Well, I wasn't very old in the 80's
what I do remember is curled hair and that "everyone" wore colourful, comfy, bulky sweaters
Also, as I have been told growing up:
A Norwegian skier, Oddvar Brå, broke his ski staff just at the final stretch in 82, it sparked the saying "Where were you when Oddvar Brå broke the (his) staff?" He won a shared gold medal.