{"id":34552,"date":"2016-10-31T21:55:57","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T01:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=34552"},"modified":"2017-12-26T11:41:03","modified_gmt":"2017-12-26T16:41:03","slug":"happy-halloween-from-bananarama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/happy-halloween-from-bananarama\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Halloween From Bananarama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/throwback-thursday-80s-pop-star-halloween-costumes\/\" target=\"_blank\">If my Halloween costumes <\/a>continue to be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/fashion\/style\/why-statement-sleeves-are-right-for-now\/\" target=\"_blank\">predictors of future trends<\/a>, prepare yourself for the comeback of massively teased hair. I&#8217;ve always loved &#8217;80s pop trio <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bananarama.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bananarama<\/a> &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 405px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/85848205\" target=\"_blank\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 146.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/85848205?et=up9xCH4VRst2cRigd1jKkg&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=g0XcxCStuSvTsjEwBSiC29XrlMZcHTiqU1yDGRuL2Tk=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"405\" height=\"594\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; so I recruited my gorgeous friends Kara and Stacy to dress up as the group for an early Halloween celebration on Saturday. We hit all the key Bananarama styles including the hair, pegged jeans, paperbag waists, cropped sweatshirts, and striped tops. My overalls and boxing boots were inspired by 1984&#8217;s &#8220;Cruel Summer&#8221; video.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l9ml3nyww80\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Kara is on my left and Stacy is on my right in this photo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34555\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/bananaramaresize.jpg\" alt=\"bananaramaresize\" width=\"498\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/bananaramaresize.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/bananaramaresize-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/bananaramaresize-300x343.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><strong>What Wendy Wore<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>T-shirt:<\/strong> Hanes for men<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Overalls:<\/strong> Gaspard Yurkievich from <a href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/listings\/stores\/bond-07-by-selima\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-slimstat-clicked=\"false\" data-slimstat-type=\"0\" data-slimstat-tracking=\"true\" data-slimstat-callback=\"false\">Bond 07 by Selima<\/a> (2015)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Shoes:<\/strong> Puma (2016)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Purse:<\/strong>\u00a0 Prada (2008, from eBay. First seen <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/london-day-1-standing-in-english-rain\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Even though Bananarama wasn&#8217;t known for jewelry, I accessorized with some of <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/dick-clark-madonna-and-my-1980s-jewelry\/\" target=\"_blank\">my early 1980s pieces<\/a>, including mismatched earrings &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34557\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/bananaramahairresize.jpg\" alt=\"bananaramahairresize\" width=\"498\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/bananaramahairresize.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/bananaramahairresize-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/bananaramahairresize-300x355.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and colorful bracelets.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 42.4074074074% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMLd3CZBVgJ\/\" target=\"_blank\">More &#8217;80s jewelry. Bought the bottom bracelet from the flea market in Soho. The top one is actually mom&#8217;s choker, which she gave me. #jewelry #happyhalloween #halloweencostume #80sstyle<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-10-30T07:45:32+00:00\">Oct 30, 2016 at 12:45am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>My hair was pretty big by today&#8217;s standards, but it would have been unacceptably limp to me in the mid-&#8217;80s. Back then, I didn&#8217;t go out without hair that wasn&#8217;t windproof and waterproof thanks to massive amounts of hairspray.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34558\" style=\"width: 509px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34558\" class=\"wp-image-34558 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/oldhair.jpg\" alt=\"oldhair\" width=\"499\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/oldhair.jpg 499w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/oldhair-300x289.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-34558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seriously teased hair. Probably taken in 1987.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The costume idea came first, then we found a party to match. Sadly, <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/what-wendy-wore-devo-energy-dome-for-halloween\/\" target=\"_blank\">the 1980s-themed Culture Club has closed<\/a>, but a great &#8217;80s cover band called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jessiesgirlnyc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jessie&#8217;s Girl<\/a> plays at <a href=\"http:\/\/lpr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Le Poisson Rouge<\/a> on Saturday nights. They had amazing costume changes. I should have taken a photo of &#8220;Dee Snyder&#8221; from Twisted Sister, because <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/photos\/dee-snider?excludenudity=true&#038;family=editorial&#038;mediatype=photography&#038;phrase=dee%20snider&#038;sort=mostpopular\" target=\"_blank\">the extreme makeup and pink fringed jacket were spot-on<\/a>. At least you can kind of see &#8220;Axl Rose&#8217;s&#8221; long hair and bandana here.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/axl.jpg\" alt=\"axl\" width=\"498\" height=\"556\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/axl.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/axl-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/axl-300x335.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>We appreciated the tribute to the <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/rip-pete-burns-plus-nothing-is-new-about-patient-zero\/\" target=\"_blank\">late Pete Burns of Dead or Alive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMP-2aNBRE9\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">#latergram from @jessiesgirlnyc &#39;s Saturday Halloween performance at @lprnyc &#8230; they&#39;re a must-see for &#39;80s music. #peteburns #rippeteburns #deadoralive #youspinmeround #halloween #happyhalloween #halloweenpartyideas<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A video posted by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-11-01T01:50:47+00:00\">Oct 31, 2016 at 6:50pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I HIGHLY recommend Jessie&#8217;s Girl if you&#8217;re into 1980s music. I only had one complaint about their performances on Saturday &#8212; there was no Bananarama!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If my Halloween costumes continue to be predictors of future trends, prepare yourself for the comeback of massively teased hair. 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