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

AT THE SEA

I like everything about this...
Photos by Robert Farber from VIVA, as seen on Sighs&Whispers, which always has interesting pictures from days past.

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.

FAR OUT FUR

Models wear coats by Finnish fur designer Anton Hinkonen. Photos by Ville Varumo for Ones 2 Watch.

LANVIN FALL 2010

Let's get fashiony for a second: I'd love to know Alber Elbaz's inspiration for this collection because I really think he was channeling the Robert Palmer girls. I've talked about my love for them before and I'm not the only one enamored by their saucy 80's sex appeal. There is only one word I can really use to describe the combo of metal, feathers, liquid gold lamé and glossy red lips and that is FIERCE. The incredibly detailed clothes and icy (that's right, I said icy) styling make this ad campaign one of my favorites. Girls, you're looking hot hot hot.On a side note...I just really love this sparkly jumpsuit from the same collection and would be so happy if it found it's way into my closet. I'm contemplating a DIY version. For reals...it's ON.

MADAME FIGARO

Check out Madame Figaro - it's a such a cool magazine! I'm excited for a little mention in it.Madame Figaro, February 2010.

DON'T FORGET TO EAT SOMETHING

I know you're like 13 yrs old and haven't gotten a chance to grow old and fat yet, but please eat something, anything. Even just some cereal or something. Or is it a theme? Because that bike looks pretty skeletal, too. Not into this at all. I'm gonna go get some lunch now.

JOAN COLLINS '71

Au, you saucy biatch!
Vogue Pelle, July 2009

FOXY

I've always had a weird fascination with fur things that still have faces and body parts on them. Wearing faceless fur is totally different because it's much less personal. There is no denying that your coat and hat once had a heartbeat if you can look into it's eyes...

Photos from Vogue Pelle, July 2009

ALEXIS BLEDEL FOR WWD

In general, I do not scan fashion editorials for my blog, as there are already about 500 million other people that do this and the bases are plenty covered. But I just got a ton of free magazines, so I might as well put up a few that I like.
First up, I always had a bit of weakness for the Gilmore Girls (sorry) so I loved the change of pace for Alexis Bledel, seen here as a leather-clad vixen.

Photos by Cliff Watts. Styled by Roxanne Robinson-Escriout. All images from WWD Accessories (Fall 2009)