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Thanks (I Think): Thoughts On Annie Lennox
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Thanks (I Think): Thoughts On Annie Lennox
Krizia Animal Sweaters
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Krizia Animal Sweaters
No one loves an ’80s animal sweater more than me, but there’s something extra-special about Krizia’s interpretation that still has...
The ’80s Leather Jacket
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The ’80s Leather Jacket
It may have taken 30 years, but I finally have my perfect 1980s leather motorcycle jacket. It’s red and supple...
Get the Glow
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Get the Glow
If fashion ads of the mid-1980s are any indication, a suspicious neon glow could emanate from anywhere, but particularly from...
Revisiting the Indie-Eighties, London Style
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Revisiting the Indie-Eighties, London Style
From Club to Catwalk: 80s Fashion edited by Sonnet Stanfill V&A Publishing, 112 pages, 2013 There’s nowhere I’d rather be...
Strawberry Switchblade Ate My Homework
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Strawberry Switchblade Ate My Homework
I didn’t have the balls to go black so my naturally ashy blond hair is now platinum, with long bangs...
Sheila Metzner
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Sheila Metzner
All too often it’s the male fashion photographers of the 1980s that get the attention. Some, like Bruce Weber, Patrick...
1980s Esprit
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1980s Esprit
1987 was a big year. I had left high school and had taken up correspondence studies. I had a full-time...
Vogue, January 1984
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Vogue, January 1984
As any faithful fashion magazine reader knows, January means resort. It’s a rare individual who can drop everything and escape...
Periodicult’s Top Ten Tumblr posts of 2013
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Periodicult’s Top Ten Tumblr posts of 2013
Over 2,000 images were posted to the periodicult.tumblr.com site in 2013. We gathered a list of the most liked and...