1980s

Miami Vice vs. Memphis: Two Incompatible 1980s Palettes, One Decade

The 1980s are remembered for neon, but Miami Vice's pastel-against-dark was a completely different palette from Memphis Design's primary-on-pattern. How did these two aesthetics coexist, why do they both read as 'the 1980s,' and what does that tell us about color trend cohesion?