Mystery 80s Big Hair Skaters

I once had a poster that adorned my dorm room wall advertising an All Girl Skate Jam from 2000 with the slogan “Big Air, Not Big Hair.” It was pretty catchy, and a bit of a diss on the 1980s obsession with teasing one’s hair and blasting it with hairspray and gel to maximize the volume.

And yet, I’ve stumbled upon two photos featuring mystery skaters from the 1980s, and I think the big hair, metal vibes kind of suits them!

Photo: mystery 80s skater with a sweet Alva board, pink and black grip. Anyone have a backstory?

I’m not 100% confident that any of the women featured were actively skateboarding (especially with those strappy sandals below), but they definitely had style. There was a reddit comment regarding the second photo suggesting that the two women were channeling Wendy O’Williams from the Plasmatics and Joan Jett.

I think Thalia Zelnik, Gigi Gits, the Hags, the SkateBettys of Alaska, and the crew out of NYC including Stana Weisburd and Jessica Bard were a tad more legit as far as punk skateboarders go back in the 80s, but I shouldn’t judge!