The Many Joys Of Jelly Shoes
These PVC gems were the definitive shoe of your childhood. They’re making a comeback.
These PVC gems were the definitive shoe of your childhood. They’re making a comeback.
You may not remember them that well, but they were equally fabulous if not more so than the ’90s models. The models of today should really bring back the exaggerated poses that were so popular back then.
The high-waisted pleated pants, the baggy crazy sweaters… Some of the most avant-garde fashion ever happened on The Cosby Show. Everyone on this show is my style icon, even Elton. (via thecosbyshow.blogspot.com)
Or maybe it’s just the mental image Garfield uses as thinspo. An E.T. meets ALF toy would actually make a lot more sense. View Image ›
5 minutes of wedgies and vintage slang for your enjoyment. Johnny Lawrence, where have you been all my life?
This website has an incredible collection of scratch n’ sniff stickers, some you may remember from your childhood. I HAD THAT GARBAGE STICKER!!! Seeing these stickers makes me so sad that I misplaced my sticker collection years ago.
Actually, it’s more like a Tony Danza/Mickey Rourke FaceMelt tattoo, which really takes things Next Level in terms of 80s nostalgia. View Image ›
Basically, this is 6 minutes of the director bitching about kids or bitching at kids. Fantastic! Also, young-and-hot Josh Brolin is lurking around in a few of the scenes, enjoy. Watch Video ›
Let Scott Bradlee serenade you with his Ragtime interpretations of classic 80s songs. His hands move so fast! [via The Uniblog] Watch Video ›
You may remember the Breakfast Club/”Lisztomania” mash up that was going around a while back. Now some Williamsburgers have brought it to life and frankly, it makes me smile. Dance party on the BuzzFeed roof at 5, see you there. Watch Video ›
Just in time for the blockbuster prequel, Dan Meth imagines if Star Trek was instead made in the 80’s/90’s world of teen comedies. Just add in some Tears for Fears and a few montages — you’ll be all set. View Media ›
A blog of random facs that will make you feel older than you actually are.
An adorable Flickr pool of Star Wars fans from the early 80s. So many nostalgic photos in this set to geek out to (especially if you grew up around this time period).
Ever think you’d learn a lesson in child abuse from Winnie The Pooh? And another thing: why were so many public service announcements disguised as children’s entertainment in the eighties (and were they as creepy then as they are now)? Watch Video ›
Bea Arthur stars in a 1988 PSA with Pittsburgh Penguin Mario Lemieux, Toronto Blue Jay Tony Fernandez, and - forever the 80’s PSA staple - a little girl in a wheelchair. But seriously, does it get better than hearing Bea Arthur yell “Hit the showers!” to a bunch of children? (No, it doesn’t.) Watch Video ›
Before Carrie Bradshaw and Gossip Girl, New York had its sh*t years, ridden with crime, bankruptcy, and violence. This vintage subway sticker, which warns commuters against the use of knives, guns, and bombs (!), brings to mind a simpler time when anyone with a vagina carried Mace, which - inevitably - had to be used it at least once. In an era where the worst thing you can do on the subway is drink a cup of coffee, traveling underground can still be a nightmare when the most rancid-smelling hobo in town decides to take a nap in the seat right next to you. For twenty minutes. In rush hour. View Image ›
Australian designer Alice McCall will introduce a new line for Topshop this month that’s inspired by Atari. Topshop is like a British H&M, and McCall’s last line for the chain was their best-selling ever, so this could take pixel-y fashion way beyond the occasional novelty Space Invaders scarf. Read More ›
Real life girls get inside the Mushroom Kingdom. 2 girls, 1 mushroom, anybody? No? View Image ›
This is the quintessential 80s pro-fiber nutrition video…if one exists. Cutoff shirts, feathered hair, synth grooves, and martial arts: it’s like the Bloodsport of PSA’s. Watch Video ›