New Romantic
Eighties fashion movement
New Romantic refers to a British pop music and fashion movement of the early 1980s, characterized by synthesizer-driven music, elaborate makeup, and flamboyant androgynous clothing.
Bands like Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, and Visage exemplified the style.
The term evokes glamour, artifice, and a deliberate rejection of punk's rawness: He dressed like a New Romantic, all ruffles and eyeliner.
British new romantic band
- Duran DuranEchoing British band name
- synthpopElectronic keyboard-based music genre
- electropopSynthesizer-based catchy music
- Boy GeorgeAndrogynous British pop vocalist
Culture Club · Eurythmics · Soft Cell · Human League · Depeche Mode · Japan · ABC · MTV
Pleated ornamental trim
- pirate shirtsRuffled romantic costume tops
- eyelinerCosmetic for lid rims
- androgynyCombined sex characteristics
- velvetThick-pile textile
brocade · makeup · flamboyance · scarves · headbands · leg warmers · shoulder pads · dandyism
Fascinating, elegant attractiveness
- theatricalityExaggerated, showy manner
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- exoticismAllure of the unfamiliar
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
grandeur · pageantry · masquerade · decadence · escapism · futurism · artifice · spectacle
Nightlife-obsessed young partiers
- Covent GardenCentral London cultural quarter
- underground clubsClandestine entertainment venues
- doormenBuilding entrance attendants
- exclusivityState of being limited
dance floor · pose · scene · tribe · Taboo
Spandau Ballet
British new romantic band
- Duran DuranEchoing British band name
- synthpopElectronic keyboard-based music genre
- electropopSynthesizer-based catchy music
Boy George · Culture Club · Eurythmics · Soft Cell · Human League · Depeche Mode · Japan · ABC · MTV · electronic music
ruffles
Pleated ornamental trim
- pirate shirtsRuffled romantic costume tops
- eyelinerCosmetic for lid rims
- androgynyCombined sex characteristics
velvet · brocade · makeup · flamboyance · scarves · headbands · leg warmers · shoulder pads · dandyism · costume jewelry
glamour
Fascinating, elegant attractiveness
- theatricalityExaggerated, showy manner
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- exoticismAllure of the unfamiliar
opulence · grandeur · pageantry · masquerade · decadence · escapism · futurism · artifice · spectacle · elegance
club kids
Nightlife-obsessed young partiers
- Covent GardenCentral London cultural quarter
- underground clubsClandestine entertainment venues
- doormenBuilding entrance attendants
exclusivity · dance floor · pose · scene · tribe · Taboo
New Romantichardcore punk
Fast aggressive rock subgenre
punk · Oi! · street punk · crust punk · hardcore
New Romanticminimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
austerity · stripped-down · utilitarian · no-frills · raw
new, newer, newest, newly, newness, renew, renewal, renewable, romantic