Tag Archives: 1980s

Gloria Vanderbilt 1924 – 2019

Posted on 2019-06-20 by Jonathan

New York ‘best-dressed’ heiress and ‘Jeans Queen’ socialite known for her troubled childhood, failed marriages, various affairs with numerous celebrities, exquisite taste, and mother of news journalist Anderson Cooper, died Monday (June 17). There are plenty of tributes about Ms. … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrity brands, Designers/Couturiers, Fashion | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Fashion Hall of Obscurity – Oppio

Posted on 2019-03-28 by Jonathan

In 1940, Anna Ancillotti Chiarugi established a dressmaking business in Sovigliana-Vinci, near Florence. Her four daughters Sandra, Lucia, Rosaria and Stella Chiarugi inherited the business in 1975 and seven years later renamed the company Oppio (Italian for opium). The label … Continue reading →

Posted in Obscurier Couturiers | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

WHAM, Slogan T-shirts, and Katherine Hamnett

Posted on 2016-12-26 by Jonathan

Although George Michael (1963 – 2016) was not a fashion designer, he was influential in bringing success to English designer Katharine Hamnett. The 32-year-old English born Hamnett was a graduate of London’s Saint Martin’s School of Art when she founded her label in … Continue reading →

Posted in Designers/Couturiers | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Back to the Eighties Fashion Film Festival

Posted on 2015-08-28 by Jonathan

Every Friday night at 7 p.m. from August 14 – November 20, the Fashion History Museum (74 Queen Street East) is screening a free fashion film essential from the 1980s to accompany our feature exhibition ‘Back to the Eighties’. The series … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion History Museum, film costuming | Tagged | 2 Comments

Back to the Eighties and yes, we ARE open!

Posted on 2015-08-28 by Jonathan

Everyone keeps asking when the Fashion History Museum will have its grand opening… We actually are open but it was very quiet – no fanfare, we just unlocked the front door. The main reason we chose to not tell anybody that … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion History Museum, Museum Exhibitions | Tagged | 2 Comments

Fred Slatten (1922 – 2015)

Posted on 2015-07-24 by Jonathan

There was a wave of innovative shoe designers who all opened their businesses in about 1970. In London it was Terry de Havilland, in Vancouver it was Peter Fox and John Fluevog, in Toronto it was Master John, and in Los … Continue reading →

Posted in Shoes | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Elio Fiorucci (1935 – 2015)

Posted on 2015-07-23 by Jonathan

In 1979’s The Greatest Dancer, Sister Sledge sang “He wears the finest clothes, the best designers, heaven knows, from his head down to his toes – Halston, Gucci, Fiorucci…” Although I don’t believe Fiorucci ever made or sold men’s clothes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Designers/Couturiers | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Back to the Eighties…

Posted on 2015-04-08 by Jonathan

The Fashion History Museum’s inaugural exhibition at our new gallery in the former Hespeler post office (74 Queen Street East) in Cambridge, will be all about the 1980s. This show will explore 80s fashion in a thematic survey under topics such … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion History Museum | Tagged | Leave a comment

Let’s go the the Mall

Posted on 2014-04-01 by Jonathan

Something foolish for April Fool’s Day! I don’t watch How I Met Your Mother so I only found out aboot this spoof video a couple of days ago (apparently it was done in 2011.) The costuming is pretty good!

Posted in film costuming | Tagged | Leave a comment

It’s HIS fault – Koos’ Cosby sweaters

Posted on 2012-12-01 by Jonathan

I can’t say I ever loved those kooky sweaters made famous by Bill Cosby’s Dr. Cliff Huxtable, even though I did buy a knock-off of one in fall 1987 and wore it that winter before coming to my senses. Unfortunately … Continue reading →

Posted in Designers/Couturiers | Tagged , , | Leave a comment