There are designers I loved in the 1980s for their runway theatrics (like Gaultier) and those I adored for the...
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’80s Stephen Sprouse
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’80s Stephen Sprouse
When I was about 17 all I wanted was to live the life I read about in the pages of...
Gals on the Go
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Gals on the Go
Getting around in the 1980s seemed so very fun — if all the cheesy images of women rollerskating, bike-riding, scootering...
I Want My (’80s) MTV
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I Want My (’80s) MTV
MTV Music Television Who’s Who in Rock Video: A Guide to Video Music Artists edited by Maxim Jabubowski Zomba Books,...
Enjoy the Silence
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Enjoy the Silence
It’s not like I’d never been to a big concert before. Laurie and I went to Tears For Fears last...
Herb Ritts
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Herb Ritts
Best known for his black-and-white portraiture and celebrity clientele, American photographer Herb Ritts did a considerable amount of colour work...
’80s Pastels
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’80s Pastels
I was 12 when I was bit by the pastel fashion bug. It was two years before I immersed myself...
Americanarama
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Americanarama
A classic summertime combo, red-white-and-blue was an ’80s ideal for nautical looks, and simple, casual sportswear — and it’s oh-so-American....
Mademoiselle, July 1984
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Mademoiselle, July 1984
I was in my late teens in the late 1980s when I really took a shine to Mademoiselle. It skewed...
Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of June 2014
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Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of June 2014
168 images were posted to the periodicult.tumblr.com site last month. We gathered a list of the most liked and reblogged....