Best mom jeans for nailing 80s Americana cool
Shoulder pads! Perms! Mom jeans!
The Eighties will never cease to spark sartorial debate, as proven by the divisive aforementioned trends.
The era doesn’t seem to carry the same sartorial cachet as the predating Sixties and Seventies, which were beloved for their kaleidoscopic colourways, Mod silhouettes and flower power prints. In fact, the Eighties are almost considered a bad bookmark in the grand canon of fashion - bar a few exceptions such as Madonna, Princess Diana, Cher and breakout stars from John Hughes films. Here’s looking at you, Molly Ringwald.
Anyone with Sixties-born parents will understand. “I looked awful with a perm,” or “Why did I ever think hammer pants were a good idea?” are
