Smiffys 80s Hip Hop Costume, Patterned Jacket, Trousers & Hat, Branded Product Fancy Dress, 1980s Dress Up Costumes

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Our Hip Hop costume comprises of a long sleeved jacket in neon lime green (back) blue and black and it's trimmed around the collar and along the full length zipper with a multi-coloured fabric which was so loved 'back in the day'.

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If you want to dress up for Halloween or any fancy dress party a great 80s dress up idea is around a prom theme. We have outfits for women, men, couples and kids including so many accessories, gloves, leg warmers, earrings, wigs. Merging street culture with rap music, the hip-hop revolution along with hip-hop fashion rose from the ashes and became one of the most famous movements of the decade.This fabric is also used to create slanted pocket flashes and the green is continued partway at the front where the elastication would be. The Outfit comes complete with the Oversized Baggy Zip Up Patterned Jacket in Various Colours along with the Matching Pair of Printed Trousers. Colourful lycra, layered mini skirts and fluro mesh t-shirts teamed with long beads and fingerless mesh gloves make a bold statement. The 80s was a time for getting to the gym and doing aerobics so we have a lot of lycra leggings that men can use to wear to an 80s dress-up party.

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These thick gold chains known as Dookie Chains were the perfect way to display their newfound wealth, and so, with their tracksuits and bomber jackets, rappers would wear layers of gold chains over their necks. We’ve put together the best list that will make you look like a banging rapper from the 80s, complete with gold chains and Adidas sneakers that defined the look of the golden era in hip-hop. If you’re not sure, you can look at movies like Flashdance or Fame to get ideas of how to put these 80s costumes together. Although by the middle of the 80s disco was not as popular as in the 1970s, it was still something that was portrayed in movies like Dirty Dancing, Flashdance, Footloose and Staying Alive.

Included with this definitely eighties costume is a pair of baggy pants which have an elasticated waistband for a comfortable fit and which are made from the same multi-coloured fabric. You can still wear a tracksuit, but instead of sneakers, where slouchy boots ala Salt-N-Pepa, gold hoop earrings, and a Kafi hat ala Queen Latifah and British rapper, Monie Love. Designed by Austrian designer Cari Zalloni, these glasses were oversized, often geometric, and featured transparent lenses that came in many shapes and colorways. Your 80s fashion journey starts on our pages where you can browse for hours for the perfect 80s dress up ideas. Please note; the model is shown with an inflatable "Ghetto Blaster" and wearing a large gold chain and neon glasses, these are not included with the outfit but they are all available from our extensive collection of costume accessories.