My affection for skinny sneakers started in the 1980s and came from a place of necessity more than anything. I...
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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,...
’80s Jewel Tones
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’80s Jewel Tones
Blacks (and the occasional greys) may make up the majority of my wardrobe now, but I’ll always have a soft...
’80s Jean Paul Gaultier
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’80s Jean Paul Gaultier
To say I love Jean Paul Gaultier’s work is an understatement. It all began as a teenager in the 1980s....
Isabella Rosselllini
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Isabella Rosselllini
I caught an episode of The Blacklist that my daughter was watching earlier in the year and was shocked to...
Hanging on the Telephone
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Hanging on the Telephone
Using a phone booth (a what?), being restricted to a particular radius by a long, curly cord or chatting with...
’80s Levi’s
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’80s Levi’s
I had just turned 13 and was starting eighth grade when the great Levi’s invasion of the ’80s began. Sure,...
Last Call For Crop Tops
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Last Call For Crop Tops
While I’m usually all for bringing back fashion trends of the ’80s, crop tops still make me whinge just a...
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...
Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of August 2014
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Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of August 2014
168 images were posted to the periodicult.tumblr.com site last month. We gathered a list of the most liked and reblogged:...