The college radio station broadcasts live from The Beach on Friday nights. David Bowie is playing and I am in...
1980s
Deborah Turbeville
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Deborah Turbeville
Today we continue spreading the ’80s female-fashion-photographer love with a gallery of Deborah Turbeville’s work. Warm and ethereal, with a...
’80s Purple
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’80s Purple
I’ve been thinking of purple lately, especially since Pantone’s announcement that #18-3224 — Radiant Orchid — is the company’s 2014...
It’s Just a Reflektor
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It’s Just a Reflektor
A pair of sunglasses with mirrored or reflective lenses was de rigueur in the slick, shiny ’80s. From aviators to...
Thanks (I Think): Thoughts On Annie Lennox
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Thanks (I Think): Thoughts On Annie Lennox
The guy working the cash at the liquor store didn’t card me, but he did tell me I look like...
Krizia Animal Sweaters
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Krizia Animal Sweaters
No one loves an ’80s animal sweater more than me, but there’s something extra-special about Krizia’s interpretation that still has...
The ’80s Leather Jacket
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The ’80s Leather Jacket
It may have taken 30 years, but I finally have my perfect 1980s leather motorcycle jacket. It’s red and supple...
Get the Glow
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Get the Glow
If fashion ads of the mid-1980s are any indication, a suspicious neon glow could emanate from anywhere, but particularly from...
Revisiting the Indie-Eighties, London Style
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Revisiting the Indie-Eighties, London Style
From Club to Catwalk: 80s Fashion edited by Sonnet Stanfill V&A Publishing, 112 pages, 2013 There’s nowhere I’d rather be...
Strawberry Switchblade Ate My Homework
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Strawberry Switchblade Ate My Homework
I didn’t have the balls to go black so my naturally ashy blond hair is now platinum, with long bangs...