If there is one instantly recognizable trend of the 1980s, it’s asymmetry. Designers loved it. Consumers wore it. From the...
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Eileen West
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Eileen West
A little bit Liberty of London, a little bit Gunne Sax prairie girl, Eileen West dresses exemplified the ’80s girly-girl....
’80s Candie’s
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’80s Candie’s
I couldn’t have been more than 10 years old when I first laid eyes on a Candie’s ad in a...
Invasion of the Pantyhose People
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Invasion of the Pantyhose People
Say “pantyhose” to a young woman today and chances are she’ll screw up her face and let out a big...
North Beach Leather
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North Beach Leather
Designer Michael Hoban’s North Beach Leather line of sexy, colourful dresses were only topped by his equally sexy ads, often...
Fragrance Fantasyland
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Fragrance Fantasyland
Perfume ads, I would imagine, are an art director’s dream. There are no clothes that have to be depicted, and...
Laura Biagiotti
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Laura Biagiotti
Sleek and sophisticated, Laura Biagiotti adverts of the 1980s were always stand-outs. Supermodel-friendly and most often shot by equally supermodel-friendly...
Big Hair Day
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Big Hair Day
Big hair is synonymous with ’80s style. It’s the cliché, the joke, the impression burned into all of our minds....
Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of March 2014
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Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of March 2014
168 images were posted to the periodicult.tumblr.com site last month. We gathered a list of the most liked and reblogged....
Prints, Please
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Prints, Please
Growing up, April was the month of the great closet swap. Winter-weight sweaters were exchanged with light cardigans, T-shirts replaced...