to not have the first bloody idea what to wear?!

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Going to an 80s party tonight. As usual I've given myself no time to work this out but I need a costume.

The only vaguely relevant item I have is a pair of doc martens (which I found in my wardrobe amazingly). Any ideas?

I was thinking some sort of siouxie Sioux / new wave / post-punk thing. But what do I need?

Heeeeellllllpppp!

Sorry to post on this thread by the way but I need help and quickly!

1 glove and some
Neon pink hairspray.

Quickly wash your hair and curl the fook out of it lok

Stripy tights in purple and black or red and black, bin liner for a t shirt, bangles and junk jewellery. Lots of black eyeliner and back combed hair?

MC Hammer trousers?

Not sure about clothes (90's kid here)

But theres loadsa make up tutorials on youtube

Shell suit!

Oh the shame ....

Well I was 25 in 1985. Going out was a pair of narrow legged trousers which were high waisted and had a cross over tie sort of cumberbund with a dressy white shirt with a stand up collar. Worn with high heeled black patent or with the khaki coloured trousers I had bright red stilettos. OR I wore a black leather mini skirt with a crisp blouse with the collar turned up - with either sheer shiny tan coloured or black tights and black high heeled stilletos. Tended to wear an unstructured jacket with a silk lining and the sleeves turned up to show it off or if the shirt had a stripe in it, I would wear a matching fine wool crew neck sweater or cardigan thrown over my shoulders, ie, pink stripe - pink sweater, blue stripe - blue sweater.

You could go as Bananarama - ra-ra skirt, off-the-shoulder baggy t-shirt, spiked-up hair and loads of eyeliner. Can't remember their footwear otther than legwarmers but Docs should do.
I don't really 'see' Docs as particularly 80s, though unless maybe Dexy's Midnight Runners stylee.

Yup, as others have said, it's all about the hair and make up. Loving a big old messy backcomb with some CRIMPING if possible. Then blue eyeshadow, blue eyeliner. Denim jacket? Massive suit with huuuuge shoulder pads?

Anything neon in your wardrobe? DC have any neon gloves for example? Big earrings? Skinny jeans? Ra-ra skirt?

I lived in fluro/massive earrings/skinny stonewash jeans/ra-ra skirts/3 quarter length sleeves/massive bows and ribbons in my hair in the 80's. Oh and lace, preferably in bright pink!!

Thanks everyone. Great ideas! Off to primarni to stock up scarves, lace, and assorted wonders. Oh! And my bezzy mate has a crimping thing. Who knew?!

Bit of a loss to me the 80s. I'm an early 90s kid too so it was all floor length Laura Ashley with DMs and unwashed hair I could sit on.

String vest over high waisted denim