Miami Vice, Boom Box Fever, and the Jane Fonda Workout: Looking Back Through The 1986 Sears Catalog

Dealing in antique and vintage items is

just plain old fun. There is nostalgia

in looking back at what we were

doing, what were we wearing, and

what was important to us at the time.

 

And then there is the stuff

we refer to as "Retro."

 

This week I had the joy of coming

across a 1986  Sears Catalog!

 

I was in my last year of high school...

Come on along with me

as we take a journey through the pages:

 

 

Not only was it a SEARS catalog, it

was their 100th anniversary edition

with a hard cover!

 

 

 

Here's what we were wearing...

Color blocking was big.

Angular lines.

Big colored earrings.
Big hair.

 

 

Just look at these pant suits.

Whoaaaa Nellie!

 

I could usually be found looking

through a telescope while wearing one.

 

 

 

Ahhh, and remember the
"Let's Get Physical" phase?

(What would we have done without

Olivia Newton John's music video and song?)

 

How about the Jane Fonda workout?

 

 And don't think I am forgetting the men.

Ooooh no. This is straight out of

Don Johnson's Miami Vice wardrobe.

 

 

Oh yeah.

Hot stuff!

 

 

 

How about our homes?

I loved this description of why women

would want to have mirrored closet doors:

"Mirrored doors magically transform

your rooms into relections of your

good taste and judgment."

 

And these microwaves were "quicker than a flash"

Are these the models that were supposedly

leaking radiation? Or did they just take

up a lot of space on our counters?

 

Love that wood grain!

They weren't cheap either.

Three, four, five hundred dollars.

That was a lot of money

for convenient cooking.

But everyone was buying one.

What else were we buying?

Take a look:

First there was PAC MAN fever...

and then the people at SEARS thought

 our music players  of choice

became "Boom Box Fever!"

I remember thinking these were SO COOL!

Like TOTALLY!

I mean, just look at it!

That's cool stuff.

 

 

 

The eighties...

A time of rainbows, Care Bears,

Unicorns and ruffles.

What little girl wouldn't want this

pink poofy bedroom?

 

Lots of smiles and laughter

while looking through the pages

of the 1980's.

 

What will we say about the 2000's?

 

I don't even think they produce

a Sears Catalog anymore.

 

This was like a mini time capsule

I'm glad I opened it up.

I hope you enjoyed the trip too!