80&#39;s Costume Ideas: Mall Rat

!±8± 80's Costume Ideas: Mall Rat

Picture yourself going to the mall back in the 80's. The look speaks of a fashionable ensemble. After all, you would be strutting along with tons of people who would judge you by the way you look. But since you're in this generation, I bet you can't picture it. That's why I'm here to help you think of what to wear so you will come out looking like an 80's mall rat.

I will be giving you two suggestions for a mallrat costume.

First, you could go on a sexy side by looking for a sweatshirt with a loose neckline so it hangs off one shoulder. Wear a tank top inside it and choose one that is brightly colored. Don't be afraid to try wearing several colors at a time, experiment with them. Back in the 80's unmatched colors didn't matter. As long as you were colorful and attention-catching, you were cool.

You could wear a wide belt on atop the sweatshirt to show your figure. And then wear leggings. If you want you could wear the leggings underneath a tight skirt. Match this costume with lacy socks and high heels.

The second one is on the laid back side. Look for an oversized shirt with lots of colorful prints, or a button down shirt with shoulder pads. You could ribbon the ends of the shirt, cowgirl style and fold the sleeves. To make you look really 80's, get a stone-washed jeans that are high on the waist. This shows only a bit of a skin, it barely shows your bellybutton because the jeans are so old-fashionably high. Wear dress flats for shoes or to make you look so old school, sneakers with bright socks.

Accessories for both of the costumes are the same; wear several plastic colored bangles on each wrists, several long necklaces and dangling plastic earrings. Wear your hair totally the 80's style, perm it and make it big, wear headbands and let your frizzy hair fall back.

Don't forget the heavy make-up, teal or purple eyeliners, electric blue eye-shadow, and the glossy lipstick.

Choose either one of these mall rat costumes, the outcome would be the same fashionable 80's ensemble. Also, most importantly, don't forget to have fun!