The 70s, however, would only be a preview to the clash and bang of 80s fashions. The cosmetic industry cashed in by manufacturing unnatural shades of blue and green, and splatter-paint was appearing less in paintings and more on clothes. Bleached blue jeans with pleats and zippers in odd places were extremely popular. After a brief stay in the early 90s, the fashions of the 80s moved over for a return to more conservative clothing and appearance. As the decade moved closer to the millennium, American fashion experienced a retro-fashion movement.
Fashion is in the air, born upon the wind.
One intuits it. It is in the sky and on the road. As time goes on fashion seems to both repeat itself and move forward. Maybe one day American women will go grocery shopping in big hoop skirts and little Keds. Read more Feature stories.