Wearing a dress from the ’80s doesn’t mean you have to look like Molly Ringwald from Pretty and Pink or a glam-trash version of Madonna from the beginnings of her career.
The 1980s was an era of excessive energy and showstopping style that while at first glance may seem intimidating, has a time and place for the modern girls’ wardrobe of today. So when I began brainstorming looks for my personal retrospect of ’80s dresses I love, I wanted to showcase the vintage style that spoke to the decade’s trends but were 100 percent wearable for 2012, too.
In my search for the perfect ’80s dresses I discovered Very Olive’s Vintage, a women’s trendy vintage boutique stocked with a gorgeous vintage collection from the turn of the century through the ’90s.
Olive’s owner Jen welcomed me into her warm, cozy store to check her racks for great ’80s dresses to model on the streets of Carroll Gardens, the adorable Brooklyn neighborhood her shop has called home for 11 years.
After much deliberation, I chose 5 dresses from Olive’s that speak to wearable trends from the ’80s. Keep reading after the jump to see the dresses I chose to model, and to learn more about the style ethos of this like totally awesome era!
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