<sod>ng covered with [[sequins]] and diamonds. [[Punk fashion]] began as a reaction against both the [[hippie]] movement of the past decades and the [[materialist]] values of the current decade.<ref>Lauraine Leblanc. ''Pretty in Punk: Girls' Gender Resistance in a Boys' Subculture''. Rutgers University Press, 1999. P. 52</ref> The first half of the decade was relatively tame in comparison to the second half, which is when the iconic 1980s color scheme had come into popularity.<eod>
<sod>'''1980s fashion''' in Britain, America, Europe and Australia had heavy emphasis on expensive clothes and fashion accessories. [[Apparel]] tended to be very bright and vivid in appearance. Women expressed an image of wealth and success through shiny costume jewelry, such as large faux-gold [[earring]]s, pearl [[necklaces]], and clothing covered with [[sequins]] and diamonds. [[Punk fashion]] began as a reaction against both the [[hippie]] movement of the past decades and the [[materialist]] values of the current decade.<ref>Lauraine Leblanc. ''Pretty in Punk: Girls' Gender Resistance in a Boys' Subculture''. Rutgers University Press, 1999. P. 52</ref> The first half of the decade was relatively tame in comparison to the second half, which is when the iconic 1980s color scheme had come into popularity.<eod>