Time Capsule
Nothing preserves a moment in time quite like an outfit. Here’s to the jungle bathing suits, pirate shirts and ultra-teased perms that have graced our historic fashion pages.
Wild and wonderful fashion shoots from our archives.
1 These power-pigment blouses from the (still) Vancouver-based designer Catherine Regehr show how she always pushed the envelope on West Coast style. March 1991
2 This sizzling trend report urged readers to branch out and mix prints and plaids—“especially when the print is a paisley shirt.” Summer 1985
3 We love this parachute-inspired “contemporary sportswear” accessorized with bold plastic bling from Martha Sturdy. Spring 1983
4 A leopard spot and checker two-piece was the perfect look for that “jungle beat”—courtesy of the swimwear feature “Splish Splash.” May 1987
5 Evening jumpsuits from Canadian designer Wayne Clarke got the Midas touch and the largerthan-life hair to match. Winter 1981
6 This fabulously ’70s scarf-braculottes ensemble serves as spookily on-point foreshadowing for where current trends are going. June 1972
7 Look familiar, hipsters of today? Toque, big frames, ’stache and a dad-chic sweater from “Where There’s a Wool.” October 1977