New Romantic is a 1980s British music movement aesthetic of theatrical makeup, frills, and gender-bending dress, led by bands like Duran Duran and built on romantic excess. Ruffled poet blouses are the signature garment. Velvet waistcoats go over them. Lace trim edges the details. Wide-brim hats sit on top, with bold pearl or cameo jewelry and Victorian-inspired layering throughout.