Let’s get fashionable, August 1988-style! It’s time to start your back-to-school shopping, and you KNOW that means you’re going to see a fashion story about plaid. Have you also heard about denim? Or sweaters? Because those get a moment in the spotlight too. What Next is also going to tell you what’s hot on the runways of real, grown-up fashion brands, while What Now scales back the difficulty level with a craft involving buttons. (Don’t be scared.) This issue also features the premiere of We Try It, with Sassy staffers raiding the beauty closet and reviewing things like the Conair Fashion Plates iron that can crimp a star into your hair! You’ll also learn about Cheryl in Diary, and about everyone’s jobs in a feature in which all the staffers try subbing in for one another for a day. We discuss all of the above, and so much more — so many new ads!!! — in this week’s podcast!
Visual Aids
Episode Rundown
It Is August 1988
In Our Lives
Fashion: Cover
Fashion: Smart Tartan
Fashion: Hyper Denim
Fashion: Sweater Girls
Fashion: What Next: Big Designers Fall Forward
Beauty: Who’s That Girl?
Beauty: Wake Up!
Beauty: We Try It
Beauty: About Face
Beauty: Then & Now
Sassy Ads
Sassy Club
Magazineyness: Diary
Magazineyness: Say What
Magazineyness: We Just Weren’t Ourselves That Day
Magazineyness: Inside Out
Goodbye For Now
Covid Fuck Party
