1982 HIGH SCHOOL FASHION, SAN FRANCISCO

The SF Chronicle has been running a great series of photos taken in 1982 of various Bay Area high school kids and the fashions they wore. My favorite of the 3-part series, called The Big Event, documents kids from Lincoln High in the Sunset District of San Francisco. It's all Derby jackets, Pee-Chee folders, and Nike Cortez sneakers...what goes around comes around! Peter Hartlaub, the pop culture critic at the Chronicle, has put this project together using photos that originally ran the in the 1982 paper by photographer Gary Fong. Read about the project and see more pics HERE.

All pics and comments below taken directly from SFGate.

Sept. 17, 1982: Lincoln High's hardest patiently wait for Metallica to form and release an album. Out of the three schools profiled in 1982, Lincoln was definitely the most badass. Derby jackets FTW.

You know it's 1982 in an SF public school, when you see a guy use an entire bottle of Wite Out to write ''LOCAL 69 MUFFDIVE'' on his skateboard. Hoping he's an attorney now, and his son is reading this.

Lincoln High students created a special message for the Chronicle in the dirty windows of the school: ''F--- The World.'' And there's a couple making out in front of the ''the'' window. I miss high school.

According to my journalistic research, this photo was taken on the Monday after Van Halen arrived at the Cow Palace during the "Hide Your Sheep" tour. The guy on the far right still thinks he's there.

This photo is a pretty complete 1982 SF fashion checklist: Feathered hair, Gap shopping bag, headband, giant comb in the back pocket, 16-year-old smoking while on school property ...

These gentleman are dressed so similarly, you'd think Lincoln High had a school uniform. I count two Izod polo shirts and one Britannia. Also, note the crispness of the jeans. An iron was involved.

I'm seeing a lingering ''Off the Wall''-era Michael Jackson influence here, especially with the girl on the far left. This is our first Pee-Chee folder sighting of this gallery. Drink!

Make sure to check out the other schools in the 3-part series because they are equally amazing...I couldn't decide which to post because I love them all!

 McAteer High School

Tamalpais High School

SASS & BIDE SS12

I love this whole collection for its crazy colors and mixed materials but most of all for the amazing neon accessories - especially that spike bag!
Sass & Bide has a very cool blog chronicling their inspiration, you can check it out HERE.

BOREAS KNITWEAR, ISLE OF LEWIS, SCOTLAND

I found these amazing hand-knit sweaters by Boreas Knitwear in the back of a fabric store on the Isle of Lewis. I searched the internet for any info about the company only to learn it's closed. Which means I passed up a really incredible dead stock collection of sweaters I'll never be able to find again. I'm just at a point where I'm trying not to accumulate "stuff" no matter how amazing it is. If I was a store owner, I would have snatched these up in a second, but I didn't. Damn it.

I love the bold color composition of these sweaters, and each must weight 10lbs or more. I was boiling as soon as I tried one on, attesting to the fact that they are truly island sweaters made to battle even the harshest wind and chill. I wonder how much longer they will sit stuffed into the back of that store.

VINTAGE LACE DRESS

I used to work for a very small design brand that used vintage lace in many of their designs. I looked forward to the visits that supplier Jennifer Osner would make to the studio with her suitcases full of vintage lace and trims. She now has a great Etsy store with a huge collection of trims available for easy purchase. I found these photos of 2008 Project Runway contestant Rami Kashou's beautifully constructed dress made from many yards of antique 1910 French lace purchased from Jennifer. I love how the underlaying gold lamé sets off the lace trim and the directional cut of of the lace creates a bold graphic pattern. Check out Jennifer's full site HERE.

GO BIG OR GO HOME

I would love to wear this frothy Balmain confection if only for a minute. Actually, I probably wouldn't want to wear it any longer than a minute since I can't imagine getting anywhere in it. But look at this thing...Dress from HERE

MARC IN MARC

Love these photos by Patrick Demarchelier of Marc Jacobs as seen at Industrie Magazine. Styled by Katie Grand. See the rest HERE.

PEEK-A-BOO MOTO JACKET

Clear PVC motorcycle jacket from Comme Des Garçons Spring/Summer 2011 at Colette.

ROCKERS 1977

Hot damn, love these guys. Styles for miles.Denim moto jacket = awesome.
From Rockers Style by Cherry Kaoru Hulsey, as seen on Jake Davis Blog.

SERIAL CULTURA

My friend Jen, designer of Serial Cultura, is having an open house and sample sale this weekend in Oakland, CA! Prices are incredibly cheap (up to %75 off and more) for amazing hand-printed silk tops and dresses sold at stores such as OAKnyc, TG-170, and The Candy Store Collective. This should not be missed! Hope to see you there...

Visit the Serial Cultura website HERE.