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Are we bringing back the 80's?

As I was shopping at Macy's for some slacks, I noticed there were clothing garments that had the color scheme of the 80's: bright purple, pink, and blue. My boyfriend even pointed it out and asked the same question I did: are we bringing back the 80's style? And Macy's wasn't the only store that had clothes styled like those in the 80's- Target did too! I wish I would have taken actual pictures from when I was in the store but going to Target's online shopping site was second best. I found multiple swim suits, a dress, and a skirt that I felt like were influenced by popular 80's outfits. You can tell by the designs, the purposeful cuts, and, predominantly, by the color scheme that this is so.

But it's not just in the clothing industry that I have noticed this trend. I have also noticed in the music industry. Labrinth released his song titled "Kill for Your Love" on September 9th, 2022 (about 6 months prior to date) and everything about it screams 80's: the color scheme of the music video and his poster for the song, the use of the Linn Drum, and it's use of beats that "clash" with each other but still sound so good that it makes you want to groove! This is similar to Miley Cyrus' new album titled "Endless Summer Vacation" (2023). Most of her songs in the album sound like they were influenced from the 80's, as well. The ones linked in this post are "Rose Colored Lenses", "Flowers", and "River". With these songs, the "1 2 3 4" beat that was mentioned in the "Why The Weeknd & Dua Lipa Sound Like the 80s | Genius News" YouTube video is apparent with other "clashing" sounds that just go right together- not to mention how the swim suit she is wearing also has cuts similar to the ones in the first few pictures and how she is working out in her "Flowers" music video (which is something common in 80's music videos).

The Genius Youtube video that I linked in this post definitely sealed the deal for me that the 80's trend is coming back. I felt relieved that I wasn't making things up lol. Even though it was made 2 years ago (as of 2023), I think they may have sparked something or were part of the spark that has led me to this observation.

All in all, this is motivating me to listen to songs/artists from the 80's and appreciate them because I appreciate the current artists that are being influenced by this era!

But what do you think? Are my observations similar to yours? Are you appreciating the 80's coming back or would you like to skip this part? What did/do you like from the 80's?

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