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August 22, 2019
Shopping For Vintage Graphic Tshirts
When a trend crests, it’s often pretty clear who’s been riding the wave for years and who’s trying to hop…
February 1, 2016
Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances: Mods In The 1980s
Paul Hallam was a young DJ and photographer during the 1980s mod revival (mod originated in the 60s). Mods were…
September 4, 2015
Sacha Jenkins AMA: Hip-Hop Fashion History
Sacha Jenkins, the director of the (really fun) documentary about the history of hip-hop style “Fresh Dressed,” is doing an AMA…
August 10, 2015
These Phones Are Horribly Dated; These Shirt/Tie Combinations Are Not
If we’re considering this 1987 GQ spread a cultural artifact, we have to assume that in the 1980s, business was…
June 30, 2015
“Fresh Dressed” A History Of Hip-Hop Fashion Sacha Jenkins In Conversation With Jesse
Sacha Jenkins is a legend in the world of hip-hop journalism. He helped create Ego Trip, the best rap magazine…
May 15, 2015
Futura 2000
Prior to the arrival of the Air Jordans, Adidas Shell Toes and Pro-Keds were the shoes of [graffiti] culture. More…
September 29, 2014
The Daring ‘70s And ’80s
The Washington Post digs through their photo archive to look at some of the daring fashions of the ’70s and early…
August 22, 2014
Dallas Penn On His High School Wardrobe
Dallas Penn on his high school wardrobe: “…how could I forgot how hard Avirex was when it first came out?…
March 4, 2014
Abandoned Republic
Abandoned Republic, a blog all about Banana Republic, back when it was cool, has a wonderful scan of a 1985…
July 13, 2013
The Eighties Drape Suit
When I wear tailored clothing I lean toward a trim silhouette and the lineage of the midcentury Brooks Brothers/J. Press…
June 13, 2013
Banana Republic When It Was Banana Republic
An anonymous reader in Yucca Valley, California sent me a cool gift in the mail today – a group of…
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