The 1980s had many pant shapes and styles, some of them pretty strange. Here a some memorable ones:
Pegged Pants
This is a style where the bottoms of the pants are rolled very tightly at bottom to enhance the narrowness at the ankle.Jammers
Jammers are shiny spandex biking shorts that were worn as everyday clothes, often under dresses skirts, and oversized tee shirts. Jammers are usually black with some sort of neon stripe or design on side pannels.Parachute Pants
Similar to harem pants, parachute pants have a very wide and low crotch and thigh areas that abruptly narrows from the knee to the ankle. You may remember rapper M.C. Hammer popularizing this trend. With all of fabric for needed to make these pants so wide, parachute pants live up to their name.Acidwashed Jeans
A distressing process which strips the indigo color from the surface of the denim leaving it almost white was a favorite for 80s jeans. This style for both men and women is best worn super tight.
