I was 14 when I bought my first party dress — it was black and white, sleeveless, with a drop-waist...
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The Awful ’80s
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The Awful ’80s
I’m the first one the defend ’80s fashion, to write about all the good stuff. But that doesn’t mean I’m...
Lacy Ladies
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Lacy Ladies
Perhaps only second to taffeta, lace was one of the top fabrics in the 1980s. All the big designers used...
Golden Girls
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Golden Girls
Metallic were an ’80s favourite that’s recently seen quite the comeback. Though the drapey, shoulder-padded gold lamé blouse didn’t quite...
Colourways
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Colourways
Whenever I find an item I really, really like I’m always tempted to toss around the classic I’ll take one...
Neon Love
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Neon Love
For better or worse, ’80s fashion is synonymous with many things: big shoulder pads, puffy taffeta party dresses and of...
’80s Menswear Dressing
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’80s Menswear Dressing
Menswear dressing in the 1980s typically did not mean menswear-inspired dressing, it meant suit, tie, button-up shirt — especially the...
The Thick of Fall
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The Thick of Fall
Above: Cerruti 1881, Vogue, November 1980. Photograph by Jean Loup Sieff. November may be the perfect fashion month. Hardcore winter...
The ’80s All-Black Wardrobe
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The ’80s All-Black Wardrobe
It was inevitable that as a teenager I would wear so much black because in my life until that point...
Emanuel Ungaro
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Emanuel Ungaro
Print-mixing is tricky, but if there’s one designer who always got it right it’s Emanuel Ungaro. Whether it was high-end...