The longevity of '80s nostalgia in the mainstream

50s nostalgia lasted until what? The early 90s? I think Some people still have a bad taste in their mouths about 1997-2000 as being the time everything got ruined.🙄 I mean 1977-1980 was retro in 2000. So why do some people have a hard time accepting 1997-2000 as retro?

Last time I saw something very 80s influenced fashion wise was maybe 2015 or earlier. I think 80s nostalgia influentially speaking has another 5 to 15 years or so, but probably just a few years before stereotypical and overused retro 80s imagery will seem passé, it probably is already starting to be seen this way, but nostalgia includes everything from books on films and cartoons, to series inspiration, figures, etc

It was starting in the mid to late 90s, with Atari becoming cool again and ironic early 80s references or pictures on t-shirts. 1998 or 1997 it was starting to be noticeable.

I’ve yet to see mid 90s style completely embraced by fast fashion for example yet. We would need to go through more of it before entering early 2000s style fashion revival.

Yeah good examples. I was thinking less grungy but more ; big and funky bellbottoms and 70s inspired clothing , massive JNCO style jeans, huge shirts, wallet chains, striped shirts etc
a lot of that has come here and there, striped shirts and some baggy jeans, but would rather have all at once and in truer form to mid 90s style..

It’s likely to increase anyways.

You need two hands just to count all of the '80s-inspired synthpop songs that have been released in 2020 and have become hits, lol. It's really starting to make me wonder if both Blade Runner 2049 and Ready Player One may be onto something about the '80s one day 'living on' in our own virtual worlds. Of course, nothing ever really dies out thanks to the internet, but I think the 1980s are the crossover point between which cultural decades will truly continue indefinitely and which ones won't. They're the first post-modern decade, and any decade before the 1980's is unfortunately now too long ago for them to have the same impact and long-lasting resonance with people of all ages.

I think the '80s are here to stay. The thing is, they're not just fondly thought of by nostalgic Gen X'ers and Millennials. The '80s are well-liked by people in their twenties such as myself, and even younger. There are kids out there who are growing up with these '80s-inspired tracks by The Weeknd, Dua Lipa, Sia etc. A whole new generation of people are essentially growing up with the '80s.