Help dress my 8yo boy for 80's Day

[Fairy]

I am ... ashamed. Truly, I'm completely ashamed. As a child of the 80's with the big hair and shoulder pad photos to prove it, I really should know what to do here. But I have a BOY, not a girl. I can build big hair for him and put on beginner blue eyeshadow and Silver City Pink lipstick and find something hot pink, but that won't be a good look for my little boy. I am having a seriously hard time with coming up with something. Help!

Note: I can't go to any stores, this is for tomorrow, so I have to make do with what I've got in the house.

[fivi2]

Any jeans you can peg roll?
Any polo/izod type shirts you can flip up the collar on (preferably pastel)?

leather jacket, white t-shirt, and jeans (Top Gun)?
punk?
Karate outfit (Karate Kid)?
Any 80s band t-shirts or retro cool icons - pac man, snoopy, etc?
Any little beads and safety pins to make friendship bean pins to put on shoelaces (maybe boys didn't do that?)

hmmm....

[elektra]

rolled up sleeves on a button up short-sleeved shirt? And a blazer?
Cosby sweater?
skinny leather tie?

[TwinFoxes]

I think skinny tie preppy type, or tight jeans with grean/black striped tight t-shirt, or punker. Do you have any old 80s rock tshirts? Or can you get one? That, pegged skinny jeans and converse all-stars would work. Bonus for a studded belt/bracelet.

[Momit]

80's concert t-shirt
Oxford shirt with polo underneath with collar turned up
Michael Jackson zipper jacket
Friendship bracelet made from embroidery floss
Docksider type shoes
Members Only jacket

[Melbel]

He could go with various looks from the 1980s

Miami Vice - blazer over T-shirt
80's big hair rock band
preppy - izod shirt with collar up (think of the rich preppy kids in 16 Candles)
break dancer - parachute pants
Michael Jackson - Beat It jacket, glove

[candaceb]

I grew up in preppy-land (Grosse Pointe MI) so that's my perspective.

I would layer 2 polo shirts with collar up, and then peg roll the jeans, no socks.

[Globetrotter]

I would do the preppy look - layered polos with collars up.

[MamaMolly]

:yeahthat: Bonus points if one of the polos is pink ;)

[Fairy]

Ok, I'm going for the polos and peg rolled jeans. I'll see if Ican get him to wear the converse, tho they're not hightops. Thank you for all the suggestions!

[lhafer]

Some of these you might be able to pull off from what you have at home:

http://www.fashionworld2012-13.com/top-80s-men-fashion-trends/

[karstmama]

see if he'll go for hair mousse!

[katydid1971]

I grew up in preppy-land (Grosse Pointe MI) so that's my perspective.

I would layer 2 polo shirts with collar up, and then peg roll the jeans, no socks.

I didn't grow up in MI but that was exactly what I was going to suggest right down to the no socks. I have my old swatch watch that would finish that outfit out perfectly.