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Oh, Prince Charming

Mark gave me a pair of his earrings. They’re silver studs with a dangly loop piece and I’m wearing them...

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Look Book

Sonia Rykiel

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There are designers I loved in the 1980s for their runway theatrics (like Gaultier) and those I adored for the...

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Why I Love....

’80s Stephen Sprouse

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When I was about 17 all I wanted was to live the life I read about in the pages of...

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Trend Bazaar

Gals on the Go

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Getting around in the 1980s seemed so very fun — if all the cheesy images of women rollerskating, bike-riding, scootering...

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Books

I Want My (’80s) MTV

MTV Music Television Who’s Who in Rock Video: A Guide to Video Music Artists edited by Maxim Jabubowski Zomba Books,...

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Welcome to the Little Room

Enjoy the Silence

It’s not like I’d never been to a big concert before. Laurie and I went to Tears For Fears last...

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Look Book

Herb Ritts

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Best known for his black-and-white portraiture and celebrity clientele, American photographer Herb Ritts did a considerable amount of colour work...

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Why I Love....

’80s Pastels

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I was 12 when I was bit by the pastel fashion bug. It was two years before I immersed myself...

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Americanarama

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A classic summertime combo, red-white-and-blue was an ’80s ideal for nautical looks, and simple, casual sportswear — and it’s oh-so-American....

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Thirty-Year Flashback

Mademoiselle, July 1984

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I was in my late teens in the late 1980s when I really took a shine to Mademoiselle. It skewed...

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