You know your an 80's teenager when? sorry was feelin old

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1. rememder Pineapple clothes the first time around

2. wore sam suits 3. pringle jumpers and Lacoste 4.Breakdancing and body popping 5.wanted to be a kid from fame 6. fancied Phil Oakly 7. wore fingerless gloves and leggins

Anymore ....

Gameboy that was more early 90s for me but I did live in the sticks so we were maybe a bit behind!!

people walking about with ghettoblasters in one hand and some lino tucked under the other.

I liked top of the pops then and wouldn't miss it
loved boy George and wam
Do you remember the choose life and Relax T shirts?

Yeah moondog so would i if DH still didn't hanker after these days!!! I'm sure he's got that jacket hidden away somewhere - with the creases still in the elbows!

Dodsey,still trying to part mine from his Starsky style cardigan which he keeps telling me is retrocool.
Hmmmmmm

Gameboy,I was a bit of an anachronism-surrounded by a sea of blue eyeliner and puffballs,I had long straight hair,wore a Native American leather jacket covered in fabulous beading (still have it!)and listened to Led Zepp,Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.

Was never 'with it' (as MIL bless her says) but hey,never entirely without it either.

Ahhhh! Anne French cleansing milk Moondog. I'd forgotton about that. Why, I can almost smell it. (Along with Lady Esquire ).

I resent the crap music of the eighties which was the soundtrack to my teens and which meant I had to do the clubbing and drugs bit all over again in my twneties. Aceeeeeeeed!

Hmmmm. Must return to this thread when kids are in bed. I feel a nostalgia bender coming on.

Before I go, remember Moonlighting before anyone had heard of Bruce Willis?

do they not sell anne french cleansing milk aby mroe?

Moondog, I had one of the Levi denim jackets with the Liberty print lining (always worn with the sleeves rolled back, naturally). Found it in the attic the other day and came over all nostalgic...

(then wondered if it would be worth anything on Ebay)

phew they do

I only bought 'products' when I was too young to know better. (In the eighties)

urgh, Im getting teenage panicky inside just reading this thread. I havent thought about most of these things in years!

Plodding goth tunes on the dancefloor.

Spear Of Destiny. Bauhaus.

Choose Life T-shirts.
Frankie says ... T shirts.
Glue sniffing (does that still happen?)

You remember the wedding of Scott and Charlene.

Mobile 'phones were the size and weight of building bricks and their batteries had to be carried in a suitcase.

Smoking was allowed on the tube.

There were still some city fellers with bowler hats, umbrellas and briefcases.

T'pau
Terence Trent Darby
Fame
Apri ? facial scrub
listerine mouthwash came in
taking jeans in so tight that I had to fasten them with the help of a wire coathanger
legwarmers

Laughing in wide eyed wonder when your bf explains the reason Frankies RELAX, was banned on Radio 1.

Then singing it in front of your very ancient 35 year old mum, smirking 'cos she wouldn't possibly understand the dirty undertones of the lyrics....

Limara body spray, wore tonnes of it. My first 'grown-up' perfume was Ma Griffe by Carven.

Anyone remember Crazy Face and Sasperella hideously tight jeans?

Linco beer shampoo
look in
boogie belt
satin trousers
waffle cardigans
Y cardigans
tie up blouses
so wanted to be princess Di
farahs

Remember wedge haircuts??

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Pacinfan I remember Sasperellas> Were they the same as Oddballs. I used to wear them out and my mum said they made me look like Max Wall.
I cringe to remember my black and pink back combed hair and these ridiculous tight trousers with long pointy shoes and a daft scarfe round my neck.
OMG she was right. Why are mums always right?
Still. My turn to be right now. Heheheheheh!

and you are turning 35 and about to see Duran Duran coz your mum wouldn't let you go when you were a teenager
Frosted pink lipstick and blue eyeliner
A Shakin Stevens single
Just Seventeen came out

Twilight Teaser and Soft Blue eyeliner

the pale pink and white sweatband that came with the first issue. it had Yasmin le bon on the front. blimey the things you remember

Ooooh I had a pale pink pair of Sasperella jeans with a fetching grey snakeskin pattern printed on them .

Black Karate Slippers
Hundreds of skinny bangles
Burgundy Leather Box Jackets
Tachini
Gabicci
Aramis Aftershave
Box Pleat Skirts
Grey leather tassled Loafers

nb: the above are mostly dh's input

I used to trawl jumble sales and charity shops and wore:

50's skirts
Yellow fishnets
Winklepickers
Elbow Length Fingerless gloves
Black Lipstick
Jodphurs!?

Shopping at Flip in Covent Garden

this thread is fantastic (doing my usual trick of posting first then reading) Anne French cleansing milk - spidermama you are SOOOOO right about the smell. It had a funny feel to it too.