I was a teenager back then

For those who have asked, here is a pic of "the 80st 80's blouse ever in the history of 80's blouses..." (it looks worse/better on than on my mannequin).  I wore it to work and I guess it's one of those garments that is bound to draw comments - they ranged from 'toss it in the dress-up chest' to 'absolutely beautiful'; 'over the top' to 'really stylish'.  Well, you can't win 'em all.  I considered tucking in the puffy gathers at the top, following Viv's sage advice, but in the end have decided to leave it as a monumentous tribute to the late 80's...all I need is blue eyeshadow and a big teased fringe.