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    Actor Kevin Costner in white T-shirt and denims, circa 1990. 

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    Mr. T as Sgt. Bosco “B.A.” Baracus 

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    Madonna and Iman attend an event, benefitting the AIDS research clinic at St. Peter’s Hospital, at the flagship Barney’s retail store in New York City on November 10, 1986.

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    Calvin Klein Jeans Fall 1983 Ready to Wear.

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    Rod Stewart, wearing a lilac blazer over a floral pattern shirt and jeans, performs live at the ‘Commitment to Life IV’ Gala, for the benefit of AIDS Project Los Angeles in 1990. 

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    Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor, wearing a t-shirt with an image of a praying Virgin Mary, at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards in 1989. 

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    Blasswear by Bill Blass was a casual sportswear collection focused on youthful denim and cotton pieces in 1984.

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    A model poses in Willi Smith’s collection for Gabrielle denim in 1983.

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    Calvin Klein Jeans Spring 1983 Sportswear Collection

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    A model poses in Willi Smith’s collection for Gabrielle denim in 1983.

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    Models pose in denim and cotton streetwear ensembles designed by Norma Kamali in 1983.

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    Portrait of World Champion figure skater Debi Thomas in 1987.

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    Street style in 1981.

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    Perry Ellis America Men’s Spring 1991 Sportswear Collection.

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    Perry Ellis America Men’s Spring 1991 Sportswear Collection.

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    Iman poses poolside in denim in 1989.

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    Jordache Jeans Spring 1988.

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    Tom Cruise attends an event in the 1980s. 

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    Calvin Klein Jeans Fall/Winter 1984 Sportswear Collection.

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    Debut of Perry Ellis’s America collection for Levi’s Strauss in 1984. 

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    Calvin Klein Jeans Spring 1987.

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    Andre Agassi in 1990 at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida.

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    Fashion designer Ralph Lauren in denim at the his Fall/Winter 1983 RTW collection runway show.

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    Calvin Klein Jeans Men’s Spring 1990 Collection.

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    Model wearing an outfit from the DKNY by Donna Karan Spring 1989 RTW.

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    Spring 1988 Sportswear Collection from Et Vous and Mary Ann Restivo.

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