It’s funny. It is said that the necessity of restriction breeds creativity; that ingenuity is born out of what we lack, yet here I am with almost boundless resources, materials, stylisations and stimulus at my disposal, but I am trying, which said resources, to replicate the styling of a much more restricted era. So why stop with just one restriction? Why not visit a time so warped, so politically, socially, creatively, technologically restricted, yet so innovative and free that it is looked upon with adoration and pure nostalgia? It is this which drew us to the undeniable charm of the 80’s.

It wasn’t going to be an easy task however. We would have to look into what makes the 80’s the 80’s – what are the signifiers of the era and how can we recreate them to effectively mimic it? It wasn’t the fashion, it wasn’t the political context of the time, it wasn’t even the colour palette (although we do plan on using that heavily), for us, to do this correctly, we had to focus on unadulterated and overly forward yet passive sexualisation and aggression of the time. A time in which had the façade of being so conservative in values, but with a strong counterculture that had now consumed the majority, with everything sex, drugs, and pop, being at the fore of culture. We aim to parody this forwardness in taking it to the extreme, but it is easy to forget that what we propose to do isn’t even that farfetched for the time, and much of what was a reality then, would seem a pastiche of its own self now. How do you make fun of something that has already become a joke on its own? Simplify the key points and kick it into overdrive of course! You’re on a live show! Want to embellish on sex? Have intercourse with your guests. Want to talk about drugs? Have it as the main ingredient in your cooking section! Want to talk about violence? Use sponsors to try and sell guns to children on air! The list goes on. The 80’s got away with shit that no one could possibly dream of now, and that’s why I bloody love it. It’s outrageous, its absurd, and it honestly doesn’t even seem like it could have been real in hindsight, but I guess that’s why it pertains such a strong sense of nostalgia. It was far from perfect, but it was certainly unique. It had charm and style (or a lack thereof), and that’s what we aim for our look to achieve. If it can be done convincingly enough and pull off the tone of the 80’s, then it’s a success in my view, (although that won’t stop us in trying to make it as well as we can in accordance to fit the criteria of the assessment).

oH My G0d, BlOg pOsTs.