An idea for a costume suitable for men, women and groups for theme parties and Halloween from the 1980s is that of the New Romantics.
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1980s Costume for Men – Sonny Crockett
Here’s an costume idea for men from the 1980s that’s suitable for Halloween, costume or theme parties. Miami Vice was an iconic, and influential, television show from the Eighties that was set in Miami, that drew heavily from the New Wave culture and music of the period.
1980s Costume Idea – Michael Jackson’s Bad Outfit
Here’s a costume idea from the Eighties, from one of the biggest pop stars of the decade, Michael Jackson. In 1987, almost five years after the release of his previous album, Thriller, Michael Jackson released his seventh studio album, Bad. The album was, and probably still is, a huge commercial success, even if it didn’t do as well as Thriller in terms of total sales, selling millions of copies around the world, being one of the top 30 best-selling albums of all time, and having five Billboard Hot 100 number one singles, one of currently only two albums to do so, and the first to achieve it. It was also critically acclaimed and often makes lists of the greatest albums of all time.
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Movie Character Costume Idea – Indiana Jones
Indiana “Indy” Jones, played by Harrison Ford, is the title character in the Indiana Jones series of films, the first three of which – Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – are from the 1980s, with the fourth, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, being more recently shot in 2008. As well as the main film series, there was The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles television series – the role of the young Indy being played by the late River Phoenix.
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1980s Costume Idea – Michael Jackson’s Thriller Outfit
Here’s a musical idea for a costume from the Eighties for Halloween or a theme party.
One of the most iconic albums of the 1980s was undoubtedly Michael Jackson’s Thriller, the artist’s sixth studio album. The titular single was the seventh single released from the album, and there was a thirteen minute music video entitled Michael Jackson’s Thriller, considered to be the most influential music video of all time and the first to be inducted in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
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