Oh my! If the photo on this cover doesn't portray every fashion fad of 1982 it comes close.
But let's get to the clothes. We'll start with the knickerbockers, because they were everywhere in 1982. (The New Zealand Museum of Fashion describes them as "the single most important look of the season".) Saint Laurent designed them, Princess Diana popularised them and yes, yours truly owned a pair.
Next, the blouse with the frilled collar (another look made popular by Princess Diana). It is worn under a brightly striped cropped waistcoat. The New Romantics (who flaunted a look combining punk with glam rock) obviously influenced this outfit—though it is rather subdued compared to the flamboyant styles which inspired it! By 1982 domesticated versions of the New Romantic look had emerged from the nightclubs where the subculture originated and made their way to catwalks, mainstream shops and sewing pattern catalogues like this one.
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