black people and the 80's

[yogi08]

Anyways, this isnt a racist thread... keep that out of here.

Im asking to the black males on here, is the atlanta area black population trying to bring back the 80's? I throw a lot of big partys at my house which equals a lot of randars coming. last weekend a black group showed up and i waslike hey man 5 to drink. After that i noticed they were all dressed 80's (or earlier??). like where it goes straight up about a foot? it was rediculous badass so i asked, and he said literally "were trying to bring the 80s back im surprised you havent seen this yet" so i was like haha thats badass and let them drink for free.

none the less, are yall doing it up there tooo? hhaa

[HypnoToad]

its a kanye's fault............lol

[NewGen33]

Things inevitably always come back in style.

[On_Her_Face]

We always dress up 80s for parties, also in jorts...

[Spectic Tank]

when I left NJ in 2003 all the dudes in Harlem were dressing like that...

[BluesClues]

Things inevitably always come back in style.
This is true :yes:
We did the 60's, the 70's, and now the 80's have returned. History repeats itself

[Revmaynard]

When did the 70's come back into style? lolol

[BluesClues]

When did the 70's come back into style? lolol
They were in one part in time like late middle school early high school years for me.
Bell bottoms
platform shoes
low waist
tie die (?)
etc.

[dimsumboy]

oh hell no, parachute pants were in the 80's. i swear if i hear or see those again, i'm gonna laugh my ass off. i still remember hearing the sounds of 50+ parachute pants going "swish swish swish" in the halls at our middle school every freakin day. :lmfao:

[BluesClues]

oh hell no, parachute pants were in the 80's. i swear if i hear or see those again, i'm gonna laugh my ass off. i still remember hearing the sounds of 50+ parachute pants going "swish swish swish" in the halls at our middle school every freakin day. :lmfao:
I am so LOL'ing

[NewGen33]

oh hell no, parachute pants were in the 80's. i swear if i hear or see those again, i'm gonna laugh my ass off. i still remember hearing the sounds of 50+ parachute pants going "swish swish swish" in the halls at our middle school every freakin day. :lmfao:

I had to search what kind of pants parachute pants were. I'm glad I missed the 80's it seemed like a dirty decade.

[dimsumboy]

"swish swish swish"......... i'm jus sayin :lmfao::lmfao::lmfao:

[TheGrillMan]

abba-zaba


youre my only friend

[dimsumboy]

I had to search what kind of pants parachute pants were. I'm glad I missed the 80's it seemed like a dirty decade.

don't lie. i know you just ordered some off ebay :goodjob:

[ItsBlack]

No, its that stupid "You a Jerk" shit. Apparently that was a Hott video and now everybody wants to dress up like they do now, even though they're from Cali

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/3/l_cd3f55c967fd468da14f2dbe1387fa6f.jpg

[BluesClues]

^^^ That's not who started it :no:

[NewGen33]

don't lie. i know you just ordered some off ebay :goodjob:

Halloween is right around the corner. Maybe I'll go as Hammer.

[cactusEG]

You jive turkey ~!

[NewGen33]

No, its that stupid "You a Jerk" shit. Apparently that was a Hott video and now everybody wants to dress up like they do now, even though they're from Cali

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/3/l_cd3f55c967fd468da14f2dbe1387fa6f.jpg
I saw that coming as soon as they performed at the BET pre-awards show. It's always been like that though. At least there not doing the 80's rock thing. I'm just waiting for white people to counter with that style.

[BluesClues]

I saw that coming as soon as they performed at the BET pre-awards show. It's always been like that though. At least there not doing the 80's rock thing. I'm just waiting for white people to counter with that style.
They have already. Man where have you all been at? The 80's style with black folks started before the NEW BOYZ and the white folks have already been rockin the 80's rock look.

[dimsumboy]

Halloween is right around the corner. Maybe I'll go as Hammer.

GENIE PANTS FTMFW !!!!!!! :crazy:

[ItsBlack]

yeah ive seen the 80s clothing long before that too, but it was maybe 1 o 2 people i would see a day. Everytime I go to discover mills skatepark, I see crews that come in there everyday and most do that jerk dance. You can tell they just saw the video last week

[NewGen33]

They have already. Man where have you all been at? The 80's style with black folks started before the NEW BOYZ and the white folks have already been rockin the 80's rock look.

I was mostly talking about their jerk dance. And I see more Polo'ed out white dudes than 80's rock. Where have you been noticing all this 80's bandwagon stuff at? :thinking:

[BluesClues]

I was mostly talking about their jerk dance. And I see more Polo'ed out white dudes than 80's rock. Where have you been noticing all this 80's bandwagon stuff at? :thinking:
School. Like yesterday I saw a white dude with skinny jeans, KEDS (yes keds!) jet black hair, small shirt. Skinny jeans was one of the first things that was a sign

[dimsumboy]

honestly i don't care who started it or when the 80's stuff got brought back. all i know is i will laugh my motherfucking ass off if i see any of the following:

1) the "swish swish swish" parachute pants
2) flock of seagulls hair style - google it an make sure you're not drinking anything when you see the pic
3) the infamous michael jackson glitter glove on one hand - don't shake hands with anyone wearing this, you don't know where that hand has been
4) any pair of guys dressed like crocket and tubbs - miami vice the tv series from the 80's, not the movie a few years ago
5) anyone with the "V" jacket - it always reminds me of that scene in beverly hills cop when eddie murphy walked by two guys wearing those

:crazy::lmfao::crazy::lmfao::crazy:

[ItsBlack]

http://www.glasq.com/gary/flock_of_seagulls.jpg

[ItsBlack]

and a fail flock of seagulls

http://news.silveroakcasino.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/donald-trump-300x300.jpg

[dimsumboy]

YUP THOSE ARE IT !!!!

:lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao:

[NewGen33]

School. Like yesterday I saw a white dude with skinny jeans, KEDS (yes keds!) jet black hair, small shirt. Skinny jeans was one of the first things that was a sign

That's not the 80's rock I'm thinking of. I'm talking about Poison and Motley Crew type of style.

[dimsumboy]

That's not the 80's rock I'm thinking of. I'm talking about Poison and Motley Crew type of style.

i'll laugh at that too... guys with long girlish big hair, tight neon pink spandex pants with stripes, and a wife beat that shows the guys belly button... :gay: too fuckin fruity

[TheSnail]

I saw that coming as soon as they performed at the BET pre-awards show. It's always been like that though. At least there not doing the 80's rock thing. I'm just waiting for white people to counter with that style.

LOL at white people counter by wearing tight mid70s-mid80s grundge/skateboarder/rocker clothes. A shit ton of white people have never left that era now. I think black people wore similar clothes in the 70's though from what I saw from 86-91 in West Lafayette Indiana was the black people wore wind breaker suits in 3 combinations of the following colors: royal purple/ Neon green/ Yellow/ Blue/ Bright orange/ White. Mainly it was Purple base with bright overlay color. Either way QD or someone of his age would have to answer this since he lived through the entire 80s.

[dimsumboy]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

nice way to call qd old :lmfao:

[TheSnail]

He is old. Shit my joints crack and pop when I get out of bed in the morning. I cant imagine him. I got about 10yrs before I get to his state, though Im sure with me being an alcoholic, at his age, I'll be in a much more grave state.

[NewGen33]

LOL at white people counter by wearing tight mid70s-mid80s grundge/skateboarder/rocker clothes. A shit ton of white people have never left that era now. I think black people wore similar clothes in the 70's though from what I saw from 86-91 in West Lafayette Indiana was the black people wore wind breaker suits in 3 combinations of the following colors: royal purple/ Neon green/ Yellow/ Blue/ Bright orange/ White. Mainly it was Purple base with bright overlay color. Either way QD or someone of his age would have to answer this since he lived through the entire 80s.

That's true about both races being similar in their own fashion. I do know the glamor rock crowd never stopped the 80's appearance and some punk if that's what they consider themselves. Now we just have to wait for Quick Dodge to come in and break it down for us lol.

[dimsumboy]

he's on his way, he's having trouble getting his walker up the stairs. :crazy:

[BluesClues]

Both have been especially now, very similar in style

[NewGen33]

he's on his way, he's having trouble getting his walker up the stairs. :crazy:

We will have to get him one of these. We will have to start an IA fund raiser for it lol.
http://www.electropedicbeds.com/Max.jpg



Ok now I'm done, can't pick on someone when there not here to defend themselves haha.

[cactusEG]

No, its that stupid "You a Jerk" shit. Apparently that was a Hott video and now everybody wants to dress up like they do now, even though they're from Cali




Things inevitably always come back in style.

You guys know this kinda style has been around for awhile ? Im guessing not...

Skater (mostly white kids) Have been dressing like this for years.
I remember from 99-05 even till now. Ppl that I use to skate with dressed like this...

[NewGen33]

You guys know this kinda style has been around for awhile ? Im guessing not...

Skater (mostly white kids) Have been dressing like this for years.
I remember from 99-05 even till now. Ppl that I use to skate with dressed like this...

Did you read the whole thread and yes I'm pretty much fresh out of HS I know whats been around. :goodjob:

[quickdodge®]

Either way QD or someone of his age would have to answer this since he lived through the entire 80s.

Lolol. I was just about to respond laughing at some of the people that have replied that act like they know what the 80s were like. Later, QD.

[dimsumboy]

:crazy: who me? :crazy:

[quickdodge®]

Hold your britches folks!!

I'm heading for the photo album to show you some rare and exclusive photos from the IA's most interesting character from the 80s. Later, QD.

[dimsumboy]

qd we only need to see the stuff from the 80's. don't go too far back and show us pictures of you hanging out with fred and barney.:D

[quickdodge®]

Here we go. Sort of... I have examples of summer wear, fall wear and even me in a pair of some of the first pair of parachute pants when they first came out. Summer surf gear. This was the basic style for most people in the summer. Of course back then shorts weren't that long. These were actually considered pretty long then. Bugle Boy and Panama Jack were pretty popular. Of course they started off among surfers then it kind of went mainstream. The pic was from 1987 right after I got the car (Japanese classic now) and I was getting ready to head to Florida for my monthly surf trips. Then you see the cellphones from back then, lolol.

Winter wear consisted of the jeans jacket, sleeves unbuttoned and collar half popped. Untucked shirt, of course. This was around 1986.

Other picture is the only one I have of me wearing the parachute pants. 1979.

Later, QD.

[NewGen33]

Haha first two remind me of National Lampoon's Vacation.

[quickdodge®]

I don't have pics but a BIG item of clothing to wear during the colder months were Starter jackets. Back then, they were the shit among black folks. During my "heyday" I was always spotted wearing my baby blue UCLA jacket. $75+ jackets. It was also a big thing to wear college logos instead of the Major League Baseball gear. You didn't see many NBA or MLB stuff then. It was really NCAA and a few NFL. They would also wear jeans/slacks type pants with suspenders. But we would wear the suspenders dangling from our sides. I had a pic of me in an outfit, but I can't find it right now. I had a pair of houndstooth print pants that I would wear. Also big was wearing shirts with a big Japanese symbol in the middle.

Chuck Taylors, Adidas, British Knights, Pony and Fila were huge in the shoe department. All hi-tops, of course. Vans got real big in the early to mid 80s. Especially Vans made without shoelaces; like slip-ons and checkerboard pattern. Another shoe fad was the "thick as hail" shoelaces. And mixed up colors and checkerboard laces. I think that style fell more towards skaters and such when the 90s started coming through.

The hats, as above, were mostly NCAA and NFL teams. It got very trendy in the mid to late 80s to wear them backwards. Rarely were they ever worn cocked to the side.

Later, QD.

[dimsumboy]

i still remember the stupid bugle boy jeans commercials in the 80's.

beautiful woman: "excuse me, are those bugle boy jeans you're wearing?"
guy wearing bugle boy jeans: "why yes, they are bugle boy jeans"

i always thought those commercials were so retarded.

[dimsumboy]

qd, don't forget the stupid fad of wearing the bandana around the neck like, i think it was van halen, can't remember. just remember seeing alot of people wearing those. i think painters caps were in at that time too.

[DieselNuts]

oh hell no, parachute pants were in the 80's. i swear if i hear or see those again, i'm gonna laugh my ass off. i still remember hearing the sounds of 50+ parachute pants going "swish swish swish" in the halls at our middle school every freakin day. :lmfao:

"swish swish swish"......... i'm jus sayin :lmfao::lmfao::lmfao:

HOLY SHIT! That brings me back! :lmfao::lmfao:

[FasTech]

its a kanye's fault............lol


So I guess bald headed ladies coming back too?!

[dimsumboy]

So I guess bald headed ladies coming back too?!

you mean sinead o'conner? :thinking:

[On_Her_Face]

Are those bugle boy jeans you wearin? Hell naw hoe you know they polo?

QD I wear shorts that short today.

[NewGen33]

Alright just saw this picture from the 09 Hip Hop Honors
http://l.yimg.com/k/im_siggzkrxT_8KWkQQrTnpciYYPA---y626-x495-q75-n1/omg/us/img/2b/72/1501489437_9315096543.jpg

[TheSnail]

British Knights (Dimacells?) I got in 1989-90 since they would make you jump 1" higher from the TV advertisements (green gell :)). Then my friend was like BK stands for blood killer. At the time I didnt know what a blood was, but apparently it was banned in a few states at the time. I do want to get a pair of those Dimacells now, but there is no telling if people still held on to them.

[dimsumboy]

ok, googled it. it's dymacel. only 1 pair on ebay. maybe google it and find more people selling elsewhere. good luck.

oh yeah it says it's from early 90's.

[TheSnail]

ok, googled it. it's dymacel. only 1 pair on ebay. maybe google it and find more people selling elsewhere. good luck.

oh yeah it says it's from early 90's.

I guess it is dymacel rather than how I spelled it, though Its been about 20yrs since I wore the fluffy AF1 looking BKs, far as well the 90-91ish dymacels. Im not a shoe collector of any sort, but if I see some dymacels for sale in 9-10's, than they will be mine for sentimental value.

[BluesClues]

qd, don't forget the stupid fad of wearing the bandana around the neck like, i think it was van halen, can't remember. just remember seeing alot of people wearing those. i think painters caps were in at that time too.
Painter caps have come back too :yes:

[BluesClues]

Alright just saw this picture from the 09 Hip Hop Honors
http://l.yimg.com/k/im_siggzkrxT_8KWkQQrTnpciYYPA---y626-x495-q75-n1/omg/us/img/2b/72/1501489437_9315096543.jpg

Dookie chains have officially come back!

[dimsumboy]

"dookie chains"....... :lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao:

[BluesClues]

^^^ I hate those damn things. Never have liked them :no:

[ATL_EG]

levi's and skytops all day