Fitness Fashion

Suited up in spandex with her hair up in a ponytail, Barbie was ready to hit the gym.

She was in good company. The fitness trend of the 1970s became an obsession in the 1980s. Women and men alike flocked to health clubs and fitness centers to shape and tone. These clubs had their own “gym-chic” dress codes, even if they were informal. Coordinated tops, leotards, and leggings clung tight as women flexed their muscles.