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43 Of The Worst Sweaters From 80s That Should Never Come Back
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Some things about the 80s were cool. Super Mario Brothers. Pac Man. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. But let's face it, many things about the 80s sucked, and nothing sucked more than the sweaters. Anybody who lived through that particular decade will know what we're talking about, but for those of you who missed it, check out these sweaters to see how lucky you are. They come from Wit Knits, a funny Tumblr that posts pictures of sweaters taken from a real knitting pattern book from 1986. The author describes the patterns as "lively and original" - how would YOU describe them? Let us know in the comments!
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A Wooing Frog
Add sleeves, take away the v neck and corduroys and I'd wear this cute sweater haha
Sunny Side Up
Fresh Fruit
Protected Species
Ok I will admit this is probably the only one I would wear especially because I love pandas
Counting Sheep
Dunno, but on kids these days, (and some still now) it looks pretty cute!
Toucan Play
Even the look on there faces scream that those are horrible. Especially hers.
The look on the woman's face - she knew this was going to come up later in her life to haunt her.
I think models used to work only part-time in that period! They look more like factory workers than models!
Come Rain, Come Shine
Over The Rainbow
Cool Cat
get rid of the bracelet, necklace, earrings and hair and the sweater is just fine haha
Cat And Mouse
Wee Scottie
Sax Appeal
I saw something like this on my friend 20 years ago, his mother knitted it, and even then it looked awfull....Now I know where she got her idea from.....
Sundae Best
Those were the best ice cream cones when I was because I always had a surprise of chocolate at the bottom
Heart And Diamond
Cat Fancy
Add some waistline and this could still be nice on people these days
Paletteable
One shimmy or shake, and that sweater would fall right off of her! XD
Electric Strawberry
Baby Bear
Bear Essential
This is John Inman, an actor that was in a British TV show called "Are You Being Served?" 1972-1985
Full Steam Ahead
the guys looks like it's done with being a sweater and is just melting away.
Tally Ho
Puppy Power
Watch The Birdie
Pair it with some plaid knickers and it'd be totally appropriate for golfing
Put any of these prints on a t-shirt and it will sell today.
Put any of these on a sweater and it will sell today with the hipster AND the anti-cool crowd.
Well these designs definitely are anti-cool...
What will they do when anti cool becomes cool? O_o
I would buy and wear all of these sweaters without shame!
These are funny and some even cute. People need to stop creating _____ is the worst thing to happen to fashion...it's never the case.
I have to say, the 80s might have been the decade with the worst taste in the history of humanity (and I remember endless, desperate shopping excursions trying to find a sweatshirt without shoulder pads) but they really were a FUN decade. At least for a teen. And now I have to go listen to some Cindy Lauper.
This can't be from the 80s; not enough of the women are wearing belts over their sweaters. I distinctly remember belts being mandatory over sweaters! XD
Wide belts, made of pleather, in ridiculous colors. Paired with stirrup pants and flats.
I really want these sweaters
I liked several of these :)
30 years from now this will be our graphic tees we wear today.
I like some. Expecially with cats ♥
Okay, most of these are kinda unacceptable for me, but some are actually still pretty cute, especially the long ones.
Are you kidding? I would wear these any day with a pair of leggings and black boots!
I want all of these!
People in the 80s looked very stupid with these on.. 😂
I would legit wear most of these masterpieces.
Why???? They be ugly as hell son
The T-Shirt version of these would totally sell at Hot-Topic😂
In T-Shirt form, all of these would be at Hot-Topic 😂
Those hairstyles though!!
i actually want half of this
I want all of these sweaters!
Thank you for not making this a clickbait slideshow with a random video ad in the middle.
The 80s ... incredible music, incredible movies, incredibly bad style.
You can just tell they're British, by the teeth!
Every hipster in Berlin would wear these.
SO happy somebody brought this up. There are things coming back in style that are SCARY! They shouldnt have been made the FIRST TIME! Lets not re-visit the clothes of the 80s, PLEASE?! The music was GREAT...clothes, not so much!
Disagree! I want acid wash denim, lace, and BUM Equipment to come back to fashion so much. I also miss fringed jackets and ankle length skirts. As for the hairstyles, they're already coming back.
Sorry but that male model's teeth!!
80's, the age of dorks.
OMG :))
I think the kid's ones are cute. Most of the other ones, I wouldn't wear. Maybe 1 or 2 off of the whole list with a waistline. The itches..
Most of these are fine, the crimes are in the hair, jewelry and pants
These sweaters are actually looking good on the younger and the older.
Put any of these prints on a t-shirt and it will sell today.
Put any of these on a sweater and it will sell today with the hipster AND the anti-cool crowd.
Well these designs definitely are anti-cool...
What will they do when anti cool becomes cool? O_o
I would buy and wear all of these sweaters without shame!
These are funny and some even cute. People need to stop creating _____ is the worst thing to happen to fashion...it's never the case.
I have to say, the 80s might have been the decade with the worst taste in the history of humanity (and I remember endless, desperate shopping excursions trying to find a sweatshirt without shoulder pads) but they really were a FUN decade. At least for a teen. And now I have to go listen to some Cindy Lauper.
This can't be from the 80s; not enough of the women are wearing belts over their sweaters. I distinctly remember belts being mandatory over sweaters! XD
Wide belts, made of pleather, in ridiculous colors. Paired with stirrup pants and flats.
I really want these sweaters
I liked several of these :)
30 years from now this will be our graphic tees we wear today.
I like some. Expecially with cats ♥
Okay, most of these are kinda unacceptable for me, but some are actually still pretty cute, especially the long ones.
Are you kidding? I would wear these any day with a pair of leggings and black boots!
I want all of these!
People in the 80s looked very stupid with these on.. 😂
I would legit wear most of these masterpieces.
Why???? They be ugly as hell son
The T-Shirt version of these would totally sell at Hot-Topic😂
In T-Shirt form, all of these would be at Hot-Topic 😂
Those hairstyles though!!
i actually want half of this
I want all of these sweaters!
Thank you for not making this a clickbait slideshow with a random video ad in the middle.
The 80s ... incredible music, incredible movies, incredibly bad style.
You can just tell they're British, by the teeth!
Every hipster in Berlin would wear these.
SO happy somebody brought this up. There are things coming back in style that are SCARY! They shouldnt have been made the FIRST TIME! Lets not re-visit the clothes of the 80s, PLEASE?! The music was GREAT...clothes, not so much!
Disagree! I want acid wash denim, lace, and BUM Equipment to come back to fashion so much. I also miss fringed jackets and ankle length skirts. As for the hairstyles, they're already coming back.
Sorry but that male model's teeth!!
80's, the age of dorks.
OMG :))
I think the kid's ones are cute. Most of the other ones, I wouldn't wear. Maybe 1 or 2 off of the whole list with a waistline. The itches..
Most of these are fine, the crimes are in the hair, jewelry and pants
These sweaters are actually looking good on the younger and the older.