Fashion ABCs
H is for these ultra-short shorts of the 1970s
What are hot pants?
Parenting advice from the 1990s included exposing your child to this type of music at an early age.
What is classical? A study showed a connection between Mozart listening and higher test scores, leading to the Baby Mozart craze.
G is for this ’70s designer, associated with floral and prairie dresses.
What is Gunne Sax? The prairie dress was inspired by hippie fashions with a Victorian influence.
Her book Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five champions trusting your parenting intuition.
Her book Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five champions trusting your parenting intuition.
L is for this oft-used stretchy fabric of the 1980s, popular with designers like Donna Karan, to create form-fitting clothes
What is Lycra? The Lycra craze included the iconic 1980s bodysuit
B is for these athletic-inspired fitted shorts popular in the ’80s and ’90s.
What are biker shorts? One notable celeb known to sport biker shorts was Princess Diana.
K is for this sneaker brand, whose simple canvas lace-ups were a staple of every ’90s closet.
What are Keds? The popularity of Keds is tied to the sportswear trend that began in the 1980s.
S is for these structural pads, often seen in women’s tops and blazers during the ’80s.
What are shoulder pads? The power dressing craze of the 1980s put an emphasis on serious business wear.