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Summer at Mirror80: Add Some ’80s to Your Summer

August 22, 2011 by Kate Leave a Comment

80s summer

Summer is drawing to a close, but we won’t let it slip away without reveling in some seasonal ’80s fun. Mirror80’s summer posts will keep you cool! Enjoy:

Mirror80’s Top Fashion Posts

August 21, 2011 by Kate Leave a Comment

One of the most exciting aspects of ’80s style was the fashion! While the style world was quick to dismiss ’80s fads in the years immediately following the decade, trends that many thought would never see the light of day slowly but surely reappeared. Rompers, stretch belts, and tribal patterns are just a few of the many ’80s re-dos that have graced clothing racks and the pages of magazines in recent years. Mirror80 enjoys spotlighting the style of our favorite decade. Here are five fashion-fabulous posts from the past year:

Mirror80’s Top Design Posts

August 20, 2011 by Kate 4 Comments

Memphis-Milano furniture and collectibles

The prospect of a full-fledged 1980s interior design revival is an exciting one, and many believe a resurgence in ’80s decor is just around the corner… Mirror80 can’t wait! In the meantime, we’ll continue to celebrate the style of our favorite decade with a variety of posts on ’80s design movements and trends. Here are our top 5 favorites from our first year in the blogosphere:

Captains of the Ship: Yacht Rocker Fashion

August 19, 2011 by Kate 1 Comment

For our last official “summer post” this season, Mirror80 celebrates the yacht rock phenomenon. Sailing into our lives in 2005, the term “yacht rock” coincided with the broadcast of an online video series of the same name. Yacht Rock featured humorous, fictionalized accounts of the overlapping songwriting adventures of music legends like Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins and Toto. The term caught on, as it perfectly characterized the smooth music emerging from Southern California during the late ’70s and early ’80s.

’80s Party Ideas

August 15, 2011 by Kate 2 Comments

An '80s party table

Today is Mirror80’s first birthday! Thanks for making our first year in the blogosphere a totally awesome one! We celebrated last week with an ’80s-themed party, and we’re sharing our ’80s-tastic ideas with you for today’s post. Here are three party themes that will suit the ’80s mood you’d like to evoke:

Mirror80’s Top Video Picks

August 12, 2011 by Kate 3 Comments

As we look back at Mirror80’s first year in the blogosphere, we’re revisiting some of our favorite posts. Today the focus is Friday Video Picks, those ’80s music videos that have captured our attention. We’ve blogged about many of them over the past year. Here are our five all-time favorites.

Make a Splash With ’80s Style: Fashion and Interior Design Inspired by the Movie Splash

August 4, 2011 by Kate 5 Comments

It’s been one of the hottest summers on record. What better way to cool off than by reveling in the “marine chic” style of the 1984 hit film Splash, starring Daryl Hannah and Tom Hanks? Before there was Ariel, there was Madison…

Christian Dior’s 2011 Fall-Winter Collection Offers a Touch of ’80s Deco

July 28, 2011 by Kate 4 Comments

In our last post, we celebrated the Memphis-Milano influence on Christian Diors Fall-Winter Haute Couture Collection. From candy colors to edgy geometry, the ’80s motifs were abundant on the catwalk. But if you thought the ’80s fun ended there, think again!

Memphis Design Meets Haute Couture: Christian Dior’s Fall-Winter Collection

July 21, 2011 by Kate 3 Comments

Mirror80 just can’t stop ogling Christian Dior’s Fall-Winter Haute Couture Collection. Not only do these fashion treasures put a modern twist on the already-modern Memphis-Milano design style that boldly emerged in the 1980s, it features alluring updates, from geometric form-hats and candy-hued eyeshadow to strappy sandals with shape-clustered heels. What’s truly amazing is the way Dior integrated the Memphis Group’s signature patterns, colors and textures with its cutting edge fashion. The Memphis Group design collective DID create jewelry and clothing, but who would’ve thought that motifs also seen on lamps, vases and tables would make it on to the runway in 2011? Then again, it isn’t THAT unexpected…

“Like to Get to Know You Well” by Howard Jones: Friday Video Pick

July 15, 2011 by Kate 1 Comment

Geometry and color highlight this 1984 video for Howard Jones’ hit single “Like to Get to Know You Well.” The sleeve of the single featured the phrase “Dedicated to the original spirit of the Olympic Games,” although the song was not officially affiliated with the Olympics. Throughout the ’80s, Jones combined optimistic lyrics with synthpop to form a unique style that garnered him a string of hits.

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Mirror80 is a blog that celebrates the intersection of modern design and retro style. I'm Kate, and I enjoy exploring the look and feel of the "recent retro", with a focus on the late '70s through the early '90s. Welcome to Mirror80. Read More…

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