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Ralph Lauren
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Ralph Lauren
Nothing screams faux-aristocrat like ’80s Ralph Lauren. Before those ridiculous, giant Polo logos and the ubiquitous outlet stores, Ralph Lauren...
Seventeen, May 1984
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Seventeen, May 1984
Picking up the May 1984 issue of Seventeen over the weekend, I quickly discovered it’s teen business-as-usual, content-wise. Boy drama,...
Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of April 2014
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Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of April 2014
176 images were posted to the periodicult.tumblr.com site last month. We gathered a list of the most liked and reblogged....
Hey, I’d Wear That
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Hey, I’d Wear That
It’s been nearly a year-and-a-half since I started digging out my old ’80s fashion magazines, scanning ads and editorials and...
Siouxsie Who?
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Siouxsie Who?
So you’re goth. That’s exactly what he said. It wasn’t a question or anything, he just looked around my bedroom...
Laise Adzer
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Laise Adzer
I’ll admit I probably flipped right past the Laise Adzer ads when I was an ’80s teenager. I was strictly...
’80s Hair Colour
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’80s Hair Colour
I was 14 the first time I messed with my hair colour. It was at a sleepover with my friend...
Asymmetrical Style
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Asymmetrical Style
If there is one instantly recognizable trend of the 1980s, it’s asymmetry. Designers loved it. Consumers wore it. From the...
Illustrator Tony Viramontes’ Short, Bright Life
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Illustrator Tony Viramontes’ Short, Bright Life
Bold, Beautiful, and Damned: The World of 1980s Fashion Illustrator Tony Viramontes by Dean Rhys Morgan Laurence King Publishing, 192...