fashion

Look Book

Charles Jourdan

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Surreal and sexy, the Charles Jourdan shoe ads of the 1980s were a sight to behold. The images were unexpected...

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Why I Love....

’80s Country Girl Chic

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I come from a city in the Canadian west traditionally known for its international rodeo, country music and down-home western...

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Trend Bazaar

Bikini Beach

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Some things never change. As summer winds down everyone scrambles to suck every last bit of fun from the season....

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Look Book

Helmut Newton

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What can I say about legendary fashion photographer Helmut Newton that hasn’t been said? His women were strong and oozing...

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Why I Love....

’80s Bodycon Stretch

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If I were asked to name the biggest contribution to fashion history the 1980s gave us it would have to...

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Trend Bazaar

Supermoon

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On Sunday night the biggest supermoon (known as an extra-supermoon) of 2014 will be visible. It’s the closet and brightest...

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Thirty-Year Flashback

Seventeen, August 1984

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It’s pretty clear that I loved the August 1984 issue of Seventeen. The cover as you can see is worn,...

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Tumblr Top Tens

Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of July 2014

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184 images were posted to the periodicult.tumblr.com site last month. We gathered a list of the most liked and reblogged:...

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Editor's Letter

Vacation — All I Ever Wanted

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As I sit at my desk today, on the cusp of the annual long weekend known usually as The August...

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Books

West Coast Design, 80s Style

California Fashion Designers: Art and Style By Douglas Bullis Gibbs M. Smith, 150 pages, 1987 Quick — name five California-based...

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