"Club Tropicana..." - The 80s

Evil Edna

Put a piece of paper over the TV set and draw evil eyes. Add antenna on the top (use straws stuck on with bluetack if you don't possess the genuine article)

Dusty Bin

Add eyes and nose and mouth to your dustbin. Make arms to add on to the side - cut-out card would work OK

Love Shack

Cover your shed with cut-out paper hearts and add the sign Love Shack, in honour of the B52's classic hit

Rocket from "Weird Science"

Cylinders of card, spraypainted grey and red.

Karma Chameleon

Papier mache, chicken wire and patience!

Posters

Scour charity shops for posters. Classics are Garfield, cute animals with phrases underneath, man with baby, woman scratching butt in tennis gear and tigers. Also some of the magazines and annuals may have pullout posters in the middle.

COSTUMES

Bad taste galore! Here are some suggestions, but check out this supreme Eighties site's suggestions too.

Robert Palmer video girls

Little black dress, black tights, slicked back hair, brown eyeshadow, red lipstick and an inflatable guitar.

Miami Vice

As featured on flashback Friends episode! Light coloured suit with the sleeves rolled up, loafers with no socks.

Ghostbusters

Brown boilersuit with ghostbusters logo, nametag (red writing on black background), black boots, Heavy duty black rubber gloves. See more details. Approximate the proton pack equipment with hoses (try Boots Home Brewing section) and a water pistol or check out more in-depth instructions at this Ghostbusters site. Lime jelly will make good green slime! Here's a Ghostbusters logo for your delectation: Logo

Fame

"costs and right here is where you start paying it" You know the score - legwarmers, bandanas (esp. if you're Bruno), leotards and a will to succeed (or do the splits in the air)

Top Gun

Either boiler suit with lots of military looking badges and material patches (remember to put on your name!) and decorated helmet/fruit bowl with your call sign, or jeans, shades, white T-shirt and a leather bomber jacket. F1 Fighterplane optional. Here's a link to the Top Gun logo. And check out the Top Gun Site to take your breath away.

Stockbroker

Pinstripe shirt/pink shirt with red bracers and a copy of the Financial Times.

Pop Stars

• Adam Ant - military-style jacket and coloured streaks on face
• Annie Lennox from Eurythmics - a myriad of looks. What about a man's suit and tie?
• Chris de Blurgh - wig and bad dress sense
• Boy George - dreadlocks, make-up and a black hat
• Robert Smith from The Cure - pure Goth
• The New Romantics - flouncy white shirt and make-up

General Crimes Against Fashion