My affection for skinny sneakers started in the 1980s and came from a place of necessity more than anything. I...
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Hot Wheels
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Hot Wheels
Whether the result is silly or sexy, 1980s cars ads — or fashion ads featuring cars — are especially dated,...
Kelly Le Brock
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Kelly Le Brock
To state the obvious: I have a lot of magazines from the 1980s. On a usual day there are at...
’80s Jewel Tones
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’80s Jewel Tones
Blacks (and the occasional greys) may make up the majority of my wardrobe now, but I’ll always have a soft...
i-D, October 1984
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i-D, October 1984
Leigh Bowery, Memphis, a neon-splashed cover photo by Nick Knight? Now, this is my ’80s. i-D magazine was harder to...
Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of September 2014
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Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of September 2014
176 images were posted to the periodicult.tumblr.com site last month. We gathered a list of the most liked and reblogged:...
Everyday is Halloween
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Everyday is Halloween
I was never much of a Halloween person. In fact, I sort of dreaded finding a costume and dressing up...
Bonjour Jeans
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Bonjour Jeans
I’ll admit that I’ve never owned a pair of Bonjour Jeans. I don’t think I’ve ever even seen them in...
’80s Jean Paul Gaultier
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’80s Jean Paul Gaultier
To say I love Jean Paul Gaultier’s work is an understatement. It all began as a teenager in the 1980s....
Flashback Friday: ’80s Celebrity Edition
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Flashback Friday: ’80s Celebrity Edition
What’s fun? Old pictures of celebrities from the 1980s, that’s what. While some of these then-fresh faces have fared better...