A social media trend is transforming modern portraits into nostalgic 1980s-style images. The trend uses AI-generated photographs to recreate the look of old family albums and classic studio photographs. Users upload a recent photo and ask an AI image generator to turn it into a retro portrait, often featuring retro outfits and analogue film effects.

Politicians have joined the trend, with posts available to view on social media platforms like Instagram. Further details and examples of the AI-generated photographs can be found through the original source.

The resulting images often have distinctive features of the 1980s, such as larger hairstyles and aviator sunglasses, and can be viewed through posts shared by users, including political parties.