a bit temperamental.

the 80's were brilliant, but saw the return of puff ball skirts in H&M so am feeling rather old atm
Came out of there and into another shop, forget which one now, but they were playing "The Only Way is up" Yazz, so I cheered up.
Nothing's going to stop us now Starship Enterprise , just sums up the 80's for me.
Oh, and the chicken song and Spitting Image.

I want to come becauseI seem to have missed out the 80's altogether. I was either pregnant or dealing with toddlers and can remember having about 3 dresses which I wore in rotation for years.

I want to come too. I'm your age OP.

This is both lovely and sad. If we were back in the 80s my dad would still be alive, as would my grandparents. I'd have some puppy fat and think I was huge (oh to be hat huge now!)

I want to listen to my Duran Duran Arena tape on my Walkman, whilst wearing my pixie boots.