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January 21st 2014

20 Ways You Know You're an 80s Baby...

Growing up in the 80s/90s was the best! Everything was simple and fun, life wasn't too serious and being cool was actually a thing that people could be. With no mobile phones or amazing internet to keep us busy we had to make our own fun, which typically meant heading to the park or a friend's house, to see who was out or in so we could get them out!

Being surrounded by soooo many amazing 80s T-Shirts, it feels like we are always on a retro nostalgia trip here. Thinking back over some of our best childhood memories, we decided to put them all together and create our ultimate list of what it meant to be growing up at this special time.

Pack your bags folks! We're taking a short trip down memory lane, likely to include a healthy mix of nostalgia, perhaps a few painful memories and of course as much 8O's awesomeness as we can carry! Sit back and enjoy our top 20 Ways -  You Know You're an 80s Baby if....

1. You still think ten years ago was in the 90s...

2. You hoped one day be as cool as the teens in John Hughes movie...

3. You have ever played with a Skip-It....

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August 6th 2013

You Know You Grew Up In The 80s If...

As specialists in the finest 80s clothing on the web (yes I'm biased!) it's actually part of our job description to spend a good hour or two daydreaming of the greatest era ever every day.  Growing up in the Eighties was a real treat and installed in us the knowledge to make some of the greatest retro tees just for you lucky guys!  So take a couple of minutes out from your busy day to reminisce with me, You know you grew up in the 80s if...

...Saturday mornings were spent watching Going Live, wishing you had your own Gordon the Gopher.

...Your ideal classmate would have been Tucker Jenkins from Grange Hill.

...You had a hairstyle inspired by King of Mullets Pat Sharp.

Pat Sharp

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