The Eighties: Better the Second Time Around.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Mr. T on 80′s Fashion from http://jeffd.vox.com/
Check out Mr. T in his sassy overalls in this “Styling” video (if you click the ‘play’ button, it says the video has been disabled, so you can click the box itself and get it or just go here).
First up, there’s Xena and Zena, conveniently from “San Bonadina,” and OMG, did he just compliment Janine’s “flossy white pumps”?! Nuh uh! He seriously did, you guys. Apparently this is what happened when one “tabled the label.” Oh…my.
The “fashion” in this video is so unfortunate that it’s wild to consider that it is not a joke. This stuff was HOT. And as much as I am totally coveting Mr. T’s amazing gold bib necklace, I’m glad that much of what’s currently trendy and eighties-inspired is actually quite modern and very wearable. To wit: Michelle Thomas’ recent Shopper column about the new neons.
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Oh yeah, that was def. the 80s. Trust me. I was there. FYI, Mr. T had a cartoon show back then, and if memory serves it had live actions bits at the beginning and/or end. I wonder if this wasn’t actually aimed at little kids.
And no, I’m not going to share my HS photos with you, so don’t even ask.
-rdhd
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I’m pretty certain the one girl in the video, Marta, is the performer from the ’80s better known as Martika. It looks like her.
Oh! I listened to the part about the white pumps and it sounded like he said “saucy,” not “flossy.” Still, ’80s cheese galore!