So I used my Cricut Maker to cut out the sticky-backed foam feet, glued some pom-poms and googly eyes down, and used silk flower "stamen" for the antennae. The ribbon was custom printed by a seller on Etsy.
Weepuls!
A lot of folks hand out random trinkets they've hand-crafted or custom ordered for the '80s cruise. For 2019 I wanted to hand out those fuzzy little alien guys we used to get in grade school when we did a good job on something. Problem was, I had NO idea what they were called. After wasting a substantial amount of time on Google I learned that they are called Weepuls and they originated in 1971, but minimums are high and they aren't cheap. "No problem!" I say, "I'm crafty!"
So I used my Cricut Maker to cut out the sticky-backed foam feet, glued some pom-poms and googly eyes down, and used silk flower "stamen" for the antennae. The ribbon was custom printed by a seller on Etsy.
So I used my Cricut Maker to cut out the sticky-backed foam feet, glued some pom-poms and googly eyes down, and used silk flower "stamen" for the antennae. The ribbon was custom printed by a seller on Etsy.
Past Theme Nights
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2017
Announced June 8 |
2018
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2019
Announced June 6 |
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The History of Neon
Of course neon fashion existed in the '80s, but it wasn't as pervasive in our '80s wardrobes as Party City would like us to believe. It was more like a flash in the pan. Stephen Sprouse is the designer credited with its '80s revival (based on '60s Day-Glo fads). His work was sold exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman and Henri Bendel's in NYC (1983). What trickled down from the designer runway to the shopping malls was mostly accessories: jelly bracelets, earrings, belts, hair accessories, and shoe strings. In fact, very little neon fashion can even be found in '80s movies, magazines, and television (I only know of Wham's video).This photo is from a Day Glow Party in London (1984). It's a great example of how early '80s Neon (re: Day Glow) compared to the late '80s and early '90s Neon sportswear.
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I have a theory. Remember how we all ran around in the '80s quoting Star Wars? We were all like "Luke, I am your father" only to discover decades later that wasn't the exact line? We all participated and perpetuated it. We all believed we had heard it that way. The Mandela effect.
What if our collective memory of neon fashion is like that Star Wars quote? Rooted in truth, but greatly embellished/conflated. That small amount of neon flair became grossly over-represented in our collective history. After all, there was plenty of other bright colors (hot pink, lime green, etc), and high contrast fashion throughout the '80s - it would be easy to conflate the looks. Benetton and Esprit especially marketed very colorful looks.
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I have a theory. Remember how we all ran around in the '80s quoting Star Wars? We were all like "Luke, I am your father" only to discover decades later that wasn't the exact line? We all participated and perpetuated it. We all believed we had heard it that way. The Mandela effect.
What if our collective memory of neon fashion is like that Star Wars quote? Rooted in truth, but greatly embellished/conflated. That small amount of neon flair became grossly over-represented in our collective history. After all, there was plenty of other bright colors (hot pink, lime green, etc), and high contrast fashion throughout the '80s - it would be easy to conflate the looks. Benetton and Esprit especially marketed very colorful looks.
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| The Go-Go's in bright colors. |
Koolaid Coolers commercial, 1986
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The other thing that muddies up our memory is that neon made a big comeback in the early '90s with the Hip Hop genre. Most vintage neon outfits you find on eBay are from this era in the form of athletic wear and jumpsuits.
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| THIS IS 90s |
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| THIS IS 1992 |
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