What’s fun? Old pictures of celebrities from the 1980s, that’s what. While some of these then-fresh faces have fared better...
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Flashback Friday: ’80s Celebrity Edition
Last Call For Crop Tops
While I’m usually all for bringing back fashion trends of the ’80s, crop tops still make me whinge just a...
Geoffrey Beene
American designer Geoffrey Beene (1924-2004) is simply not given enough credit for his work in the 1980s. He’s not always...
These Boots Were Made For Walking
Okay, so fall may not officially start for another two weeks, but here in my neighbourhood the leaves are turning...
Just Smile
Sometimes, after weeks of paging through vintage fashion magazines and seeing countless pouty/haughty-faced models, I’ll find myself just hoping for...
’80s Preppiness
Here’s the thing: even at the height of my all-black-wearing, semi-goth teenage ’80s youth I still had a soft spot...
Charles Jourdan
Surreal and sexy, the Charles Jourdan shoe ads of the 1980s were a sight to behold. The images were unexpected...
Helmut Newton
What can I say about legendary fashion photographer Helmut Newton that hasn’t been said? His women were strong and oozing...
Vacation — All I Ever Wanted
As I sit at my desk today, on the cusp of the annual long weekend known usually as The August...
I Get So Emotional (Baby)
I’ve never not taken one of Mark’s calls before, but I really didn’t know what else to do. The mix-tape...