This year, Gotcha celebrates its 30th Anniversary of revolutionizing the surf industry by being the first brand to produce and deliver sportswear to specialty surf shops, creating a major impact on youth culture in the 80s and 90s.
Here Gotcha designer Eric Lazar recalls his favorite blue Gotcha windbreaker from 1986. “My mom took this picture during back-to-school night in Ms. Hunter’s 2nd grade class. I loved that jacket....”
You Know You’re an 80s Kid If…
You used to wear acid wash jeans
You owned a Rubik’s cube
You were obsessed with PacMan
You watched MTV when it was still mostly music videos
You owned an original Nintendo, complete with the Duck Hunt game
You thought “Thriller” was the most awesome song (and video!) ever
You watched Ghostbusters in the movie theater
You remember the first cassette tape you bought
Your mom used to wear shoulder pads
Your first Walkman weighed ten pounds and was the size of a brick
