10 Classic movies representing fashion from EVERY era – You need to see #1! (With Pictures)

4. Mannequin (80s)

In the ’80s, everything was big: big hair, big clothes and big lifestyles. Young, rich yuppies ruled Wall Street, people brandished credit cards like knights drawing swords, and materialism was almost a religion. Movies of the era also showcased big, unwieldy concepts, and often stuck their noses up at the concept of logic. Just like these movies, the fashion indulged in carefree abandon, outrageous concepts and big changes. Many movies from the era showcase these qualities, but few better than Michael Gottlieb’s 1987 cult hit, Mannequin.

Mannequin follows a lovelorn artist played by Andrew McCarthy who falls in love with the display mannequin, played by Kim Cattrall (of Sex and the City fame) in the department store where he works. Cattrall, playing literal model, showcases some of the best ’80s fashion of the day—everything from pink jumpsuits to neon colors to outlandish accessories. Other characters in the film are even more out two-toned glasses, skinny ties and bombastic hairdos; at one point, McCarthy even wears a hot-pink button-up “business” shirt.