Thread by @ZorikaZr

Have done #1940s & #1950s here

#1960s here

1970s here

Now thread my #1980s pieces
Start with this fab Victor Costa dress!
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A chance this could be #1970s but more likely #1980s as shoulder pads very exaggerated. Has such disco diva vamp glamour. So I mixed a bit of vampire and disco as inspiration with a contemporary character! It's in pure silk and by CACHÉ another fab American label #vintagefashion

Another piece very 'vamp' glamour. Have a few drop dead gorgeous #goth dresses by Sarah Whitworth whose label Deadlier than the Male based Hyper Hyper Kensington High St. Ghost, Pam Hogg also there
Ah #1980s..such parties..how we danced like creatures of the night to Bauhaus

Sarah Whitworth did breathaking corset pieces #1980s. Inspired Old Hollywood, westerns, & gothic aesthetic, her dresses favoured by Sloane Rangers who wanted touch edge now for balls, & elegant goth girls alike. One her fave bands was Theatre of Hate.
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While Vivienne Westwood was credited with black velvet corset and bustle glamour, at the time Sarah Whitworth's corset & spell-binding pieces were bang there on London scene too and we'd need a friend to pull us in for that 'Deadlier then the Male' shape!
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#1980s incredible period for glamour & local wine bar likely to be full such dresses that we'd perhaps now only wear very special occasions. But this timeless Bruce Oldfield something else. A Barnardo's orphan he dressed Princess Diana Joan Collins Diana Ross Queen Rania etc

#1980s coats were no less glamorous & romantic. And again the Sloane Rangers met the edgy subcultures such as New Romantic goth & rockabilly in Chelsea for glamorous fusion. Fit & Flare coats, pioneered by Laura Ashley, Mansfield etc a favourite of Lady Diana too #vintagefashion

Here's another #1980s #FitandFlare coat...the British romantic look had spread to Europe .This one by Rohdi Heinz Gothenburg's answer to Yves St Laurent, who also did some fab ones.
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Romantic fit & flare coat began late 1970s remained a wardrobe must have well into 1990s, especially with likes of Frank Russell 'King of Coats' tailoring Mansfield label. Incredible story you can read here. A man deserves to have movie made of his life
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Age too glamorous furs, with tv shows like Dynasty & as those were out of reach for many as they became more opulent with power dressing swagger, opulent Russian styles,1930s & 40s glamour & even Tudor pomp influenced fashion. But sheepskin fur a (relatively) reasonable option &

Christian Dior & Sprung Freres did many beautiful ones in glossy, sometimes dyed sheepskin: similar look to new styles more exp dyed sheared beaver Dior were doing. Faux furs evolved into breathtaking quality too with labels like Apparence, Couture Helene & Margot JJ Deray

Apparence Paris were among most sought after. These faux furs were all cotton backed rather than completeley synthetic so much more durable than modern synth & very high quality and sheen. And they could be printed on! But they didn't come cheap: even up to £500 at the time. They

Started doing these Disney ones in the late 1980s, and by 1991 had cemented the relationship to launch them big time at Disneyland Paris. Now they can fetch from £600 up to £1000 for pristine examples in big demand with modern fashionistas and Disney fans alike

This one I sold to a New York celeb. I have sold all I have actually so if you have one you'd like to sell contact me. I'm a very trusted seller and there are lots of ropey ones about so to get a decent price if you have in good condition shout me to sell for you

The Italians too produced fabulous faux sheared beaver/lamb in rich colours too such as this one by Italian couture house Mimmina. So much fabric and fabulous swing and drape from those shoulder pads. And such a pretty green this one....

Then there was the leather of course....was #1980s after all, & glamorous, feminine, fitted, batwing, padded shoulders & even fur trimmed, but still rock n roll...though Hoban's North Beach Leather & Alaia's influence everywhere fused with classic motorcycle edge
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Even the #1980s very rock and roll leather styles were often fitted, though with nod to the #1950s rockabilly with conches and western style buckles , also favoured by bikers and goths.
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The #1980s did the #1950s pretty much off and on throughout the decade in fact. Boned dresses with bare shoulders almost full circle skirts were very much in vogue. Back in fashion now of course too so consider giving a vintage one 'New Life' ...
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The look first came late #1970s actually after release of Grease in 1978 and you could still buy these styles virtually unchanged right through the next decade in lovely colours cotton and print and always boned.

Laura Ashley manufacturing mostly South Wales (Laura from Merthyr Tydfil) did some fabulous #1980s does #1950s circle dresses meets medieval low waist off shoulder raw silk etc too but this Laura Ashley a bit more special. Breathtaking sculptured piece silk...& back to black....

And wouldn't this fabulous velvet opera coat be just wonderful with that dress for a special night out? And yes, people really did dress up like that in the 1980s for theatre ballet and opera etc. A vintage #Mulberry in black velvet with faux fur collar.

Not all made UK then though much of it was. Farmer's daughter Isabel Harris making waves other side world 1970s & by #1980s her Thornton Hall label est. as #NewZealand's premier #fashion house. Quality & romance wise, esp qual velvet, up there with Laura Ashley & Droopy & Brown

Then always Paris. Rue Saint-Honoré base couturier Isabelle Allard, who'd started designing age 10 when hated pink dress bought for her so locked herself in bedroom to remodel. Late #1980s saw her first big collections & velvet a staple. This a devilish Iberian inspired piece

#1980s also age of separates; mix & match yourself & again, especially bright colours +black & browns & high waist leather pencil skirts both colours a must. Jacket also Paris made Galerie (Sold), skirt Pink Flamingo German butter soft 'dressmaker' pencil, & hat Peter Bettley UK

Though above jacket sold this Byblos one has similar vibe but has more opulent generous faux fur collar & cuffs that Keith Varty & Alan Cleaver pioneered at the label 1988-1992 (though may be wrong may be later it came to me without clue of date just reminiscent that time). If

I'm correct the jkts like this would have been worn with wide leg 1940s style deck pants or full pleated skirts, both bang back in fashion now. Late #1980s also saw shocking pink in Mugler collections which in turn even influence the likes of Mansfield & a jacket that could be

worn as separate or with the skirt. Another Italian couture label Odicini, this jkt has a mid 1980s Valentino collar vibe so it's just a guess but the fit & tailoring & shoulders is very 80s too.

Another in demand 1980s designer was Arabella Pollen who again Princess Diana favoured, but also attracted the edgy dresser. This one could be later than 1980s but certainly has that Regency New Romantic feel with a touch of rockabilly quality leopard faux fur

And to finish up a super little pure new wool fitted suit by Precis...and the weather forecast idea was for a video clip for one of my brothers songs !
Formed late 1980s the brand was especially for the petite lady & this an early piece