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Your support makes all the difference.How to get Eighties hair
Connoisseur Tim Hartley, international creative director for Vidal Sassoon salons, defines the hottest Eighties hair-dos.
"Everyone wanted Bananarama hair. The look was spiky and quite aggressive using soap to get different textures, and lots of hair spray. The trends came from a mixture of glam rock, new romantic and gothic. At the beginning of the Eighties, hair was spiky on top and long down the back. Later on it was highly androgynous."
Who were the Eighties icons on the coif front?
"Annie Lennox with her androgynous crop as well as Phil Oakey, the front man of the Human League. Mark Almond was also fab with his very Mondrian, black tinted, slightly gothic look."
Best drinks of the Eighties
Connoisseur Jason Tank, head barman at Mezzo, Soho, London, reveals his hot alcoholic tips.
"The drinks of the Eighties were mainly cocktails. People had loads of money due to the economic boom, so they bought champagne cocktails. A Bellini - peach nectar and champagne - was one of the most popular cocktails of the Eighties: pure decadence."
Try out Jason's top five Eighties cocktails:
1 Pina Colada
Rum, pineapple juice, Cointreau, lemon juice over ice
2 Tequila Sunrise
Tequila Gold, orange juice, Grenadine, serve over ice, straight up.
3 Gatsby
Southern Comfort, lime, ginger ale, serve over ice, straight up
4 Long Island Iced Tea
Smirnoff vodka, Gordon's gin, Bacardi, tequila, Cointreau, lime juice
5 Harvey Wallbanger
Smirnoff vodka, Galliano, orange juice, over ice with fresh fruit
You've got the look, you know what to drink, but where do you go for the music and atmosphere: the best Eighties clubs
What: Kick Up The 80s
Where: Planet Earth night club, Queens Buildings, City Square, Leeds, LS1 4DS
When: Every Thursday 9.30pm-2.00am.
Admission: pounds 1 with flyer, pounds 2.50 without
Beverages: Carlsberg, Hooch, gin, vodka and whisky all pounds 1
Enquiries: 0113 243 4733
What: Planet Earth Presents: Don't you want me baby?
Where: Office Bar, 3/5 Rathbone Place, London, W1P 1DA
When: Every Saturday, 9.30pm-3.30am
Admission: pounds 5 before 10pm, pounds 7 after 10pm, pounds 9 after 11pm
Beverages: Most spirits pounds 2, happy hour 9.30pm until 10.30pm
Enquiries: 0171-636 1598
What: Club! Fantastic
Where: Samantha's, 2, New Burlington Street, London, W1
Tube: Oxford Circus
When: Every Friday and Saturday.
Admission: Fridays, pounds 8, pounds 6 members and guests, Saturdays pounds 10, pounds 7 members and guests
Beverages: Most drinks pounds 2, bottled beers pounds 2.50, draught lager pounds 1.50.
Enquiries: 0181-455 3741
What: Club! Fantastic
Where: Ayia Napa, Cyprus at club PZAZZ Discotech
When: Every Thursday from 17 June-mid September 1999
Admission: Around pounds 6
Beverages: Cheap
Enquiries: 0181-455 3741
Top Eighties dancefloor tunes:
According to Club! Fantastic resident DJ Neal C alias The Funky Geezer, these are the tunes to get you in the Eighties mood.
1 "I'm your man" by Wham
2 "Mickey" by Toni Basil
3 "Rio" by Duran Duran
4 "Take on me" by A-Ha
5 "Never gonna give you up" by Rick Astley
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