
And so it goes. Today marks the last day of the Periodicult blog. It’s been great fun and an exercise in discipline to post every weekday of 2014. But as...
And so it goes. Today marks the last day of the Periodicult blog. It’s been great fun and an exercise in discipline to post every weekday of 2014. But as...
I was 14 when I bought my first party dress — it was black and white, sleeveless, with a drop-waist and a touch of retro, flapper flair. A few years...
Christmas is over and now it’s time to turn our focus to New Year’s. So ditch the ugly ’80s Xmas sweaters and let’s consider these formal looks that were once...
Laurie was like, “I told you so, I told you so,” all the way home from the Christmas dance. She’s...
Coats and knits are two of my favourite fashion things and Perry Ellis did both brilliantly in the 1980s, first...
We’re in the throes of the holiday party season, and this got me to thinking about Christmas parties past and...
Images 9 Compiled by the British Association of Illustrators Edited by Sarah Culshaw Rotovision, 232 pages, 1984 Above: Conny Jude....
Kevin wants me to buy him a Judas Priest album for Christmas. I’m in the little room contemplating this while...
There’s no mistaking a garment from the Italian knitwear brand, Missoni. Luxe, unique prints are its trademark and in the...
I’m the first to admit I’m not much of a skier, despite living super-close to some of the world’s most...
Metallic were an ’80s favourite that’s recently seen quite the comeback. Though the drapey, shoulder-padded gold lamé blouse didn’t quite...
The Complete Fashion Sourcebook: 2000 illustrations charting 20th Century Fashion By John Peacock Thames & Hudson, 424 pages, 2005 Okay,...