80s pop stars please - inspiration for dressing up

[TherewasnoMOOMattheINn]

Pref female, pref a bit outrageous/distinctive

Ones I've come up with so far are Madonna, Bananarama and Toyah

anyone else?

Cyndi Lauper? Tina Turner (if you've got the legs).

Siouxie Sioux? Lots of black eyeliner needed.

woman from the Thompson twins with the HUGE Legionnaires hat?

kate Bush

Alison Moyet? Grace Jones? Cyndi Lauper sounds your best bet for something outrageous.

Does it have to be pop stars? I know a couple who went to an 80s party as Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan.

Those girls from the Human League with the odd bobs maybe? Or Boy George would be easy to do...

Early Madonna would be good, or one of Pepsi and Shirley. Or you could go cross-gender as Prince, Michael Jackson or one of Spandeau Ballet. I always quite wanted to look like one of Strawberry Switchblade and they are easy to do too.

Blondie?

Cyndi Lauper is a good call

Would love to do Tina Turner - can do the clomping-doing-a-poo dance, but haven't got the legs, sadly

Am also loving the idea of cross-gender as The Great Purple One, circe Purple Rain! Although I am about 5ft taller than him

I dare you to go as Cher.

i did a generic 80's fashion failure for a party a little while ago.

give me a minute and i shall add teh picture to my profile (for a limited period only) i looked ridiculous but everyone loved the costume

pmsl at Cher

Oh my life! JUst googled for some Cyndi Lauper images and found this! Proper scary!

MAMAZON - can't see your 80s pic yet. (But your LOs are gorgeous!)

I love the clomping-doing -a -pooh -dance! Bung some fishnets on, red lippy, you're good to go!

Mamazon - those gloves are sooooo tasteful!!!

they were fab.

everything came from either Primark or Claires accesories so the whole outfit was about £15.

plus most of the bits are in a dressing up box that Dd plays with.

what (thankfully) you cant see is that i was wearing purple sparkly leggings with a white ra ra skirt over the top, pink and silver leg warmers and bright pink pumps.

as i say i look awful, but everyone loved the costume and it was good fun

Oliva Newton John,

Anyone from Fame.

I went to a party as Madonna in her Desperately Seeking Susan phase, it was v. good fun. Claire's Accessories.

You either do that kind of 80s thing, or let rip with the day-glo headbands and leg warmers.

reading the op my first thought was bananarama - head to toe in pink and heaps of bangles and beads, oh dont forget the tasteless ear-rings. obv you are already well on the way to true eighties tastelessness.

or t'pau. now she was scary with all that black makeup.

Talking of which, does anybody know if it is possible to buy clip on earrings anywhere? We are having a fancy dress party (see y thread from a couple of days ago) and I have decided I need some huuuuge hoop style earrings but don't have pierced ears.

Mooma - I think a v tall Great Purple one could be fun but I think we need a pic in order to give more ideas!

janeite - if you cant find any (but maybe try matalan?) i can go a-hunting, i used to have loads and they are all in a big tasteless eighties box somewhere. they wouldn't be too hard to post to loan to you would they?

Fab costume MAMAZON!

janeite - I'd buy big curtain rings if I were you and tie cotton loops to them and hang them off your whole ear! Or attach the curtain rings to some clip-ons you already have (in case the cotton saws your ears off in all the excitement)

Have found some choice pics of various 80s disasters:
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der at last failed link (it was Prince)

I also need to change back from my christmas name...

Boy George - My sister dressed me up as him at a primary school fancy dress day (I didn't win the competition )