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Greed Isn’t Good, So Why Is the ’80s Look Being Revived in Fashion?

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By Laird Borrelli-Persson
  • Yves Saint Laurent Fall 1989 Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture Spring 2018
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    ’80s Redux

    Yves Saint Laurent Fall 1989; Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture Spring 2018

  • Pierre Cardin Fall 1982 Saint Laurent Fall 2016
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    ’80s Redux

    Pierre Cardin Fall 1982; Saint Laurent Fall 2016

  • Carolyn Holles and Crispin HumeKendall at Royal Ascot 1986 OffWhite Spring 2018
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    Carolyn Holles and Crispin Hume-Kendall at Royal Ascot in 1986; Off-White Spring 2018

  • Emanuel Ungaro Fall 1986 Tom Ford Fall 2018
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    ’80s Redux

    Emanuel Ungaro Fall 1986; Tom Ford Spring 2018

  • Emanuel Ungaro Haute Couture Fall 1986 Valentino Haute Couture Spring 2018
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    ’80s Redux

    Emanuel Ungaro Haute Couture Fall 1986; Valentino Haute Couture Spring 2018

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    ’80s Redux

    Run-D.M.C. in 1986; Marc Jacobs Fall 2017

  • Thierry Mugler Ready to Wear Spring 1989 Alexandre Vauthier Spring 2018
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    ’80s Redux

    Thierry Mugler Ready-to-Wear Spring 1989; Alexandre Vauthier Spring 2018

  • Emanuel Ungaro Fall 1989 Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture Spring 2018
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    ’80s Redux

    Emanuel Ungaro Fall 1989; Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture Spring 2018

  • Grace Jones in Issey Miyake 1983 Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring 2018
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    ’80s Redux

    Grace Jones in Issey Miyake in 1983; Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring 2018

  • Cher 1985 Faith Connexion Fall 2017
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    ’80s Redux

    Cher in 1985; Faith Connexion Fall 2017

  • Studio 54 1980 Helmut Lang Spring 2018
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    ’80s Redux

    Studio 54 in 1980; Helmut Lang Spring 2018

  • Marpessa in Christian Lacroix Haute Couture Fall 1987 OffWhite Spring 2018
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    ’80s Redux

    Marpessa in Christian Lacroix Haute Couture Fall 1987; Off-White Spring 2018

  • Madonna 1984 Moschino Spring 2018
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    Madonna in 1984; Moschino Spring 2018

  • A look from Emanuel Ungaro 1982 Valentino Haute Couture Spring 2018
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    ’80s Redux

    A look from Emanuel Ungaro in 1982; Valentino Haute Couture Spring 2018

  • Grace Jones 1984 Yves Saint Laurent Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2018
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    Grace Jones in 1984; Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2018

  • Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Fall 1989 David Koma Spring 2018
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    Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Fall 1989; David Koma Spring 2018

Christian Lacroix is Laird Borrelli-Persson’s fashion raison d’etre; the way he combined romance and historicism set her on the path she is following today. Borrelli-Persson studied literature at Boston College, spending her junior year abroad at Oxford, where she added some art history. After graduation she moved to New York to intern ... Read More
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