Versace: The Naked & The Dressed 20 Years of Versace by Avedon Random House, 196 pages, 1998 Okay, so there...
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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...
Supermoon
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Supermoon
On Sunday night the biggest supermoon (known as an extra-supermoon) of 2014 will be visible. It’s the closet and brightest...
Hey, I’d Wear That
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Hey, I’d Wear That
It’s been nearly a year-and-a-half since I started digging out my old ’80s fashion magazines, scanning ads and editorials and...
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...
Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of March 2014
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Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of March 2014
168 images were posted to the periodicult.tumblr.com site last month. We gathered a list of the most liked and reblogged....
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...
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...
Sheila Metzner
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Sheila Metzner
All too often it’s the male fashion photographers of the 1980s that get the attention. Some, like Bruce Weber, Patrick...