It somehow managed to include preppy chic, power punk, neon spandex exercise gear, and lace miniskirts.
Style settled down in the decades that followed, as excess became less appealing.
Then the 2023 Oscars came along to say “Not so fast.”
Alongside the form-fitting sheaths and elegant princess skirts were ’80s-throwback looks like Angela Bassett’s red-carpet gown.
