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Rihanna Brings Back More ’80s Memories

October 24, 2010 by WendyB

I haven’t been able to forget an outfit that Rihanna wore at the beginning of the month.

Purple and orange look good together.

That color combination reminds me of a matchy-matchy Esprit outfit I had in the ’80s when Esprit was hot-hot-hot. As I recall, I wore cropped purple pants with a boxy, striped purple and orange-yellow top.

It seems everything reminds me of the ’80s lately, doesn’t it?

As for Rihanna’s hair, my Wear What You Want™ policy applies to heads too. If Raggedy Ann is your style icon, let your raggedy freak flag fly.

Raggedy Ann’s wardrobe needs some pizzazz.

If Rihanna’s hair color isn’t called “yarn red,” it should be!

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  1. DWJ says

    October 24, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    I too loved Esprit and everything was so matchy matchy! I’m kind of wishing the 80’s would stay away though. I didn’t love all of it.

  2. fashion butter says

    October 24, 2010 at 12:03 pm

    Oh shit, I love that outfit! Had not seen it yet. And I like that she went all out accesorizing with a foxy pair of hoops. : )

  3. Nubiasnonsense says

    October 24, 2010 at 12:16 pm

    haha Yeah I suppose that is a Raggedy Ann red. I like her recent outfits. I feel like I\’ve been reading around a lot and seeing people say her fashion sense might not be as good as it use to be but I like her new funkyness.

    I wish you has a picture of your Esprit jumpsuit! I bet you totally rocked it <3

  4. Madeleine Gallay says

    October 24, 2010 at 12:17 pm

    Esprit was HUGE … the most amazing short-lived store in West Hollywood, HUGE, done by Joe D’Orso. Failure and later it became a CVS store.

    I think that Alan Schwartz came out of there.

    Liking Rihanna mostly because of that Eminem video.

  5. Penny Dreadful Vintage says

    October 24, 2010 at 12:23 pm

    Most people don’t seem to like her yarn red hair, but I love it, she looks sassy.

    I have always hated Esprit with a passion, it makes me think of people who like sports.

  6. Iheartfashion says

    October 24, 2010 at 12:25 pm

    I was a big fan of Espirit in

  7. Marian says

    October 24, 2010 at 12:56 pm

    yes it is very 80’s! I like the mix of purple and orange. so vibrant

  8. knitlit kate says

    October 24, 2010 at 1:04 pm

    dude. loving the purple & orange…can totally see this with a touch of leopard. regarding the raggedy reference: redken actually makes a product called wool shake that is supposed to give your hair the texture of yarn. just sayin’.

  9. hiyaluv says

    October 24, 2010 at 1:04 pm

    you could totally pull this outfit off however us common folk-not so much;)
    gina

  10. The Well-Appointed Catwalk says

    October 24, 2010 at 2:27 pm

    Wendy, I can always count on you to make me smile!

    xo,
    Marissa

  11. enc says

    October 24, 2010 at 2:49 pm

    I love these colors together. Rihanna does a good job keeping her looks interesting on all fronts: hair, makeup, clothing, shoes, everything.

  12. Make Do Style says

    October 24, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    Hahaha the red raggedy doll hair is brilliant xx

  13. La Belette Rouge says

    October 24, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    Yarn red is a perfect description. And, yes, that is a definite Esprit flashback.

  14. Julie Anne Rhodes says

    October 24, 2010 at 5:26 pm

    80’s nostalgia rules!

  15. Suzanne aka Punk Glam Queen says

    October 24, 2010 at 6:49 pm

    Hey Rhianna stole my hair colour! At least I hate purple.
    XXX
    Suzanne

  16. Rebekah says

    October 24, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    So many people have been stealing Rihanna’s old look, she almost HAS to do something new.

    When you said Raggedy Ann’s wardrobe needed pizzaz, I was SURE you were going to loan her some jewelry. A pendant, perhaps? A thumb ring?

  17. Jemina says

    October 25, 2010 at 2:36 am

    I LOVE Rihanna’s style, she is bold and amazing, LOVE her!!!
    XOXO
    J

  18. fashion herald says

    October 25, 2010 at 2:18 pm

    Wow, that purple and orange is like an old-school Esprit flag. And red hair is really appealing to me these days.

  19. Audi says

    October 25, 2010 at 8:53 pm

    Haha — I’ve flown my yarn red freak flag with pride!

  20. apparellel says

    October 26, 2010 at 3:27 am

    omg esprit! i totally remember because i couldn’t afford it and had to thrift shop all my clothing. it was good in the end because i became more creative because of it. thanks for the memories!

    xxx
    t

  21. Susan says

    October 27, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    we still have Esprit shops here… are we back in the 80s? :)))
    xoxo

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