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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I wish I could see Castillo's shoes. Tubb's clothes are dated, but if you ignore the shoes, presentable. Crocket is down and out laughable, and Castillo looks boring but decent--depending on the shoes. This omnipresent light shoe thing is just not attractive.
Not having been here at the time--how out there were the clothes? Did they set trends?
I'm not sure they set clothing trends, except in southern Florida, but they did spearhead the stubble look, ita. Every guy wanted to be Don Johnson and get a Melanie Griffith by looking like him.
In my eighth grade class, boys came to school in khakis and pink blazers with the sleeves rolled up. And this was in Connecticut.
Pastels, blazer sleeves pushed up, stubble... those were pretty much everywhere at the time.
Every guy wanted to be Don Johnson and get a Melanie Griffith by looking like him.
I read that as "Merv Griffin". I definitely need more tea...
And the espadrilles were very popular.
Pastel espadrilles. Oh, the humanity.
People totally dressed like that.
T-shirt under a blazer was everywhere.
ETA-- I am renting a carpet steamer today and have never done it before. Any hints I should know?
My pal James dressed like that in the late 80s. Down to the sockless loafers.
The musical revolution invaded network television as well. NBC and TBS appealed to the MTV crowd with programs like Friday Night Videos and Night Tracks. Then, in 1984, NBC launched Miami Vice. With its MTV-inspired score and cinematography, this stylish and innovative cop show starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas spawned a flurry of imitators and changed the look of television drama. The show popularized Italian men's fashion; Macy's created a Miami Vice section for its men's department. The Miami Vice soundtrack was a big seller. Critics claimed the show sacrificed plot for visual impact. Director Lee Katkin didn't deny it. "The show is written for an MTV audience," he told Time, "which is more interested in images, emotions and energy than plot and character." In fact, the series concept evolved from NBC's desire to capitalize on MTV's success. One day, NBC head honcho Brandon Tartikoff jotted a quick note for himself that simply read "MTV cops" -- and Miami Vice was born. Another of the show's directors insisted that music was not just background but a "psychological subtext" for the series. Much attention was paid to sets and fashion, but there was substance behind the style; Miami Vice earned 15 Emmy nominations. For several years the series usually resided in Nielsen's Top Ten. Johnson and Thomas were guests at a White House reception. The city of Miami, initially leery of the show's impact on its image, saw its tourist trade boosted significantly.