Monthly Archives: March 2010

Men’s Bigi, 1980

Men’s Bigi European advertising campaign shot by Stephen Heitt Designed by Takeo Kikuchi, Men’s Bigi along with Matsuda’s Monsieur Nicole set the pace for Japanese menswear in the 80′s. Kikuchi’s background as an industrial designer resulted in clothes oriented towards … Continue reading

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Gatekeeper

Heard friday night at Coco 66…

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YSL Rive Gauche, 1990

A hopeless romantic one could say, St. Laurent flirts with bad taste and ostentation at its last appropriate iteration, just before the new era.

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Krizia, 1989

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Comme Des Garcons, 1988

Mr. McLaren poses in an ensemble by Comme Des Garcons. Having ignited Punk, dabbled with the New Romantics, lent a hand to Buffalo — McLaren is about as much of a style icon as he is a musical master.

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Pierre Cardin, 1989

Cardin stepped in line to the times, adapting yet again his strucutral geometry to the tastes of the late 80′s.

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Comme des Garcons, 1990

Naomi Campbell models a vibrant melange of color and pattern at a time when even an esteemed conceptual brand could not do without the allure and hype of a Super.

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Think Pink

Gert Jonkers and Jop van Bennekom, the makers of Fantastic Man, have certainly had pink on their brain. This spring they debut their women’s counterpart The Gentlewoman headed up by Showstudio’s Penny Martin. The first issue features designer of the … Continue reading

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Richmond Cornejo, 1986

Cornejo would go on to dress the first lady of The United States of America while Richmond became the clothier to the glamorously mundane, but before all that they were just two spunky kids in love, making fantastic clothes. photos … Continue reading

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Ralph Lauren, 1986

No less fantastic or surreal than Schiaparelli or Castelbajac… “Selling a Dream of Elegance and the Good Life” Monday, Sep. 01, 1986 Come to Laurenland, the images whisper, where fantasy and finery go together like hand in well-stitched glove. Watch … Continue reading

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