Clothes of the Eighties, Clothes Beginning with N

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
NAF Outfits Female Shirts, Skirts 1986 It was unique because of the print. It was on white cotton, with these people all over. They were cartoonish, flesh colored, with different color outfits. I remember my friend had a skirt that was full, above the knee. She would wear it with a salmon and pink stripe sweater and green Keds.
NO! Jeans Women Jeans and sweaters 1986? These cost about $90 for jeans, maybe $120 for the sweaters, and had different patches on them. Jeans and sweaters came with a large yellow button with "NO!" written on it.
Name Earrings female Accessories Late 80's Big earrings worn with your name or boyfriends name in them. We called them door knockers they were so big.
Name-plate belt buckles Male Accessories 198? This was more of a southern thing.
Neon Belts Female Belt circa 1985 Belts, typically skinny, that were made in the various neon colors (green, orange, pink, yellow). Some belts were entirely one color while others would be with with circles of material (same as belt)in the neon colors held on with metal studs.
Neon Sweatshirts Female Clothing 1985 I had a neon orange sweatshirt that had big and small numbers all over it. That was a huge hit, but I also remember the hair stuff and all the bracelets you had to wear with it.
Neon jelly jewelry female jewelry 1984-1986 These were brightly colored rubber bracelets, rings, and necklaces, sometimes worn with neon sweatshirts, or t-shirts. Almost always worn to the skating rink, they would glow in the dark under the rinks fluorescent lights.
New Yorkers Male Shoes 198? Fat shoe laces popularized by Run D.M.C., usually in neon colars
Nike Cross Trainers Male shoes 1988-89 The shoes Spike Lee wore on "Do The Right Thing".
Nike Sneakers Both Shoes 1984 This was one of those brands you could almost never go wrong with in the 80s, the Swoosh was always a prominent feature.
Nike air jordan male basketball shoes 1985 - present In 1985, Nike introduced the most influential shoe of the decade (and next decade as well) making Michael Jordan and Nike a household name.
Nine West female high heel pumps 1986-1989 9 West had all sorts of sexy high heel pumps from 1" high to 4" high. Black and white were very popular was was red and taupe. Women wore them with either a miniskirt or Levi 501 jeans
Normandy Rose Jeans F Jeans 1980 Dark blue jeans with the coveted pink embroidered rose. Oh ya.
Novelty Socks Both Accessories Late 80s and early 90s I remember when I was about 6 or 7 every one of my friends including me (male) and my sister owned a pair of novelty socks. You know, the socks with cartoons and patterns? Well, I had many pairs and it was pretty common to see younger kids wearing them. I had super hero socks such as Batman, Ninja Turtles and 101 Dalmations. Today, more and more people are "afraid" to wear them maybe becuase they are now considered "not cool". Oh well....
Nut Shorts Male Clothes 70s-present The best definition of nut shorts would be "hot pants for men". Inspired by running shorts, they were often worn for leisure in the 80s. The most common type of nut shorts in the 80s were cut like running shorts and had white trim on the end. In the 80s, basketball and soccer players wore them, and to this day rugby players and Australian rules football players wear them. Nut shorts are still worn by the famous diet guru Richard Simmons. Nut shorts can be seen in the movie Goonies. The character of Brand, played by Josh Brolin is wearing nut shorts over his sweat pants.


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