80s Mens Fashion: Huge Economy, Huge Style

80s men’s style featured a mix of mentalities: Bigger (and louder) is better and a return to old school formality. Then there was the result when those two combine and confuse. It’s undoubtedly an important style era.

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I live in New York. As someone who moved here from the West Coast, I learned a lot about the sartorial ways of the city through 80s men’s fashion. Swinging London made a splash in ‘60s fashion. Similarly, New York made a splash in the ‘80s — or rather, the ‘80s did a number on New York.

It was a time of economic prosperity. The Wall Street crowd was trying to emulate old world-class but in a more conspicuous way. The art scene and MTV were influencers long before social media. And the first generation of people who grew up with television were at the helm of fashion brands, magazines, art galleries, and finance.

Though generations beyond, New York today is still a product of that ‘80s boom. And therefore, the fashion world as a whole is as well. Are you excited to learn about dynamic 1980s men’s fashion? Let’s get started.