Clothes of the Eighties, Clothes Beginning with F

The eighties saw a wider variety and quicker change in clothing styles than currently. That's why I thought this list would be fun for others to read and add to, so feel free to send me any suggestions. Years are approximated, since some fashions tended to last longer in some regions opposed to other regions.

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Name Sex What When Description
FAZ Female Jewlery And Hair Accesories Mid - Late 80's It was plastic Jewlery and Hair accesories you made yourself with the "Faz" kit. Usually big and bright, I remember making one that was rectangle and blue with yellow designs on it for my hair.
FILA bjorn borg clothing line male/female jackets, shirts, pants 1981 At the height of Bjorn Borg's career, he had one of the most popular clothing lines of the 80's. A very unique design from Italy.
FUBU For us, by us. Started by four young black men
Fanny Pack Female Accessories ? Neon colours and the more pockets the better!
Farlows Female lightweight jeans with spandex Late 80s Very tight lightweight jeans. They looked like spandex when you put them on. They came in all different colors. From an acid wash look to black.
Fat Boys Both Clothing Mid 80s Fat shoe strings in floresant colors that would be worn either in shoes or most the girls in my school, including myself, wore them at a tie around our necks. Made popular by the Rap Group "Fat Boys".
Fat Laces Male/Female Accessories Mid 80's Another MUST HAVE during the hip-hop explosion. Fat laces were oversize shoe laces, in assorted bright solid colors (even neon) that were worn in the suade Pumas and shell-toe Addias. Aside from the solid colors, they came in an argyle pattern that consisted of either white or black and any assorted color.
Feather Roach Clips Female accesory 1980-1984 Girls wore roach clips with long dangling feathers attached to them in their hair, or attached them to the outside seam of their jeans.
Featherclips F feather clips mid-80s I did a lot of rollerskating in the 80s (I am 36 yrs old). We girls would clip on these "featherclips" on the sides of our jeans, or use them as barrettes. I think they were actually clips for holding marijuana joints, I didn't know that at the time! They had elaborate, colorful feathers that swished when you skated or walked down the halls in school. I remember seeing them in the mall everywhere. I had gorgeous pink, blue, and multicolored featherclips. I kept them until I married in '88!
Feathered Earrings Female Accessories early 1980's Earrings for women made of peacock and sometimes other kinds of feathers. Popular among the rocker crowd.
Fedoras Male Accessories 198? Usually in brighter colors than their 40s counterparts, Duran Duran in their early years wore a lot of these.
Fergie Bows Female Huge satiny bows for your hair mid 80s Made popular by Prince Andrew's wife Sarah Ferguson, it was generally accepted that the bigger and more colourful the bow the better. Often worn with a french plait - scary!
Ferrari Sunglasses Male Accessories 1984 They folded-up (with a case). The arms folded in half, and the nose piece (between the lenses) folded. The "good" kind usually had "FERRARI" printed on one of the lenses.
Fido Dido t-shirts Both Clothing 198? Black and white stickfigure with spiked hair for the logo.
Finger watches female Tiny watch with leather finger-sized band 1985-1990 I believe Swatch was a popular brand, and K-Swiss had one...fancier jewelry-shop versions,too. Usually had loose parts "floating" inside, and worn with as many jelly bracelets as possible.
Fingerless Gloves Female Accessories 1984-1986 Gloves with the fingers cut off. Could be in many colors and different faborics. Could be extra long so they may cover the wrist or half of the fore-arm. Worn be the likes of Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, and even Stevie Nicks.
Fishnet Stockings Female Hosiery Early 80s Another 60s item that made a comeback in the 80s. Sleek, black hose with a netlike design. Popularized by Madonna's "Material Girl" video.
Five o' clock shadow male hair 1987 on A five o' clock shadow was always considered sloppy before the late '80s. George Michael's music video "Faith" did much to popularize it. Interestingly, the five o' clock shadow is still fashionable in Germany--even German professional men may shave only every few days.
Flannel shirts male/female Flannel shirts 1984-1988? Flannel shirts were worn over a tshirt, usually your favorite concert shirt. It was always 'cool' for the girls to wear one of their boyfriend's flannels with the sleeves rolled up.
Flatops Male Hair 198 Sometimes they were flat across, and sometimes they were asymettrical. Bobby Brown had one in the "My Prerogative" video.
Flats Female Shoes 1981-3 Flat-heeled Pumps. Suddenly in 1981 ultra-flats came in, mostly in metallic colors like gold or bronze, and were worn with the new "mini" skirts (right above the knee) pants or knickers.
Flintstone / Other Cartoon Pictured Jeans Both Clothes 86 / 87 Stonewashed jeans with transfers on the front of the legs of the Flintstones or other cartoon pictures.
Flippitotti Jeans Female Pants late 1980s One of the first "skin tight" jeans that I recall. They had zipper teeth on each side, but did not zip up. At least, I didn't think so. The name "Flippitotti Jeans" were on the side.
Flojos Sandals Both Rubber Sandals 1987-'89 Usually black or white, these simple, very cheap sandals had foam rubber bottoms, were reputedly made in Mexico, and were favored by every young surfer and surfer-wannabe in California. Left bad tan lines in the shape of an 'x' on each foot.
Flop Male Haircut Late 80s The back and the sides of your head were shaved or had short hair and the top was longer by at least five inches. It 'flopped' over to one side, and was very popular with skaters and in Orange County. It was also bleached or dyed blond often.
Floppy Belts Female Clothes Early-mid 80's Flimsy belts worn with the end hanging loosely down the front of the wearer's trousers/skirt
Flourescent Sweats Female Clothing 1985 Solid color flourescent sweatshirts in pink, chartreuse, or neon green. Complemented by matching flourescent earrings, belts, jelly bracelets, and jelly shoes.
Flower Clip Female Accesory Mid 80s It was a clip that was round and it was meant for a high pony tail. You would put your hair in a high ponytail and then insert it into the center of this round clip and then you would pull the clip together and your ponytail would sit right on top of your head.
Flowered Jeans Female Jeans 1984-85ish They were white or light blue jeans that had huge flowers all over them.
Fluorescent Socks Female Ankle socks 1983? Fluorescent yellow,pink, or green ankle socks with or without lace around the trim.
Fluorescent Socks Female clothing 198? Hideous fluorescent socks doubled and tripled up ones legs! Common combinations were pink and green or orange and yellow!
Fluorescent sweats Female Clothing 198? ?
Forenza Cargo Pants Female Clothing 1986 - 1988 These pants had long gusseted cargo pockets that went from the waist to about halfway down the front of the thigh. The pant seams were vertical rather than horizontal. The pants were fitted in the waist and hips and very baggy in the thighs. The ankles could be closed with snaps to give a more tapered appearance.
Forenza Sweaters Female Clothing 1984?- Sweaters knit of heavy-guage cotton yarn, usually (but not exclusively) in saturated primary colors, having a deep V-neck on one side and an ordinary scoop-neck on the other. Reversible front-to-back, and worn with a T-shirt underneath.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood "RELAX" t-shirt Both Clothing 1985 A white t-shirt with big, black, all caps "RELAX" printed on them. They could also be black with white letters. These were a craze made by Frankie Goes To Hollywood's song "Relax". Wham! also co-opted the look in one of their videos "Choose Life" and stuff like that.
Freezy Freakies gloves Both Accessories 198? When you went outside, they changed colors and patterns. Used to have a penguin mascot too if I remember correctly.
French-rolled pants Both Jeans 1988-1991 Jeans and or khakis: Pull the bottom of pant leg out until you can't pull anymore. Fold over the material to the outside of your leg so it fits around your ankle tightly. Cuff it once. Cuff it again. Your jeans are french-rolled. Don't make it too tight though or the rolls will ride up your leg and you'll look like a dork. DO NOT wear socks with your khakis and loafers if you're a guy! The french roll must be on the outside of the leg so that the crease from the roll faces in opposite directions....that's how we did it.
Friendship Bracelets Both Accessories 1987 Worn many on wrists
Friendship Pins Female Accessory Around 1983 These were saftey pins with bright colored beads on them that you attached to your shoelaces. You would make them and give them to all your friends. The more you had, the more friends you had. There is nothing like the sound of a ton of girls jingling around with 50 friendship pins on their shoes.
Friendship Pins Female Accessories 198? Safety pins with beads or fuzzy things on them...worn on running shoes.
Frilly Shirts Both Clothing Early 80s - sort of 80-85 The big frilly shirts that the New Romantics used to wear - John Taylor and Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran wore them a lot. Both men and women wore them.
Fringed Leather Boots Female Shoes 198? Usually in black, white or brown. Burn-outs tended to choose the black, suede varitey, while Popular, cheerleader types chose white. Worn with faded or acid-washed jeans.
Fringed Leather Jackets Female Clothing 198? Went with the boots and the bag. Usually in the black, suede or brushed leather.
Fringed Leather Purse Female Accessories 198? Went with the jacket and the boots. Usually in the black, suede or brushed leather.
Froggers Female Shirts 1984 These were worn to impress the guys on how tight they were.
Frost and Tip (Revlon) Female Haircoloring 80's (still available) At home kit for "frosting" and "tipping" highlights onto the hair, to give platinum blonde streaks. Thin hair strands (usually short to medium style) are pulled through a cap with a hook and the bleaching creme is applied. Today, "chunking" is most popular, wider bands of hair bleached pale blonde as well as accent tones like red or caramel or "punky" colours like pink, blue etc.
Frosted Jeans female jeans that are frosted over various colors about 1985-86 Not sure if you have these listed but I couldn't seem to find them. These were jeans that had a frosted look to them, kinda like acid wash...but were in many colors like pink, yellow, baby blue, etc. They also made jean skirts and jackets the same way.
Frosted Lipstick Female makeup 1980's
Funnel heels female shoes 1980's These were heels that are wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. They wre especially popular in bright colors, sometimes with a bow!
Fuzzy Animal Slippers Female Slippers Early To Mid 80s Fuzzy Animal slippers could be seen being worn by high school students throughout the hallway! You would wear your shoes/boots to school and change by your locker.


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