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Scotsman
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
33 totally bodacious 80s photos celebrating the decade of excess
These photos celebrate the best of the 80s - a decade when everything seemed bigger, from the hair and the shoulder pads to the phones. They will take you back to the toys we loved, the fashions we rocked, and the cars we drove some 40 years ago. The biggest TV personalities, sporting heroes and pop stars of the day also feature in this trip down memory lane. Do you remember the lycra-clad 'goddess' who had us all working up a sweat, or the nappy-wearing duck with a falsetto voice who stormed the charts? These nostalgic pictures also capture some of the biggest events of the 80s, including the Great Storm of 1987, which one forecaster famously failed to foresee. Do these photos bring back any memories for you? If you enjoyed these images, you may like this look back at 80s school days. 1 . Lorra, lorra laughs Cilla Black, who hosted the hit dating show Blind Date from 1985 until 2003 | Getty Images Photo: Larry Ellis Collection Photo Sales 2 . M&S School leavers working at Marks & Spencer in January 1980 | Getty Images Photo: Evening Standard Photo Sales 3 . Hitching a lift Roller skater Leo Bull hitches a lift using a cable attached to a car in December 1980 | Getty Images Photo: Evening Standard/Hulton Archive Photo Sales 4 . Cabbage Patch Dolls Cabbage Patch Doll creator Xavier Roberts surrounded by the popular toys in December 1983 | Getty Images Photo: Bryn Colton Photo Sales
Scotsman
24-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Scotsman
14 things you found in almost every 70s household - how many do you remember?
It's easy to see why in these troubled times people are pining for the exuberant designs of the 1970s. Even black and white photos from the era scream colour, so florid was the wallpaper and lino flooring of the day. Geometric designs ruled, shades of orange and avocado were everywhere, and people knew how to lounge out in style. These photos show some of the items and design features you could find in almost every 70s household, from the living room to the kitchen and bathroom. How many did your home feature back then and do you still own any? Do you have retro pictures or nostalgic memories to share with us? Send them online via YourWorld at It's free to use and, once checked, your story or picture will appear on our website and, space allowing, in our newspapers. 1 . Patterned wallpaper Patterned wallpaper was everywhere during the 1970s, including in the kitchen of future Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, then education secretary, pictured here during the 1974 general election campaign | Larry Ellis/Daily Express/Photo: Larry Ellis/Daily Express/Photo Sales 2 . Beanbags They might not have been as big as this one but no 70s household was truly complete without a beanbag or two on which to lounge about | Evening Standard/Photo: Evening Standard/Photo Sales 3 . Fondue set If you were throwing a dinner party in the 70s a fondue set was the height of sophistication | - Photo: - Photo Sales 4 . Lino floor Linoleum floors were big in the 70s, often with intricate, brightly coloured patterns like this one |Photo:Photo Sales
Scotsman
18-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Scotsman
14 things you found in almost every 70s household - how many do you remember?
It's easy to see why in these troubled times people are pining for the exuberant designs of the 1970s. Even black and white photos from the era scream colour, so florid was the wallpaper and lino flooring of the day. Geometric designs ruled, shades of orange and avocado were everywhere, and people knew how to lounge out in style. These photos show some of the items and design features you could find in almost every 70s household, from the living room to the kitchen and bathroom. How many did your home feature back then and do you still own any? Do you have retro pictures or nostalgic memories to share with us? Send them online via YourWorld at It's free to use and, once checked, your story or picture will appear on our website and, space allowing, in our newspapers. 1 . Patterned wallpaper Patterned wallpaper was everywhere during the 1970s, including in the kitchen of future Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, then education secretary, pictured here during the 1974 general election campaign | Larry Ellis/Daily Express/Photo: Larry Ellis/Daily Express/Photo Sales 2 . Beanbags They might not have been as big as this one but no 70s household was truly complete without a beanbag or two on which to lounge about | Evening Standard/Photo: Evening Standard/Photo Sales 3 . Fondue set If you were throwing a dinner party in the 70s a fondue set was the height of sophistication | - Photo: - Photo Sales 4 . Lino floor Linoleum floors were big in the 70s, often with intricate, brightly coloured patterns like this one |Photo:Photo Sales
