Tag: The 80s
The Mystique of Melrose Avenue
How one mid-city street became the gritty pinnacle of West Coast cool
14 Things That Blew in the ’80s
It wasn’t just the coke
Stadium City
Smaller cities might have struggled to accommodate the 23 sports of the 1984 Summer Olympics, but not Los Angeles
Her Name was Rio
That face! Those eyes! That album cover! Patrick Nagel—you know you had one
The Brand of Make-Believe
How the L.A. look was born
Back to “Blade Runner” With Syd Mead
The visual artist on what the film got right—and wrong—about L.A.
Good-Bye Normal Jeans
What came between you and your Calvins? L.A.'s Guess jeans
This Begat That
Electronic music pioneer Giorgio Moroder recorded “Reach Out” as the theme song for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. His synthesizer style so informed Daft Punk’s sound that the French...
The Era’s Most Prized Possessions
Long hems and hot wheels
Flashback Fashion
Grab some popcorn and see which classic flicks showed up in recent designer collections
