Say “pantyhose” to a young woman today and chances are she’ll screw up her face and let out a big...
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Invasion of the Pantyhose People
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Invasion of the Pantyhose People
Pierre et Gilles’ Cult of Kitsch
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Pierre et Gilles’ Cult of Kitsch
Pierre et Gilles by Nicholas Curry (aka Momus) Taschen, 80 pages, 1993 In 1997, on a trip to Europe, I...
Elvis Costello and the Great Geek Trauma
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Elvis Costello and the Great Geek Trauma
Angry doesn’t even begin to describe how I’m feeling right now. How Laurie could have said that about me I’ll...
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...
’80s Acid Wash
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’80s Acid Wash
As a teenager, it’s easy to think that your parents are out to get you, or that their sole purpose...
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...
A View From the Street
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A View From the Street
Street Style: British Design in the 80s by Catherine McDermott Rizzoli, 144 pages, 1987 Street fashion isn’t all about clothing,...
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...
’80s California Cool
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’80s California Cool
Growing up on the western Canadian prairie, California was often the family destination of choice, just like our eastern counterparts...
Seventeen, April 1984
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Seventeen, April 1984
I was 13 in April of 1984. I had become fast friends that school year with a group of girls...