I'm throwing a halloween party. The theme this year is 80's. You have to come as you favorite 80's icon, character, personality, star, fad, etc... I'm looking for ideas for a female friend of mine. We want something that isn't the obvious madonna, valley girl type stuff. A couple leading thoughts right now are coming as a slinky, a glowworm, or Lydia from Beetlejuice. Does anyone else have any ideas?
BTW... I'll be going as Super Mario this year. Not too original, but still a lot of fun.
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
If you're going as Super Mario, she should go as Princess Peach.
Exercise gear a la Jazzercise?
Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
Samus from Metroid? A Ghostbuster?
Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
Ladyhawke
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
One of the girls from a Robert Palmer video.
Posted by Fusiachi (Member # 7376) on :
Slave Leia.
Posted by AvidReader (Member # 6007) on :
I do like the Addicted to Love girl idea. Simple but recognizable.
I went as one of the gang from Devo a few years ago, and I was surprised how few people recognized me. I mean, who else wore that hat? How do you not look at the red ziggurat hat and say "Devo"?
Posted by Selran (Member # 9918) on :
The girl from Footloose?
Posted by brojack17 (Member # 9189) on :
She-Ra Strawberry Shortcake Carebear Cabbage Patch Kids Garbage Pail Kids Rainbow Bright
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote:Originally posted by PSI Teleport: One of the girls from a Robert Palmer video.
If she could get a few of her friends to dress up as the same thing, it would be even better.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Ronald Reagan.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Or Thatcher.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
Jem from Jem and the Holograms.
Posted by daventor (Member # 11981) on :
Molly Ringwald Ripley (Aliens) Cheetara Ariel Zelda or Link Ms. Pac-man Princess Buttercup The "Boo" woman from Princess Bride Smurfette Yori (Tron)
Posted by beatnix19 (Member # 5836) on :
All good ideas. We've been through a number of them and eliminated many of them for one reason or another.
Some of the ideas we'vee kicked around...
Beg/Kelly Bundy Punky Brewster Hey Mickey (the video) Richard Simmons Cyndi Lauper Flashdance lady Any of the Saved by the Bell Characters April (TMNT) Mama (Mama's Family) A designing Woman Carla from Cheers Winnie Cooper Lydia from Beetlejuice Strawberry Shortcake RAinbow Bright A slinky Simon Says A Glow Worm Cabbage Patch Kid Teddy Ruxpin Mrs. Potato Head Speak and Say A koosh Ball
As for her going as Princess Peach, she can't. My finace is going as her. We (my fiance and I) do the couple costumes. Last year I was papa smurf and she went as smurfette. Yep, we're cool like that.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote:Originally posted by daventor: Molly Ringwald Ripley (Aliens) Cheetara Ariel Zelda or Link Ms. Pac-man Princess Buttercup The "Boo" woman from Princess Bride Smurfette Yori (Tron)
Good ones! I thought about Yori, but couldn't remember her name and didn't have time to look it up.
Being a gelfling also occurred to me. Or if she's up for the challenge, she could go as a skexis or Aughra.
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
quote: If she could get a few of her friends to dress up as the same thing, it would be even better.
I've been trying to convince my friends to do this one with me for years.
I think I need new friends.
Posted by dem (Member # 2512) on :
Wilma...Beedeebeedee...what a body (Buck Rogers for you youngsters) Misses Elizabeth (WWF Wrestling...it was huge in the 80s) Princes Di (resists horrible misspelling...although it is a Halloween party) Mary Lou Retton Tina Yothers
Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :
My lurker sister urged me to suggest going either as someone 80 years old or from the 1880's.
Posted by theamazeeaz (Member # 6970) on :
quote:Originally posted by Goody Scrivener: If you're going as Super Mario, she should go as Princess Toadstool.
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