I couldn’t have been more than 10 years old when I first laid eyes on a Candie’s ad in a...
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’80s Acid Wash
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’80s Acid Wash
As a teenager, it’s easy to think that your parents are out to get you, or that their sole purpose...
’80s California Cool
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’80s California Cool
Growing up on the western Canadian prairie, California was often the family destination of choice, just like our eastern counterparts...
’80s Fashion Humour & Hubris
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’80s Fashion Humour & Hubris
I’ve been wondering recently exactly when and why I began to lose interest in the contemporary fashion presentation and press....
Converse All-Stars
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Converse All-Stars
There was a store when I was growing up in the 1980s called Funky Punkers. It was downtown, on the...
’80s Eyeglasses
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’80s Eyeglasses
I started wearing prescription eyeglasses when I was 18. It was probably a genetic inevitability (both of my parents wear...
’80s Red Lipstick
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’80s Red Lipstick
I didn’t really understand red lipstick until I met Dani. I mean, I understood it in theory. In fact, I...
The ’80s Maidenform Ladies
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The ’80s Maidenform Ladies
Have you seen that Victoria’s Secret television spot? The one with the model strutting the streets of Paris in nothing...
’80s Sweaters
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’80s Sweaters
For me, the typical ’80s sweater, with its bold colours and garish graphics was forbidden fruit. While my friends strutted...
’80s Halston for JC Penney
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’80s Halston for JC Penney
Poor Halston. The successful mid-century milliner-turned-disco-dress-king has been on my mind lately. His Studio 54-era dresses have been fetching top...