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

Caption Linda Evans in "Dynasty"

ABC

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...

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Caption Melanie Griffith in "Working Girl"

20th Century Fox

Griffiths Tess McGill could hold her own under the weight of a power suit, but she also knew how to dress "like a woman, not like a woman thinks a man would dress if he was a woman." Lucky for Tess, Dolce & Gabbana and Gucci showed some lovely '80s-style cocktail dresses. More in Image: ...

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Caption Molly Ringwald and Jon Cryer in "Pretty in Pink"

Paramount Pictures

How would the movie's warring richie preps and New Wave outsiders fare in today's fashion world? The big jackets and high-waisted chinos on pretty-boy Blane (Andrew McCarthy) might need an update -- or can just be recycied as women's wear -- but Duckie's (Jon Cryer) skinny jeans and Andie's...

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