Whether you grew up in the ’80s or not, there is no denying that there is just something about the decade that people can’t seem to get enough of. Perhaps it is the neon spandex, leg warmers, boomboxes, and big hair that we love to look back on, or maybe we just long for a much simpler time.
It is certainly interesting to think about the days before everyone had smart phones – when the Game Boy and Walkman were the most popular gadgets as opposed to the iPhone and Galaxy. It was also a time when shopping malls and record stores were flooded with customers, long before we had online shopping and downloadable music.
Were things better back in the day? It is hard to say, but there is definitely something about the 1980s that keeps people reminiscing about it – so why not go back in time with these fabulous vintage photos from one of the best decades ever.
[post_page_title]New York subway[/post_page_title]
Photographer Bruce Davidson captured this stunning shot of a woman waiting for the subway in New York City circa 1980. With her voluminous hair, dark denim waist-high jeans, bold-colored tank top, and fierce look on her face – this unknown woman is a perfect representation of 1980s city fashion.
This is the exact type of ‘cool girl’ look that many young women were trying to achieve at the start of the decade. The empty, graffiti-covered station behind her only makes the photo, and the girl, appear even more stylish – making it an incredible backdrop to something that looks like it could be the cover of a rock album.
