Crimes of Fashion Past: 1984

Edited by Lauren Garroni

Another weekend, another fashion crime from the 80′s. Here is a German advertisement from 1984 selling….who knows? Bad puffy dresses? White Tuxes?

Crimes of Fashion Past: Bad 80′s Fashion

Edited by Lauren Garroni

Is there anything worse than desaturated synthetic fabrics?! Maybe some pink ultra-suede pants?! And a permed-mullet to finish the look?!

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Crimes of Fashion Past: Cyndie Lauper

Edited by Lauren Garroni

Here is Cyndie Lauper on the cover of her album Time After Time. I’m sure at the time she thought a baby-blue velvet skirt, one mesh fingerless glove, and contour blush was a good idea.

Needless to say, the look doesn’t hold up.

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Crimes of Fashion Past: Elle June 1989 Edition

Edited by Lauren Garroni

Here is a scan from an old issue of Elle Magazine dating back to 1989.

Look what we used consider fashionable!

Aren’t you glad the lace-up-oversized-blazers never caught on!

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Crimes of Fashion Past: 80′s Hair

Edited by Lauren Garroni

Taking a look at these photo I uncovered from the 1980′s, it’s not hard to see how there got to be a hole in the ozone by the early 90′s. Wow, there’s a whole lot of ugly going on. It looks like everyone of these ladies got stuck in front of a wind tunnel. How could anyone think this was a good idea? Oh well just another Crimes of Fashion Past!

She’s ready for that Bon Jovi concert

Oh yeah she’s going to a Whitesnake concert

Yeah she’s going to a WHAM concert

Hmm…..she’s ready for the DEVO concert?

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Crimes of Fashion Past

Edited by Lauren Garroni

Here’s a new feature for Fashion Indie, Crimes of Fashion Past. Dedicated to unearthing photos of celebirties  wearing outfits that at the time they thought were fashionable, but now makes everyone cringe!

First victims: Halle Berry and Danny Wood

Who knew that Halle Berry (pre-fame) dated NKOTB member Danny Wood (at the apex-of-his-fame)

Notice the rat-tail on Danny! And the Ace Ventura outfit. And Halle with the mushroom-bowl-cut….those sleeves are painful!