We’re in the throes of the holiday party season, and this got me to thinking about Christmas parties past and...
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Town & Country, December 1984
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Town & Country, December 1984
I’m not sure how it started or exactly when, but every Christmas my Dad would trek to the big magazine...
Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of November 2014
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Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of November 2014
160 images were posted to the periodicult.tumblr.com site last month. We gathered a list of the most liked and reblogged:...
All I Want for (’80s) Christmas
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All I Want for (’80s) Christmas
All the back-issues of Harper’s Bazaar that I’m missing in my collection. (Image: Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country magazine, December...
Bejeweled!
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Bejeweled!
I’m not much for wearing jewelry — maybe a pair of earrings, but that’s about it. In the 1980s, however,...
Hot Wheels
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Hot Wheels
Whether the result is silly or sexy, 1980s cars ads — or fashion ads featuring cars — are especially dated,...
Geoffrey Beene
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Geoffrey Beene
American designer Geoffrey Beene (1924-2004) is simply not given enough credit for his work in the 1980s. He’s not always...
Americanarama
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Americanarama
A classic summertime combo, red-white-and-blue was an ’80s ideal for nautical looks, and simple, casual sportswear — and it’s oh-so-American....
Time Will Tell
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Time Will Tell
With our mobile phones like an extra appendage, there’s not much actual need for a watch. While watches may be...
’80s Fashion Illustration
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’80s Fashion Illustration
There’s no question that photography dominated the pages of fashion magazines throughout the 1980s. Illustration was largely seen as a...