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The Dreaded Eighties

I just finished reading about New York's Fashion Week and guess what? The dreaded eighties style has come back .... Marc Jacobs Fall 2009 - "... delivering an over-the-top ode to the New York Eighties ..." Donna Karan Fall 2009 - "... Karan reached back to the mid-Eighties with crystal transparency..."

Telegtaph.co.uk: Vivienne Westwood at Paris Fashion Week

By Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director Last Updated: 10:31AM GMT 22 Jan 2009 DIY fashion: Vivienne Westwood's joyously haphazard approach to dress Vivienne Westwood's powerful show featured DIY fashion and was based on the idea that time is running out... In pictures: Vivienne Westwood s/s '09 collection “DIY! Don’t buy my clothes. Well, if you are rich or can afford a stylist, you can get me. But if not, do it yourself. My idea is that you can mix charity, vintage, Portobello Road, pieces of Ikat fabric; wrap it all around yourself, use a handkerchief as knickers, mix safety pins and jewellery. But above all do something! Be optimistic!” Vivienne Westwood’s passionate pre-show dialogue was all about saving the rainforest and she was not in the slightest bit cautious about letting her politics invade her collection. “We are in the most terrible danger. In 100 years 5 billion people could be dead, London could be inundated in 20 years. Time is running out.” The inevitability