1980's fashion

Any styles from the late 1970's remain fashionable in the early 1980's. In the 1970's, the silhouette of fashion tended to be characterized by close fitting clothes on top with wider, looser clothes on the bottom. This trend completely reversed itself in the early 1980's as both men and women began to wear looser shirts and tight, close-fitting trousers. In late 1984, Madonna became a fashion icon for many young women around the world who copied her look with short skirts worn over leggings, brassieres worn as outer clothing, untidy hair,crucifix jewellery, and fishnet gloves. Headbands became fashionable in the early 80's. Other  trends were leg warmers and miniskirts, especially "ra-ra" skirts, modeled after the short flared skirts worn by American cheerleaders