80s

‘80s Fancy Dress From Smiffys-Liverpool

The 1980s were filled with lots of moments for fancy dress inspiration. Here are a few ideas for your costumes.

• Pac-Man
  The iconic and loved videogame Pac-Man was first introduced in the 1980s in the hopes of opening the hobby of videogame arcades to a female audience. As many videogames of the time were violent and focused on male demographics, the creator of Pac-Man Toru Iwatani wanted to create a Kawaii (cute) character. In his quest to create a videogame that appealed to female demographics, he thought of women enjoying time together eating food and when researching the keyword of eating, he found an image of a pizza with a slice taken out of it, which is where the Pac-Man shape comes from.
  
  Originally the character was called Pakkuman from the Japanese onomatopoeic phrase ‘pakku-pakku’, which describes a mouth opening and closing quickly, somewhat similar to the western ‘OM-NOM-NOM’. However, when the game reached the US picked up by Midway, the name was changed from Puckman to Pac-Man in the hopes of preventing vandalism.
  
  
• The Rubik’s Cube
  Whilst it was originally released in the ‘70s as the magic cube, the well-known puzzle toy was first called the Rubik’s Cube in the 1980s, which then went on to become one of the world’s most popular toys. Originally conceived not as a toy but instead as a way to help people understand three-dimensional problems, the original cube took the creator Rubik over a month to solve as there are 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible configurations of the cube, enough to cover the Earth in 273 layers of the iconic toy.
  
  Ladies who are searching for an easily recognisable costume for an ‘80s fancy dress party, look no further than the Ladies Rubik’s Cube Dress from our Liverpool fancy dress shop. Available in a range of sizes from UK dress size 8 to UK dress size 18, this costume includes a multicoloured dress, headband, and a bag; making it a great fancy dress outfit for an ‘80s party.
  
  
• The Explosion Of Music Icons
  The 1980s were a very interesting time for music, arguably one of the biggest cultural events in the ‘80s was the changes to the music industry as a whole due to the popularity of music videos.
  
  The changing industry saw the size of pop acts such as Michael Jackson with his iconic song Thriller. However, pop was not the only style of music to be empowered by the rise in music videos. The ‘80s say an explosion of different styles of music including new wave, synthpop, house, and saw the rise of lots of heavy metal and glam metal bands, including well known names such as Metallica, Bon Jovi and Guns N’ Roses, who released songs many still love to this day.
  
  The music scene of the 1980s is a fantastic source of inspiration for ‘80s themed fancy dress. With a diverse range of styles to choose from, you’ll be spoiled for choice. If you’re a fan of the New Romantic scene and loved acts such as Adam and the Ants, perhaps you will be interested in an ‘80s New Romantic Costume. Alternatively, if you’d rather wear a glam metal costume, perhaps you could wear some Zebra Print Trousers, pick up an Inflatable Guitar and rock out.

Need Help Finding a Costume?

If you’re searching for a specific ‘80s themed fancy dress costume but you cannot find it on our online store, don’t worry our team can help. We have been trading for over ten years and have an unrivalled 30 years of industry experience. So if you can’t find the costume you’re looking for, get in touch with our team; we’ll use our links within the party industry to try and source the costume for you.

Fancy Dress Throughout The Decades, Visit Smiffys-Liverpool

If you’re attending an ‘80s themed fancy dress party, you can find a great selection of fancy dress costumes from the wonderful online fancy dress store, Smiffys Fancy Dress Shop. However, if you would prefer to do your fancy dress costume shopping in person, you can browse our selection in person by visiting us in store at our fancy dress shop in Liverpool.

Remember, if you have any questions regarding any of the products available for purchase, or if you need help finding your ideal fancy dress costume, our team will be happy to help. You can reach us by telephone, by using the internet, or by visiting us in person at our shop on Bold Street.

Contact Smiffys-Liverpool

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• You can contact us by telephone by calling, 0151 709 9449.
• You could send your questions to us by email, please send your email to sales@smiffysfancydressshop.co.uk.
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• You could visit us in store, our address is, 56 Bold Street, L1 4EA, our opening times are 9.30 - 5.30 Monday to Saturday and 11.00 - 4.30 on Sundays.