I was 14 when I bought my first party dress — it was black and white, sleeveless, with a drop-waist...
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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...
Vogue, September 1984
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Vogue, September 1984
September 1984 was decades before the movie, The September Issue, was released, but even back then the teenage me wouldn’t...
Helmut Newton
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Helmut Newton
What can I say about legendary fashion photographer Helmut Newton that hasn’t been said? His women were strong and oozing...
Gone Strapless
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Gone Strapless
Summer, in my ’80s teen years, always meant strapless. Much to my conservative mother’s dismay, I loved bustiers and strapless...
Vogue, June 1984
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Vogue, June 1984
I get it — I really do. Designers spend major money on shooting their campaigns and want to be the...
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...
Prints, Please
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Prints, Please
Growing up, April was the month of the great closet swap. Winter-weight sweaters were exchanged with light cardigans, T-shirts replaced...
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...
Deborah Turbeville
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Deborah Turbeville
Today we continue spreading the ’80s female-fashion-photographer love with a gallery of Deborah Turbeville’s work. Warm and ethereal, with a...