It was inevitable that as a teenager I would wear so much black because in my life until that point...
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Animal Attraction
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Animal Attraction
Using pets as props — or even as models — in fashion shoots is by no means an exclusively 1980s...
Asymmetrical Style
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Asymmetrical Style
If there is one instantly recognizable trend of the 1980s, it’s asymmetry. Designers loved it. Consumers wore it. From the...
1980s Fashion Summary Succeeds
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1980s Fashion Summary Succeeds
Fifty Fashion Looks That Changed the 1980s by Paula Reed Conran Octopus, 112 pages, 2013 I am always a bit...
Vogue, March 1984
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Vogue, March 1984
Opening the cover of Vogue, March 1984 I was not looking forward to the pages of swimwear and airy spring...
Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of February 2014
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Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of February 2014
160 images were posted to the periodicult.tumblr.com site last month. We gathered a list of the most liked and reblogged....
Drama Queens
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Drama Queens
1980s fashion was nothing if not dramatic, and occasionally — deliciously — models in the ads and editorials would match...
Focus on ’84
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Focus on ’84
The Fashion Year, Volume II edited by Emily White Zomba Books, 160 pages, 1984 In London, it was all about...
’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...
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...