FASHION All The Rage

'80s fashion icons who could like totally wear that today

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The autumn-winter 2009 New York, Milan and Paris fashion shows were a whirlwind of nostalgia. From Roberto Cavalli's chain-metal ode to the Sunset Strip to Marc Jacobs' New Wave of neon, designers drew inspiration from a decade not-so-forgotten. The Los Angeles Times Image section took a look of fashion icons from the 1980s and decided that many of these looks could, like, totally work today. Deborah Foreman in Valley Girl" Oh my god! Like, hot pink is so on its way back to the mall. This and other neon colors popped on the New York Fashion Week runways of Michael Kors, Narciso Rodriguez and Marc Jacobs, among others. And while the asymmetrical Junya Watanabe sweater Michelle Obama wore to London's Royal Opera House while in town for the G-20 summit garnered some buzz, let's not forget that Deborah Foreman's Julie rocked that look in sweatshirt form around the 818. More in Image: Fashion redux: The '80s are seen on the fall 2009 runway shows '80s fashions make a comeback at Milan Fashion Week Paris Fashion Week: Christophe Decarnin's Balmain show flashes back to Michael Jackson, MC Hammer Fall 2009 NYFW trends: Color pop

The autumn-winter 2009 New York, Milan and Paris fashion shows were a whirlwind of nostalgia. From Roberto Cavalli's chain-metal ode to the Sunset Strip to Marc Jacobs' New Wave of neon, designers drew inspiration from a decade not-so-forgotten. The Los Angeles Times Image section took a look of fashion icons from the 1980s and decided that many of these looks could, like, totally work today. Deborah Foreman in Valley Girl" Oh my god! Like, hot pink is so on its way back to the mall. This and other neon colors popped on the New York Fashion Week runways of Michael Kors, Narciso Rodriguez and Marc Jacobs, among others. And while the asymmetrical Junya Watanabe sweater Michelle Obama wore to London's Royal Opera House while in town for the G-20 summit garnered some buzz, let's not forget that Deborah Foreman's Julie rocked that look in sweatshirt form around the 818. More in Image: Fashion redux: The '80s are seen on the fall 2009 runway shows '80s fashions make a comeback at Milan Fashion Week Paris Fashion Week: Christophe Decarnin's Balmain show flashes back to Michael Jackson, MC Hammer Fall 2009 NYFW trends: Color pop (Atlantic Releasing Corp.)

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All that glitters: The nighttime soap "Dynasty" celebrated an era of excess, complete with shimmering fashions worn by leads including Evans and Joan Collins. This year, the recession was a second thought to designers like Oscar de la Renta, who included several furs in his show, and Giorgio Armani. Aside from sculpted jackets — throwbacks to the days of the TV shows Carrington clan? — Armani, a PETA-taunting fur lover, showed crystal-dusted gowns with matching, similarly dusted flat boots. More in Image: Fashion redux: The '80s are seen on the fall 2009 runway shows '80s fashions make a comeback at Milan Fashion Week Paris Fashion Week: Christophe Decarnin's Balmain show flashes back to Michael Jackson, MC Hammer Fall 2009 NYFW trends: Color pop

All that glitters: The nighttime soap "Dynasty" celebrated an era of excess, complete with shimmering fashions worn by leads including Evans and Joan Collins. This year, the recession was a second thought to designers like Oscar de la Renta, who included several furs in his show, and Giorgio Armani. Aside from sculpted jackets — throwbacks to the days of the TV shows Carrington clan? — Armani, a PETA-taunting fur lover, showed crystal-dusted gowns with matching, similarly dusted flat boots. More in Image: Fashion redux: The '80s are seen on the fall 2009 runway shows '80s fashions make a comeback at Milan Fashion Week Paris Fashion Week: Christophe Decarnin's Balmain show flashes back to Michael Jackson, MC Hammer Fall 2009 NYFW trends: Color pop (ABC)

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