By Myung Jin Lee

Leggings on the bottom and a long T-shirt on top paired with a colorful headband – staples of 1980s fashion – are familiar looks these days.

More than 20 years have passed, but ’80s fashion is back and is continuously a leading fashion trend.

“Basic stuff of the ’80s such as miniskirts, tank tops and colorful headbands are so popular,” said Jennifer Kim, Newbury Street Urban Outfitters shop manager. “Matching all these bright colors and funky music led a whole cultural revolution.”

Currently, Urban Outfitters is focused on its summer collection, which features bright colors. Its winter collection includes leggings, hats and fingerless gloves.

Kim said winter clothing is less typically ’80s. She added that ’80s fashion is continuously supported by people because it looks fun and funky.

“The 1980s seems more costume-like, so people think that it is the easiest to wear,” Kim said.

Laura Bornstein, a junior psychology major, said she is a fan of ’80s fashion.

“I love leggings,” said Bornstein, who was wearing black leggings and a red headband.

Ironically, Bornstein said she likes ’80s items because she always tries to wear something new.

“I think using old fashion tools is good because it is going to be always classic,” she said. “And people try to do something new and using ’80 stuff is so creative.”

According to an H’M press release, vintage looks are here to stay.

“Retro influences from the latter part of the 20th century continue to inspire fashion trends this autumn,” according to the press release.

Bornstein said ’80s popularity draws from nostalgia. She said she thinks college students are the ones representing fashion, and ’80s fashion was popular when they were kids so students may try to go back to it. She said ’80s fashion may allure fashion leaders to mix and match.

However, some students do not think the ’80s were important.

“I don’t think it is quite that important of a decade,” said Amanda Deavellar, a sophomore American Sign Language major. “The ’60s or ’70s were great decades because of active political movements, so I think they are more important decades than the ’80s.”

Still, she said ’80s fashion offers students an alternative to more conventional fashion.

“This is such a change for people from what we used to wear,” she said. “So I think, especially for people who want to express themselves differently, it is a good way to go.”

Kylie Huang, a freshman chemistry major, shared Deavellar’s opinion.

“People just always try to find new stuff and something different,” She said it is not especially related to people thinking of the 1980s as a particularly significant time period.

“Every decade, fashion styles recycle,” Huang said. “It may be one of these cycles but just happens more often.”