American designer Geoffrey Beene (1924-2004) is simply not given enough credit for his work in the 1980s. He’s not always...
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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...
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:...
’80s Bodycon Stretch
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’80s Bodycon Stretch
If I were asked to name the biggest contribution to fashion history the 1980s gave us it would have to...
Vacation — All I Ever Wanted
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Vacation — All I Ever Wanted
As I sit at my desk today, on the cusp of the annual long weekend known usually as The August...
Face of the ’80s: Linda Evangelista
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Face of the ’80s: Linda Evangelista
If there is one thing that July means to everyone I know it’s Canada Day. Traditionally a day of barbecues...
Animal Attraction
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Animal Attraction
Using pets as props — or even as models — in fashion shoots is by no means an exclusively 1980s...
Kevyn Aucoin
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Kevyn Aucoin
There’s little question that master makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin knew beauty. In his short, 40-year life (he died suddenly in...
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...
In the Swim
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In the Swim
If I think about June for too long I’ll just want to head to my bedroom, curl up and sleep,...