Topic: 80′s

What I Learned From My Personal Style Icons

From the beginning, I’ve been pretty obsessed with fashion… More »

The Marc Jacobs Diet Coke Cans Are Officially Here, Are Awesome

Marc Jacobs kills it again, but this time for Diet Coke. More »

Attention Sonic Youth Fans! Now You Can Own Pieces Of Kim Gordon’s Wardrobe

You’ll never be Kim Gordon, but at least now you can wear what she once did. More »

Amazing Vintage Ads For Apple’s Short-Lived Apparel Collection

Long ago, in the 1980s, Apple had an apparel collection. Yes, Apple as in computers. The line, which debuted in 1986, was prosaically called The Apple Collection and had all the hallmarks of an awesome 80s time capsule: Jams-style prints, rainbow logos, collars meant for popping… Check them out (and all the excellent catalog poses) ahead. More »

What You Want Now: A 1980′s Flashback With Birthday Girl, Kylie Minogue

You’ve probably been drinking all day in the sun, so now’s the time to have an 80′s dance party to “Loco-motion.” More »

Here’s How People Really Dressed In The 1980s

Once upon a time, it was the 1980s. More »

10 Memorable Valentino Dresses To Celebrate His 80th Birthday

Valentino. Just his name alone, even if you don’t say it breathlessly as I just did, evokes thoughts of gorgeous gowns fit for a queen. More »

Friday Style Icon: Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch

Today we lost a great one… More »

I Once Said: ‘Dad, I Want To Be Sheena Easton When I Grow Up’

My father called me last night to tell me two things. One involved something about the Red Sox that I don’t recall and the other was how Sheena Easton’s birthday was today. More »

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Desperately Seeking Susan Madonna Was The Best; Now I Get To Be Her For A Theme Party

When I got an invitation a couple weeks ago from a friend who’s having a Madonna themed birthday party, I initially cringed. Madonna? Really? What the hell am I supposed to wear? While these thoughts went through my head, by the time I reached the end of the invitation the answer was clear: all guests are to dress as their favorite Madonna. More »

It’s Molly Ringwald’s Birthday! Let’s Remember Her 1980′s Style

Today actress Molly Ringwald turns 44. Look at her! It’s a far cry from her style icon days of the 1980′s, but still how she glows with that gorgeous red mane! More »

Courtney Stodden Is Committed To Looking Like A 1980s Video Vamp

Looking through the pictures of child bride Courtney Stodden as she trolloped her way down Hollywood Blvd. yesterday, I’m struck not so much by how ridiculously sexual she is (is anyone struck by that anymore?) but rather, how time-specific Stodden’s look is. More »

Ladies! How To Do Your Cocaine More Efficiently.

I was waiting in line for the bathroom at the Rose Bar this weekend and I realized that I had been waiting 20 minutes. At first I thought “wow, people here are really bad at peeing.” But then I noticed that pairs of girls were coming out of the restrooms sniffling and wiping their noses. “Oh!” I realized, “they all have summer colds and are helping their friends! What a world of decency we live in!”

“No, Jen,” someone explained, “they are doing tons of coke.”

Ladies, I regret to inform you that you are doing your cocaine inefficiently. Despite not doing coke, I know this, because I spent a significant amount of time in that line trying to devise ways for you to do it faster and better. Here’s the advice Emily Post won’t share with you, because she is too busy snorting all the yeyo More »

Jem Makes Her Way Back To The Small Screen

You know what the world needs more of? Superheros. More »