For YEARS we've been hearing the '80s ARE BACK, BACK, BACK, and for season after season, I've been waiting for MY '80s to come back, not the MTV generated fashion of that period (did I ever own a pair of acid washed jeans? ummm, no), but the oh so swank days when W was just a glossy newspaper, and Derek and I read WWD like it was the bible.
Finally, this season, many designers are harkening back to a very stylish period of the '80s: Those heady days betwixt Disco and New Wave.
Gucci, for instance, has come out with a new look altogether, this season an homage to my personal favorite model of the period, Miss Tina Chow, who, over her short life, amassed a collection of Balenciaga Ball gowns that have hopefully been (since her death of AIDS in 1994) handed over to a museum of note.
Take for instance the above photo. The SLIGHT shoulder pad, the single lapel, the WIIIIIDE belt, the above the thigh high mini over opaque hose. The DOLMAN sleeve! Pretty nifty mix of Ziggy Stardust and Fiorucci, if you ask me.
PLEEZE bring back THESE '80s.
Please.
And keep those 'got it at the mall' day-glo colors to yourself.
Finally, this season, many designers are harkening back to a very stylish period of the '80s: Those heady days betwixt Disco and New Wave.
Gucci, for instance, has come out with a new look altogether, this season an homage to my personal favorite model of the period, Miss Tina Chow, who, over her short life, amassed a collection of Balenciaga Ball gowns that have hopefully been (since her death of AIDS in 1994) handed over to a museum of note.
Take for instance the above photo. The SLIGHT shoulder pad, the single lapel, the WIIIIIDE belt, the above the thigh high mini over opaque hose. The DOLMAN sleeve! Pretty nifty mix of Ziggy Stardust and Fiorucci, if you ask me.
PLEEZE bring back THESE '80s.
Please.
And keep those 'got it at the mall' day-glo colors to yourself.
3 comments:
Dearest,
I only know what a "Dolman" sleeve is because of you! Remember the beach cover up you did in '81?
You were WAY ahead of your time! I hope you still have those sketches!
Yeah, and I remember Rosie Hurtado's big thighs modeling it.
Dahhhhhhlings . . . I've been retraumatized by the mere thought of day glo! Ooooooy! Quelle dommage. Dolman sleeves?! I've forgotten all about those; they hid a multitude of sins.
Someone bring me a bromide . . . and put some Gin in it! While were at it, some of "Mommie's little helpers" would be lovely, too!
I need to rest. I'm all verklempt.
Dale T.
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