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Christian Lacroix
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Christian Lacroix
What can I say about Christian Lacroix’s work in the ’80s? Stunning? Spectacular? Drop-dead gorgeous? No adjective can ever be...
’80s Fashion Illustration
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’80s Fashion Illustration
There’s no question that photography dominated the pages of fashion magazines throughout the 1980s. Illustration was largely seen as a...
Workin’ It Out
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Workin’ It Out
The Jane Fonda Workout. Oliva Newton John belting out her aerobics-inspired song, Physical, and starring int he movie of the...
Inside the Design Mind of Neville Brody
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Inside the Design Mind of Neville Brody
The Graphic Language of Neville Brody by Jo Wozencroft Thames and Hudson, 160 pages, 1988 Two names always come to...
Rumours, Rednecks and Bananarama
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Rumours, Rednecks and Bananarama
I don’t think Jill actually thinks I’m a lesbian. I think she’s just a bitch — and jealous — and...
Aldo Fallai for Giorgio Armani
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Aldo Fallai for Giorgio Armani
Aldo Fallai’s Armani lady is refined and ever-so-classy. She’s tasteful, but still a tastemaker. Her attitude is a little aloof...
’80s Lisa Bonet
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’80s Lisa Bonet
Whether we want to admit it publicly or not, everyone watched The Cosby Show in the 1980s. No, it wasn’t...
Pink Shock
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Pink Shock
Fashion during much of the 1980s was not about not about a mere “pop of colour.” Rather, it was often...
Colouring For Grown Ups — ’80s Style
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Colouring For Grown Ups — ’80s Style
The Fashion Coloring Book By Sharon Lee Tate and Mona Shafer Edwards Harper & Row, 192 pages, 1984 I have...