In a fashionable galaxy, far far away lives a group of fresh kids who are able to rock the dope hip hop styles of the 1980's into 2008s fashion temperament. Trendsetters such as Teyana Taylor, The Retro Kidz and Tokyo Diiva and The Juice Krew are serving us with dookie gold ropes, Gucci links, high top fades, staked mushrooms, acid wash jeans, British Knights, Mickey Mouse sweatshirts, fat laces, Nefertiti emblems, Africa medallions and a full spectrum of neon color. Individual creative style rules in 80s hip hop fashion so it is now inspiring to see these iconic styles back in 3-D.

Jedi fashionista, Tokyo Diiva answers a few of our style questions to get to the heart of 80's style done now,
What inspires your style?
My style is a little bit of everything. The past influences me by being retro and rocking things such as dookie rope chains, 4 finger rings, door knockers, acid washed/colored skinny jeans, wind breakers and so on. The present influences me by always looking at whats the trend and going the complete opposite way and making a 360, because I don't like to fit in. This is how every youth wants to dress. I always try to think ahead and start trends and then when people catch on I switch it up again! I get tons of my fashion style from characters I love. I would rock a captain hat, Star Trek inspired glasses, Barbie with the bright pink lipstick; I'm just a whole world of fashion stuffed into one little body!
Why do you have a certain affinity for 1980s hip hop style?
I'm not completely 80s. I just love a couple items and trends from that era. I don't want to be put in a category of being 80s. The 80s in my opinion was the most free-styled and most fashionable. I like the pin curls from the 60s and maybe the whole Moulin Rouge thing from the 20s I just take a bit of everything and do my thing. I don't like the 70s I'm not walking around rocking a Afro or string around my forehead!! The hippie thing is not really my thing!
It's unique because I dare what a lot of people fear. I don't care if people stare or don't get it. I'm shameless and I'm in my own world I don't dress to please people.I dress to please myself.
Who are your style icons?
I don't have a style icon really. I respect the fashion style of people such as Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Micheal Jackson, M.I.A., Kanye West, and Barbie. . . .yes the doll!!!
What is your favorite beauty item?
Pink lipstick!
What do you have on today?
Today I have on a pair of neon green skinny jeans, a gold metallic belt, gold Sequence Fanny Pack, white pink lime Green Nike vandals, blue red purple and grey windbreaker jacket with hoodie, wife beater, 3 rope chains - different sizes, doorknockers earings, 4 finger ring, Japanese pimp watch, tons of bracelets, baby doll pink lipstick, gold glitter on my eyes and my UV sunglasses!!! Dope TOK'N!
What is your favorite fashion item?
NOOOOOO that's sooo hard!!! I'm going to cheat!!!! Well, in order to leave my house i have to have my jewelery and gold sequence Fanny Pack!!! OoOoOWWeeE!
The Eighties Boyee!
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Jay Levine
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Esther Dixon, AOL
Esther Dixon, AOL
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By: Truthfully on 5/27/2008 3:50PM
Heaven forbid some of these younguns try something original.
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By: Truthfully on 5/27/2008 3:57PM
For once can somebody do something original, this is 2008 why in the heck are the eighties back. I guess the 60's and 70's came and went to many times already. I guess it is ok to call yourself unique if you recycle 10 different styles at the same time, styles that have already come and went from true style innovators of those times.
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By: SK24 on 5/27/2008 4:47PM
BK's are back! www.britishknights.com
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By: "DimePiece" on 5/27/2008 8:39PM
I totally agree with you Truthfully #1. Why can't these young artist be original? These young artist need to be more creative and invent their own style for the future. I am so sick of tired seeing these young artist putting together mess. Please, to all the young hip artist out there, "Give Michael Jackson back his glove"! Leave the 80's style in the past and move on!
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By: "DimePiece" on 5/27/2008 8:59PM
I guess we have to understand, these young artists are going through the "Rebellious Stage". A "WACK PHASE", might I say!
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By: LaShonda Rawls on 5/28/2008 8:25AM
I think everything is changing, and some people like with anything else, dont like change. I dont understand this change in hip hop myself, however I think there MUST be change in fashion and the freedom for one to express themselves as they be. What works for you may not work for someone else, we are all unique in our on ways.
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By: Raymetria on 5/28/2008 12:37PM
Well, as a 17 year old, I have to say that the new 80's trend is hot!Fashion has a history of repeating itself anyway, so it's not that the new artist are not doing their own thing and being original, but their taking old trends and putting their own spin on them.
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By: Aaron on 5/29/2008 9:27AM
Exactly Raymetria, fashion DOES repeat itself. It about time for everyone to stop havin 70's parties. The 80's was a decade of first's. I 'm happy to see kids rockin the gear I wore as a teenager, it brings back a sense of nostalgia. Hip hop took off in the 80's but so did crack and our communitie began to decline. I hope these young people are more aware their choices than some of our peers were. Besides fashion has always been a wasy of expressing oneself, so "Express yourself" young folks, All yeah, all yeah.
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By: Jaslyn on 5/29/2008 9:45AM
i love the 80's! these styles today arent my type of clothes. i was born in the 80's, so u gotta respect it no doubt! i love me the madonna and barbie look....yes barbie! get wit it or get lost!
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By: Linda M. on 5/29/2008 11:49AM
I was born in the 60's. When I was coming up and the new styles came in my mother would say, That was out 10 years ago, or I wore that in high school. We'd go around and around about what the new style was. It was 10 years later when I realized what she was talking about. The same styles resurface about every 10 years.
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