I had to smile last week when I reached into my drawer to grab a pair of socks and put these on: Giant sweaters, blindingly bright colors, stripes and polka dots all come to mind when I think of the essentially 80s clothing brand Esprit. Oh, and everyone was walking around with these thin canvas bags getting lost in their oversize sweaters: I vividly remember a sleeveless, crisp white...
When I moved to Tampa, Florida in the mid-eighties my eyes were opened to a world of new things and new experiences like . . . beaches (yay!) the invasion of boys who came to visit for spring break (double YAY!) and Cuban Sandwiches (TRIPLE YAY!!!) My wardrobe was also introduced to less clothing and new brands. Brands that weren’t dark, designer jeans or Members Only jackets –...
02.20.09: It’s official – Michael Kors is using head-to-toe neon green in his Fall 2009 collection. The 80s are really and truly back. This is one 80s fashion trend that I am frankly a little surprised to see resurrected. Best put on your Wayfayers; things are going to get bright. Clothes in the eighties had a tendency to go bright. One such trend was neon colored clothes (although we called it fluorescent at the time)....
