The fashion industry lost one of its greats last week with Oscar de la Renta’s death. Looking back at his...
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The ’80s All-Black Wardrobe
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The ’80s All-Black Wardrobe
It was inevitable that as a teenager I would wear so much black because in my life until that point...
Really Saying Something
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Really Saying Something
Expressing yourself through the words on a shirt or sweater has a long tradition. In the ’80s, slogan tops ranged...
’80s Annual a Treasure Trove of Images
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’80s Annual a Treasure Trove of Images
Photographis 85: The International Annual of Advertising and Editorial Photography Edited by Walter Herdeg Graphis Press, 220 pages, 1985 If...
’80s Iman
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’80s Iman
In the 1980s I went to one of Western Canada’s largest high schools. There were almost 3,000 students and pretty...
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,...
Emanuel Ungaro
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Emanuel Ungaro
Print-mixing is tricky, but if there’s one designer who always got it right it’s Emanuel Ungaro. Whether it was high-end...
’80s Skinny Sneakers
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’80s Skinny Sneakers
My affection for skinny sneakers started in the 1980s and came from a place of necessity more than anything. I...
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,...
Kelly Le Brock
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Kelly Le Brock
To state the obvious: I have a lot of magazines from the 1980s. On a usual day there are at...