Fashion & Color: Total Fashion Color Coordinate by Kojiro Kumagai Graphic-Sha Publishing, 144 pages, 1985 Ever since I did a...
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Just Like Heaven
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Just Like Heaven
Everybody keeps saying that I’m so lucky. I don’t feel lucky. My mouth hurts, and my jaw. I’m sitting in...
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
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Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
When it comes to Yves Saint Laurent, it seems most fashion folk want to talk couture. But the designer’s successful...
’80s Eyeglasses
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’80s Eyeglasses
I started wearing prescription eyeglasses when I was 18. It was probably a genetic inevitability (both of my parents wear...
Flower Girls
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Flower Girls
Enough with the snow. As we head into to the weekend, I’m channeling warm and positive thoughts of spring —...
Inside NYC’s Fashion Scene, Circa 1980
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Inside NYC’s Fashion Scene, Circa 1980
Birds of Paradise: An Intimate View of the New York Fashion World by Rose Hartman Delta Books, 212 pages, 1980...
George Michael is a Sex God?
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George Michael is a Sex God?
I had a dream about George Michael from Wham! and we were having sex. This was fine — well, maybe...
Chanel feat. Ines de la Fressange
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Chanel feat. Ines de la Fressange
I miss 1980s Chanel, with all the black, sharp cuts and gold details. But mostly, I think, I miss Ines...
’80s Red Lipstick
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’80s Red Lipstick
I didn’t really understand red lipstick until I met Dani. I mean, I understood it in theory. In fact, I...
Dreams of Sun & Sand
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Dreams of Sun & Sand
The seemingly never-ending winter here in the land of snow is getting a little tiring. Oh, what I’d do to...