I'm Steph and today I'm trying all the
most iconic looks from the 80s okay so I
have no style and I can never find
anything I like in stores but I always
wonder would that be the case if I grew
up in a different decade today I'm gonna
try on a bunch of different looks from
the 80s to see if I could finally find
my personal style since I clearly don't
know anything I've enlisted the help of
80s expert Montgomery Fraser okay we
could probably look at this camera now
Montgomery you are known as the image
group you've styled Madonna cher Duran
Duran for the fashion director of MTV in
the 80s and today you get to work with
me I'm excited I think we're gonna have
fun I've worked with a team of stylists
and we're gonna help you experience the
80s are you ready I'm ready let's go a
first look of the day 80s aerobics
aerobics blew up in the 80s largely due
to Jane Fonda's workout videos which
took the world by storm
it became the trendiest way to exercise
along with the colorful style that came
with it so for this look we have a
one-piece spandex unitard this is a
bodysuit that you put over this and
these are dayglo green leg warmers and
headband I guess tacky is what they were
going for they were going for
Expressionism okay they didn't want to
look dull this is definitely not dull No
be brave be brave
I love it okay let's complete the look
with Heron we're gonna enhance you
with a pop of blush because people like
to look healthy and for lips we're gonna
choose a bubblegum pink
to complete this look we're gonna flip
out your hair because Lauria Vanderbilt
who is an icon in the 80s had a blunt
cut flipped out okay so this look is
bright I guess I don't understand like
why you would get this done up for the
gym because I feel like you're gonna
sweat it off anyway can you imagine if I
showed up to like Planet Fitness wearing
this so to fully experience this look I
guess I have to get physical
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I should probably look up some real
aerobics moves right
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I just crushed the aerobics portion of
this it's actually really fun I feel
like the outfit and the color sort of
gave me confidence my hair was kept out
of my face because of the curl and the
headband which is literally so tight and
nothing could get through it my only
issue is I don't know how I would have
gone to the bathroom because this is not
coming off easily
so our next look is a tea schedule or
this look comfort was king but even when
people were just keeping things mellow
they weren't afraid to let a little
vibrant shine through we're gonna do an
oversized sweater with vibrant patterns
okay we're gonna pair it with a pair of
high-waisted acid-wash jeans with a peg
leg
peg leg because they gather at the
bottom and they have a little bit of a
stretch so let's get you changed
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make up we're gonna start with a dusty
blue pale eyeshadow to mirror your
earrings which is going to contrast with
the dayglo colors in your sweater but
the eyebrows were going to give you a
Brooke Shields look for the lips we're
gonna give you a bold red lip and for
the hair we're gonna put it up in a
ponytail a little bit of an angle we're
gonna put scrunchies and it's gonna give
you that very kind of on-the-go wash and
wear kind of look
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this looks sort of feels like something
I would maybe wear in my life now like I
kind of like the high-waisted jeans I
wear high waisted jeans all the time
sweater super comfortable a little bit
itchy I do love scrunchies but having
four of them on seems like a lot I like
this look but I don't really understand
how it could be casual so I guess I have
to go test it out and do some casual
things
let's get casual nice things taste
better upside down this look is actually
pretty rad for doing nothing it's big
it's comfortable I lunged around I think
I could definitely like hang out on my
bed and watch Netflix in it also even
though the makeup is a little bit
dramatic for just hanging around the
house it's good for taking selfies so I
don't hate it
what do we have next eighties business
baby
in the 80s the amount of women entering
the workplace was skyrocketing and they
were adapting their style to compete in
what had been a man's world for the
jacket we have a double-breasted blazer
men's tailored perfect I'm
double-breasted we're gonna pair it with
a herringbone vest very tailored very
elegant for the pants we're doing a
double pleated cuffed felt pant
that's very men's tailored they were
competing with men they had to look
powerful I love power yes yeah so let's
get to business all righty
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so for this look we're gonna neutralize
your face we're going to line the eyes
with a dark brown or the lips we're
gonna do a wine Bordeaux color this will
add a little bit of drama for the hair
we're gonna slick it back very austere a
duality with femininity and masculinity
I feel powerful I could like demand a
raise I could march into my boss's
office and be like do you see these
shoulder pads they need more holiday
time I shadow is is settling and cool
the lips are super bold but I'm not sure
if they would like last after lunch I'm
actually only a few floors above my
office so I'm gonna go downstairs and
get down to business
this is my floor let's go
like I'm walking into a business meeting
you want to be afraid of you because I'm
your boss oh my god oh don't be a
if you feel comfortable all good but you
just
give me my reports by 5:00 p.m. so I'm
not giving you any reports
perfect
I got a lot of looks from my co-workers
but also a lot of compliments and
overall it was a very productive 15
minutes the hair is probably my favorite
part about this with my hair slicked
back like this I feel like I'm in charge
I feel like I'm not gonna take anything
from anyone it's just the ultimate power
move all right so we're done for the day
I got to go home but we're gonna pick
right back up tomorrow yesterday was
crazy I actually learned a lot about the
80s just through the styles that people
were wearing I was surprised at how
similar the styles were to what I
actually see in stores today and I'm
excited to get back to it so let's go
Steph are you ready to get started today
first up 80s prom prom night was
potentially the biggest night of an 80s
high schoolers life with movies like
pretty and pink bringing proms into the
spotlight everyone was more than excited
to show up and look their best the hair
and makeup is pretty intense we're gonna
get you in that first this whole look is
gonna be about tonality for the eye area
to keep it into ly Lux and plums for the
lips we're gonna do a plum color for
there we're gonna go big this was the
night to be as big as possible or your
dress we have a lovely fuchsia frock
we're hung in a frock on you it'll come
alive tulips sleeves influenced by the
runways of Europe and a lovely bow on
the bodice bows and Rose come on
Cinderella are you ready for the most
magical night of your life
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what Montgomery said it was gonna be big
and it is the biggest I could fit a
family of five in these this is crazy I
feel like a Christmas present
okay so how are we gonna test out can we
take prom photos can we do that we're
taking prom photos the crew is setting
up a prom photo booth Russ my producer
Jeff promised to run home and get worse
suit so we're taking pics okay this is
good I don't know here's one two three
it's very tacky prom
you can't not look at me you know what I
mean because of the dress and the bow
takes up half of the photo this one's
kind of cute like I could do this one
this is spectacular tom was a dream
thank you Jeff for being my date not so
sure how applicable the hair is in my
everyday life the bow made me could come
in handy I don't know
warehouse rave like we could work with
the bow I really liked the eyes and lips
I like that they sort of match but are a
little bit of a different tone of purple
I would actually wear this eye shadow if
I was like going out with my friends
definitely the next look is a lot more
rock and roll than a lot edge here punk
punks we're all about rebellion and
going against mainstream culture
provoking society with their music
attitude and especially their looks we
have an asymmetrical fishnet mesh top
the skirt is a stretchy tight zebra
lycra miniskirt wait is it stretch here
as a type it's both and the vest is
leather very Joan Jett and it screams
punk rock are you ready to rock
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I want you to look like you've been out
all night sweating we're gonna give you
a greasy smudgy smoky eye for the lip
we're gonna give you a very dark blue
for the hair it's going to be deep
purple a shredded shag all sweaty and
messed up
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whoa this is drastically different from
the prom look it's dark lips kind of
good for snarling kind of like a I've
never worn dark lipstick before my teeth
look very white I mean there's a lot of
black on my face and we even put some
Vaseline I think to make me look greasy
even if I do get all sweaty like mocchi
and dancing all night that kind of adds
to the look and makes it that much
cooler punks are known for loving to
piss off their parents so I'm gonna call
my mom what what do you mean I'm hanging
out I need money
how do you feel about yeah wow that was
pretty good how'd you know that I wanted
to to call you and to piss you off
because that's what Punk's do to their
parents well guess I didn't accomplish
that but I do really need money though
yes I didn't really piss her off but I
definitely shocked her I should probably
call her back later make sure she's okay
I like the multi-necklace look but never
did I expect myself to wear a belt on my
neck I would wear this kind of makeup if
I was going to an event or like a rock
concert probably a little bit more
subdued than this but this definitely
isn't like an everyday casual look I'm
not gonna wear this on a Wednesday in
the office I believe there is one final
look you have for me
she's the quintessential 80s icon
Madonna you can't talk about the 80s
without bringing up the Queen of Pop
from material girl - like a prayer
Madonna not only set trends with her
music she also created countless looks
that inspired girls across the globe
we're gonna start this look with a lacy
teddy then we're gonna put a bustier
over the lacy Teddy to push up the
puppies Madonna used to wear a lot of
tutus so we're gonna put this over
everything else and to finish the look
this cropped bejeweled floral fringe
now let's get you into this material
girl
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to really invoke Madonna we're going to
give you a smoldering bedroom I with a
very brushed eyebrow and the lip is
gonna be a pouty orange red we're not
gonna do any cheap because it was all
about the eyes and the lips especially
with an outfit like this but the hair
we're gonna do a kind of a scrunchie
wash and go kind of look and tie it to
one side crunch it up so it's very
Downton
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whoa I really look like Madonna this is
crazy I'm wearing two different earrings
which I actually love that's like a
really cool idea gloves super chic this
lipstick is awesome I love how my eyes
and my lips are both accentuated and
everything else is sort of subtle if I
had time to scrunch my hair every day I
would definitely wear a bow in it this
looks really cool the only thing you can
do when you look like Madonna is make a
music video
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that was so much fun
Madonna is an icon my hair held in place
the entire time I was dancing Thank You
hairspray while I wouldn't wear it
anywhere I'll admit the tutu did look
pretty good when I was dancing in
comparison to the other looks this one
took a much more subtle approach to the
cheeks which I really liked decided to
say this is my final 80s look but before
I go there is one last thing I have to
do Montgomery thank you so much I
literally would not have known where to
start without you
what a thrill to take you down memory
lane to the fabulous 80s and maybe you
can integrate some of the styles into
your everyday look so I've had some time
to think about it
and my favorite look from the 80s has
definitely got to be the comfortable big
sweater mom jeans look I'm even wearing
a scrunchie right now from the shoot it
just feels like the most applicable to
my everyday life super comfortable I
feel like I can kind of wear it anywhere
and I like that we paired it with a red
lip so that was sort of like a nice
contrast my favorite things from the
other looks I really liked the black
embroidered Madonna jacket I felt like I
was stepping right into a music video
while the prom bow and dress did
traumatize me a little bit I loved the
monochrome colors I think I'm gonna try
actually like wearing the same shade of
lipstick with eyeshadow with blush and
full disclosure I did order a pair of
shoulder pads partially as a fashion
statement partially as like an
intimidation tactic for around the
office I think you can look back two
different decades for fashion and beauty
inspiration and find ways to meld it
into your own look anyways I gotta get
back to work so I'm gonna go check if
those shoulder pads arrived
see ya
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