Urban Cowboy (1980): Bud and Sissy taught us two very important life lessons — how to wear high-waisted denim and how to wear it while riding a mechanical bull.
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Risky Business (1983): Tom Cruise did more for button-down shirts than any man in history. Watch and learn.
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985): Catholic schoolgirl uniforms, leg warmers and teased bangs? Meet the holy trinity.
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Pretty in Pink (1986): Molly Ringwald this and Molly Ringwald that. You know you secretly wanted to dress like Duckie.
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Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986): Ferris Bueller showed us how to rock a cardigan and how to skip school. You know, the essentials.
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Dirty Dancing (1987): Always remember one thing: Posture can make or break an outfit, people. “You gotta hold the frame!”
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Coming to America (1988): If you too think that Kate Middleton’s style is a snoozefest, the royal family of Zamunda will restore your faith in the bourgeois all over again.
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Heathers (1988): When red scrunchies become a status symbol, you know you’re in for a wild ride.
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