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.
No power in the 'verse can stop me.
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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.
SailAweigh - Feb 19, 2006 6:01:54 am PST #8046 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
flea - Feb 19, 2006 6:14:32 am PST #8047 of 10002
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In my eighth grade class, boys came to school in khakis and pink blazers with the sleeves rolled up. And this was in Connecticut.
aurelia - Feb 19, 2006 6:17:01 am PST #8048 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Pastels, blazer sleeves pushed up, stubble... those were pretty much everywhere at the time.
Tom Scola - Feb 19, 2006 6:18:33 am PST #8049 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
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...
Consuela - Feb 19, 2006 6:35:41 am PST #8050 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
And the espadrilles were very popular.
Pastel espadrilles. Oh, the humanity.
Jesse - Feb 19, 2006 6:37:53 am PST #8051 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
People totally dressed like that.
Scrappy - Feb 19, 2006 6:43:42 am PST #8052 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
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?
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 19, 2006 6:49:34 am PST #8053 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My pal James dressed like that in the late 80s. Down to the sockless loafers.
aurelia - Feb 19, 2006 6:49:43 am PST #8054 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
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.
aurelia - Feb 19, 2006 6:51:41 am PST #8055 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
"I wore a variation of my Miami Vice clothing long before I did the show. I figured a T-shirt, jeans and a sport coat were right for anything short of meeting the queen." --Don Johnson