I’ll show you mine if you show me yours? No, not a sexual reference, but one into the attitude of people living within the Margaret Thatcher consumer based world that was the 1980s. Designer labels were here there and everywhere and power dressing became a hit with shoulder pads and leotards rife. However, from one extreme to the other (despite designers avid attempts, shoulder pads will remain in the 80s), the club scene rebelled against Thatcher’s Tory Britain and rave tore through the underground like wild fire. Rave has since made a brief reappearance, although this time round labelled Nu-rave, and epitomised by Carrie Mundane of Cassette Playa’s collaboration with band of 2006; the Klaxons. However, first time round Walter Van Beirendork’s bright, colourful designs, sportswear and the nations will to party, take drugs and rave became the underbelly of the 1980s. Magazines, like Super Super, nowadays take influence from this era as does gutsy, outspoken Beth Ditto, lesbian front woman of punk band the Gossip, who often dons leggings, neon colours and lightning bolts. Acid house was the music to listen to and when police cracked down on raves in Britain, ravers just packed their bags and hot-footed it to Europe to carry on camping, or should I say raving. Although I hope not to see the return of rave again for a long time, the 1980s rebellion against Maggie’s Britain showed us that not everything needs to be designer and to let go of material obsession can lead to the absorption of more culture and frivolity.