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1980’s Inspired Fashion Today: Andre 3000

1980’s Inspired Fashion Today: Andre 3000

  When you think of silk handkerchiefs, corduroys, tweed and double-breasted tailoring, would you associate such a style of dress with some of the poorest slums of Africa? Here we see Musician Andre 3000 dressed inspired by the 1980’s style Dandyism which is associated with Africanism. Sapeurs, is a subculture of extraordinarily dressed dandies from the Congo. In […]

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1980’s Hair Do’s: Mohawk

1980’s Hair Do’s: Mohawk

Deleted: This hair-do was popularised by actor Mr T in the 1980s. The Mohawk cut is achieved when both sides of the head are shaved clean and the hair on the top is left alone. This was a style that was used to stand out from everyone else and create your own look. People switched [...]
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1980’s Fashion Accessories : Nameplates

1980’s Fashion Accessories : Nameplates

  Name Plates are a familiar site in hip-hop today, This was inspired as early as the 1980’s in Hip-hop culture. Here we see Nelly’s Silver (Iced) Name Plate and St. Louis rams Chain which has an Estimated worth of: $6000+ each. The “Grillz” hitmaker and St. Louis native is known for showing his NFL team pride […]

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1980s Fashion Accessories : Bamboo Door Knocker Earrings

1980s Fashion Accessories : Bamboo Door Knocker Earrings

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