Here’s the thing: even at the height of my all-black-wearing, semi-goth teenage ’80s youth I still had a soft spot...
80s
Say Cheese!
View Gallery /
Read Post
Say Cheese!
In the 1980s, models didn’t just pose for cameras, on occasion they also posed with them. A popular prop, cameras...
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Read Post
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
There was a fountain in a pedestrian square close enough to our hotel that I was “allowed” to go by...
Charles Jourdan
View Gallery /
Read Post
Charles Jourdan
Surreal and sexy, the Charles Jourdan shoe ads of the 1980s were a sight to behold. The images were unexpected...
’80s Country Girl Chic
View Gallery /
Read Post
’80s Country Girl Chic
I come from a city in the Canadian west traditionally known for its international rodeo, country music and down-home western...
Bikini Beach
View Gallery /
Read Post
Bikini Beach
Some things never change. As summer winds down everyone scrambles to suck every last bit of fun from the season....
Almost 30 Years On, Less Than Zero Still Stands Up
Read Post
Almost 30 Years On, Less Than Zero Still Stands Up
Less Than Zero By Bret Easton Ellis Simon & Schuster, 208 pages, 1985. Clay. Blair. Trent. Rip. Julian. These, to...
Stuck in the Middle of the Road
Read Post
Stuck in the Middle of the Road
I would give anything — really, anything — to be back at home. sitting in the little room, reading my...
Helmut Newton
View Gallery /
Read Post
Helmut Newton
What can I say about legendary fashion photographer Helmut Newton that hasn’t been said? His women were strong and oozing...
’80s Bodycon Stretch
View Gallery /
Read Post
’80s Bodycon Stretch
If I were asked to name the biggest contribution to fashion history the 1980s gave us it would have to...