The Dreaded Eighties

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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..."

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