Betty Jackson: Designs that Influence, 1980's Fashion Icon

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_2MS4ygdziHb4eiMCxhlWXx6H_HXq8zeriK2o0lRmhgMXmizMs8VZm3Owguqq-BZ_V1oqAsQpgf-vD38ii6ZCDNr3Mr4tEdN5yRHyKkjfrUh3BCxVHjDDGqWqXaHP3bojYxwDYupvrop/s1600/IMG_0589.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Betty Jackson, 1980's" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482312464544656498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_2MS4ygdziHb4eiMCxhlWXx6H_HXq8zeriK2o0lRmhgMXmizMs8VZm3Owguqq-BZ_V1oqAsQpgf-vD38ii6ZCDNr3Mr4tEdN5yRHyKkjfrUh3BCxVHjDDGqWqXaHP3bojYxwDYupvrop/s400/IMG_0589.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 800px;" /></a> <br />Origins of Steam Punk and the appreciation of Victorian fashion design are a special niche for English designers. When I look back into the 1980's, the roots of steam punk become more clear to me. One British fashion icon I like is Betty Jackson. Her romantic visions with Victorian influences helped to integrate vintage into popular trends both then and now.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEY1DO0RVComSaXOJAD05yRmxbY8Rv1hIvX4HuDlhu0mMUiNd46eKPJJjuu9SMcaWrKHSQAKJcZJCkwGifn6DDKwUas3gbVXQTh8QCakGVKb-BojOgpgZF_AS__mW4cevx6wij-9wKlY44/s1600/IMG_0591.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Betty Jackson, 1988" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482312254363932258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEY1DO0RVComSaXOJAD05yRmxbY8Rv1hIvX4HuDlhu0mMUiNd46eKPJJjuu9SMcaWrKHSQAKJcZJCkwGifn6DDKwUas3gbVXQTh8QCakGVKb-BojOgpgZF_AS__mW4cevx6wij-9wKlY44/s400/IMG_0591.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 800px;" /></a><br />She has an attention to detail brings in many levels of visual interest: frock coats, vests, neckties, white collars and other menswear details infuse her fashions with quaint details. Not to draw exactly from 1800's menswear, but to borrow off the hanger and style it in a new way, these designs present options we can use today, especially when working with vintage or designing new concepts.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpFLHUaYzDZmnA6_OPjTFBnXuMl3p-t4JXFbH5Z1Ajp5aW8h7dvtsQmc_9ptwF9hIZm5odvDMIyPS11lHcZ0AV41toSKVrKlJsY0b_Kbpk7Tx7zHITWpafGwTy04VB_aEsUXULzd5e24o/s1600/IMG_0588.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Betty Jackson 1988" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482312033281686546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpFLHUaYzDZmnA6_OPjTFBnXuMl3p-t4JXFbH5Z1Ajp5aW8h7dvtsQmc_9ptwF9hIZm5odvDMIyPS11lHcZ0AV41toSKVrKlJsY0b_Kbpk7Tx7zHITWpafGwTy04VB_aEsUXULzd5e24o/s400/IMG_0588.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 800px;" /></a><br />Accessories play an important in finishing the ensemble, and her we can see adorable bowler hats, gloves and parasols for sudden showers. Tweeking this to be less costumey, there are ideas here that are showing up in the current fall fashion collections. This is a far more vintage look than we have seen in recent years. The new designs tend to bridge the gap between full Victorian or Steam Punk costume and contemporary street wear. Making a choice that is wearable, yet fun, you can reference the Victorian era without going there full steam ahead.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_nVCOttBnQ87jbS-DC8KM-FwRp20POWeErjf-KvEhfj0Ii4R-049l8Ouub4ma-r76IKmkS-0HtBNjXRjYDriTREOQVw0Dsu6hVFcXpuwNijplsNMVsCdBPvu1EyXwWOmNls5AjPiZP64/s1600/IMG_0590.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Betty Jackson 80's fashion" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482311783298703970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_nVCOttBnQ87jbS-DC8KM-FwRp20POWeErjf-KvEhfj0Ii4R-049l8Ouub4ma-r76IKmkS-0HtBNjXRjYDriTREOQVw0Dsu6hVFcXpuwNijplsNMVsCdBPvu1EyXwWOmNls5AjPiZP64/s400/IMG_0590.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 800px;" /></a><br />As a designer, Betty Jackson won the annual British Fashion Award in 1985. The fashions you see pictured here come from 1988. She had launched her own company in 1981, after a decade of experience with such British design icons as Ossie Clark. She is still designing today and has some references in her current collection to the earlier designs.<br /><br />If you wear or collect vintage, or design, these 1988 outfits may give you some new ideas. Pairing older pieces with current fashions with a point of view that refers to a Victorian sense of design is always in fashion.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myfashionlife.com/archives/2009/10/23/interview-with-fashion-designer-betty-jackson/"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Interview with Betty Jackson </span></a>

Betty Jackson: Designs that Influence, 1980's Fashion Icon

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1980's Biker & Boyfriend Jackets

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjShY6AXu2j3arVMEbhpRlJw5fy1mK_TM6VMy6K_OGXwY3CjJHGATlipBdrC-vyVK_4qlkVjN4jNufzUKzda2n-WVUr_RXrv18idV0QS-lb3l7DLEdgntzELUANcJSXe7eOL6ahMzBKjaxu/s1600-h/Slide3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjShY6AXu2j3arVMEbhpRlJw5fy1mK_TM6VMy6K_OGXwY3CjJHGATlipBdrC-vyVK_4qlkVjN4jNufzUKzda2n-WVUr_RXrv18idV0QS-lb3l7DLEdgntzELUANcJSXe7eOL6ahMzBKjaxu/s320/Slide3.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyKspAZ7O7W-AuqkyXxJZruz-9-N_slZysnflXX4iep_aPJkCTqihPY_C7ZcZAfXpr2c0G8n165rb5wJk4hg1pmJ73IYMfGkQZ3otqO4ijwrpjI9ewVepxejb-8xo-c8X-rqlsAp6ibNQ/s1600-h/PA100105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyKspAZ7O7W-AuqkyXxJZruz-9-N_slZysnflXX4iep_aPJkCTqihPY_C7ZcZAfXpr2c0G8n165rb5wJk4hg1pmJ73IYMfGkQZ3otqO4ijwrpjI9ewVepxejb-8xo-c8X-rqlsAp6ibNQ/s320/PA100105.JPG" /></a><br /></div>There is a big interest lately in the boyfriend styles worn in the 1980's.  A quick look at the movie "Satisfaction" shows some great examples of how boyfriend jackets were worn, front and center by Julia Robers wearing a tailored jacket that barely reveals her little black dress.  Her girl group leads with a classic leather biker jacket and follows with a short and cute brown leather cafe jacket.<br /><br />We have great a example of the motorcycle jacket here which we will be listing later this month.  It has all of the vintage moto features: heavy metal zips, belt, wide lapels and all.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6GqByvMew3fG7YqnPy_gqmWR2YM9Tye6uLkj4TgBE4Mnf47jknjvhf4oGiTKoNJciirCsm86uT2myFP2BpbCtr0Wz90Ey6GuSfsCqNEnCZMn090opAhb8l3TtT4BQQVOC_Q8xL_yRssv/s1600-h/P9270084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6GqByvMew3fG7YqnPy_gqmWR2YM9Tye6uLkj4TgBE4Mnf47jknjvhf4oGiTKoNJciirCsm86uT2myFP2BpbCtr0Wz90Ey6GuSfsCqNEnCZMn090opAhb8l3TtT4BQQVOC_Q8xL_yRssv/s320/P9270084.JPG" /></a>What follows is a cute <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33274270">leather cropped jacket</a> with a great fit.  Style details include zig-zag edges around the waistband and cuff edges.  The cuffs can be folded back for a casual look.<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-2s3XKXJ_Rvrcs3JPOnDm9w18OwhstXLlDU30-3TIGXY0yzBx0Cu0CEYz0LtOtRVoIO2p9RaNhtzyGwuulD5XDO9aB7CFo-M13cEGgw_M6ahfgDQ5Fw8KtzY0C1CaX03KTUhJliag6mR/s1600-h/P9270073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-2s3XKXJ_Rvrcs3JPOnDm9w18OwhstXLlDU30-3TIGXY0yzBx0Cu0CEYz0LtOtRVoIO2p9RaNhtzyGwuulD5XDO9aB7CFo-M13cEGgw_M6ahfgDQ5Fw8KtzY0C1CaX03KTUhJliag6mR/s320/P9270073.JPG" /></a> Super cute motorcycle <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=33275078">jacket with a sleek body</a> fit has a trim band around the hem.  The jacket is fit with several seamlines, to sculpt in the waistline. <br /></div>We like this for skinny jeans and a boots.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplrEriY2WDf5f1cyHRbP8WFieGkv64whTwLWR6krEpSygrQ0qCudbG4lkzMpSRFHugtwwcNgWzOJIcIkgI5HZs7ufKE5cEvN4GAgCYBGAdoXEWZHSfJi_TbdV2rpGTWsaES0TJ5LBB0I_/s1600-h/P9270031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplrEriY2WDf5f1cyHRbP8WFieGkv64whTwLWR6krEpSygrQ0qCudbG4lkzMpSRFHugtwwcNgWzOJIcIkgI5HZs7ufKE5cEvN4GAgCYBGAdoXEWZHSfJi_TbdV2rpGTWsaES0TJ5LBB0I_/s320/P9270031.JPG" /></a>When it comes to boyfriend jackets, this <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=33271856">chunky winter plaid</a> in red, green and navy has a fun vintage look.  We show it styled with a belt and rolled up sleeves--how 80's is that?  But we can see it work with a twist of navy scarf, jeans and a burning log in the fire place.  Weekend getaway in the country.  Or maybe just selecting autumn leaves for the holiday table decorations.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsmcKrlq6S2HYMGWGuPOWm5M8FsCJlo5pwsKvyp8vGWSvF_Ov2WgPn5WzFOwmwefcs_AwRxzOnmT3rFgapRyM4RWY8buM0xgknNEmqiaZS-ZRb7Uh_9kMXiWUtVJVLDMOvqs4onqhS6ps/s1600-h/P9270019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsmcKrlq6S2HYMGWGuPOWm5M8FsCJlo5pwsKvyp8vGWSvF_Ov2WgPn5WzFOwmwefcs_AwRxzOnmT3rFgapRyM4RWY8buM0xgknNEmqiaZS-ZRb7Uh_9kMXiWUtVJVLDMOvqs4onqhS6ps/s320/P9270019.JPG" /></a>This sharp <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=33270766">teal knit jacket</a> has a neat deep "V" front, that is very slimming besides having a great style.  These sleeves roll up easily too, and would look great worn with tight jeans or leggings.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All jackets pictured are listed in our <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6215531">Etsy shop</a>, where you can find them along with other styles for fall and winter.  <br /></div>

1980's Biker & Boyfriend Jackets

There is a big interest lately in the boyfriend styles worn in the 1980's.  A quick look at the movie "Satisfaction" shows som...

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