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TV Fashion Trends: Top Shoulder Pad Moments!

Nicollette Sheridan as Paige Matheson from the show Knots Landing wearing a top with large shoulderpads as was the style in the 1980s..

Nicollette Sheridan as Paige Matheson on Knots Landing.

Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images.

Okay, we're glad the moment has passed, but when this football-forward fad was happening, we were all in.


Donna Mills as Abby Ewing on the show Knots Landing wears vibrant yellow with black polka dot top with significant shoulder pads.

Donna Mills as Abby Ewing in Knots Landing.

Photo Credit: Lorimar Film Entertainment/Everett Collection.

Shannon Tweed as Diana Hunter on the show Falcon Crest wears a pink blouse with fairly dramatic shoulder pads.

Shannon Tweed as Diana Hunter in Falcon Crest.

Photo Credit: United Archives GMBH/Alamy Stock Photo.

Victoria Principal as Pamela Barnes Ewing on the show Dallas wears a vibrant floral print blouse with large shoulder pads.

Victoria Principal as Pamela Barnes Ewing in Dallas.

Photo: AllStar Picture Library LTD./Alamy Stock Photo

Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing from the show Dallas wears a dark blue dress with a giant collar and impressive shoulder pads.

Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing in Dallas.

Photo Credit: AllStar Picture Library LTD./Alamy Stock Photo.

Lisa Hartman as Cathy Geary Rush from the show Knots Landing wears a magenta top with significant shoulder pads.

Lisa Hartman as Cathy Geary Rush in Knots Landing.

Photo Credit: CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images.

Originally published in Watch Magazine, July-August 2020.

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