I’m not much for wearing jewelry — maybe a pair of earrings, but that’s about it. In the 1980s, however,...
October, 2014
Tracing MTV’s ’80s History
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Tracing MTV’s ’80s History
MTV: The Making of a Revolution By Tom McGrath Running Press, 208 pages, 1996 Let’s think back — way back...
It’s “mucho mistrust, love’s gone behind”
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It’s “mucho mistrust, love’s gone behind”
It’s not that hard to find out exactly what Debbie Harry is saying in Heart of Glass. I’m sitting in...
Emanuel Ungaro
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Emanuel Ungaro
Print-mixing is tricky, but if there’s one designer who always got it right it’s Emanuel Ungaro. Whether it was high-end...
’80s Skinny Sneakers
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’80s Skinny Sneakers
My affection for skinny sneakers started in the 1980s and came from a place of necessity more than anything. I...
Hot Wheels
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Hot Wheels
Whether the result is silly or sexy, 1980s cars ads — or fashion ads featuring cars — are especially dated,...
Gossip and Minutiae — Warhol Revealed
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Gossip and Minutiae — Warhol Revealed
The Andy Warhol Diaries Edited by Pat Hackett Warner Books, 808 pages, 1989 I’ve never been especially celebrity-obsessed, but that...
This Woman’s Work
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This Woman’s Work
I am exhausted. My feet hurt and if I see another Dewey Decimal number I think I’m going to scream....
Kelly Le Brock
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Kelly Le Brock
To state the obvious: I have a lot of magazines from the 1980s. On a usual day there are at...
’80s Jewel Tones
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’80s Jewel Tones
Blacks (and the occasional greys) may make up the majority of my wardrobe now, but I’ll always have a soft...