This is 90s, not 80s, right?

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not too exciting, but i am like some sort of bee or something who is attracted to bright colors....

When I found this crested raw silk jacket I thought "hmmm...later 80s...VTA here I come" But now that it is on the half girl...i am thinking definitely 93-94 ish. the interesting thing is the buttons are brass and surprisingly heavy. if you swung your jacket on your arm and hit someone with it , it would really sting.

Whaddya think?

If I am horribly wrong, it'll be VTA, if i am right, which I am pretty sure i am... it will may very well be in the mall until spring rolls around and it will be on ebay then if its around.


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Chris
 
Looks early 90s to me as well. I recently found an old home video of an event from 1992 and was STUNNED by the clothes. They are what most people would think of as being 80s -- mini skirts with strong shoulder-line mannish cut jackets, lots of bright jewel and primary colours, big patterns on stockings and some clothing, and BIG jewellery. And this was a video of fashion journalists, so they were hip to the trends -- this wasn't a bunch of left over styles being worn past their 'best before' date. I was wearing a black and white polka-dot shirt with a black suit! It was too funny. I would say your jacket fits into that time frame really well.
 
i think a big difference is that you see softer details on the 90s jackets...it may have bigger shoulders, but it might have a softer shawl collar, and a nipped in waist, vs the 80s which was all about angularness, at least to me anyways.
 
i made up my mind and put it in my ebay store...it might just get some looks syphoned off from some suit auctions i have/will have.

and by the way...were the polka dots tasteful pinpoints or "look out here comes bozo?" (or a twister mat?) hee hee.
 
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