80s

Books

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,...

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Welcome to the Little Room

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...

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Look Book

Herb Ritts

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Best known for his black-and-white portraiture and celebrity clientele, American photographer Herb Ritts did a considerable amount of colour work...

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Why I Love....

’80s Pastels

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I was 12 when I was bit by the pastel fashion bug. It was two years before I immersed myself...

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Americanarama

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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....

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Thirty-Year Flashback

Mademoiselle, July 1984

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I was in my late teens in the late 1980s when I really took a shine to Mademoiselle. It skewed...

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Tumblr Top Tens

Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of June 2014

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168 images were posted to the periodicult.tumblr.com site last month. We gathered a list of the most liked and reblogged....

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Editor's Letter

Face of the ’80s: Linda Evangelista

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If there is one thing that July means to everyone I know it’s Canada Day. Traditionally a day of barbecues...

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Why I Love....

Alfred Sung

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It’s been a long weekend here in Canada and tomorrow is Canada Day. This has, of course, got me thinking...

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Gone Strapless

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Summer, in my ’80s teen years, always meant strapless. Much to my conservative mother’s dismay, I loved bustiers and strapless...

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