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Bikini Beach
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Bikini Beach
Some things never change. As summer winds down everyone scrambles to suck every last bit of fun from the season....
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...
Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of July 2014
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Our Top Ten Tumblr Posts of July 2014
184 images were posted to the periodicult.tumblr.com site last month. We gathered a list of the most liked and reblogged:...
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...
Danskin
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Danskin
Danskin’s long-time motto, “not just for dancing” was particularly relevant in the aerobics-obsessed and body-con ’80s. The brand promoted its...
White Hatters
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White Hatters
In the throes of summer there’s always one thing to consider: hats. More specifically: white hats that don’t attract any...
’80s Pastels
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’80s Pastels
I was 12 when I was bit by the pastel fashion bug. It was two years before I immersed myself...
Maybe It’s Maybelline
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Maybe It’s Maybelline
It’s not hard to pick a Maybelline ad from the early ’80s out of the crowd. Typically more smiley than...
The ’80s Estée Lauder Lady
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The ’80s Estée Lauder Lady
As a teenager in the ’80s, I was the farthest thing from the Estée Lauder lady. I bought vintage clothes...