I couldn't possibly run an 80s website without writing about the Miami Vice TV series, which was the inspiration for design of the site. Pastel and white suits, white sockless loafers, Jan Hammer instrumentals, fast cars, boats and ray bans - you can't get more eighties than that! Indeed, the palm trees, flamingos, Miami sunsets and title screen colours have inspired a lot of 80s artwork.
The video above features Crockett's Theme by Jan Hammer (which featured on the second soundtrack album) and clips from the show. You can watch the video for the original
Miami Vice theme music on this site.
This memorable TV Series is often referred to when discussing
80s fashion, especially the pastel-coloured suits. The luxurious backdrops, no doubt, boosted tourism in Miami, and the images of excess were well-suited to the 1980s.
Photo: Don Johnson as Sonny Crockett
The crime drama originally aired on NBC and lasted for five seasons - 111 episodes. It followed two undercover detectives James "Sonny" Crockett played by Don Johnson and Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs played by Philip Michael Thomas.
The earlier series' were definitely more light-hearted and included funny characters such as Noogie Lamont who was played by Charlie Bennett. When the show started to feature more serious crimes, with grittier story lines and extra violence, the popularity started to decline, and left dedicated fans a little bemused.
This photo is from 1985. From the top; John Diehl as Detective Larry Zito, Michael Talbott as Det. Stan
Switek, Saundra Santiago as Det. Gina Navarro Calabrese (middle) Edward
James Olmos as Lt. Martin Castillo, Olivia Brown as Det. Trudy Joplin,
Philip Michael Thomas as Det. Ricardo and Don Johnson as Det. Sonny Crockett.
Don Johnson poster from Bravo magazine (1988)
