Year of the Yuppie

My previous post on Yuppies resulted in severe taunts from my friend, whom I assured that I'm already filled with self-loathing. Well, self-loathing and gin. The Mrs. did a little Googling of her own and found this blog post with some great scans that I've pirated borrowed and re-posted here. The scans are from the December 31, 1984 issue of Newsweek which declared 1984 the "Year of the Yuppie."



I bought a house in the city a few months ago, and we've been doing some pretty major renovations. A lot of people come in and gut these houses and then renovate them to look like every other suburban home on the market. We're trying to preserve as much of the original house as possible, keeping with the period of the original construction. Speaking of which, while places like Community Forklift are a good place to find vintage materials, I highly recommend checking Ebay for that missing antique brass door knob. People seem to be a little less proud of their stuff there. Also, notice this couple grinning as they plaster a wall. That is what is known as 'trick photography.'



Now, maybe you could get away with a Burberry scarf in 1984. These days you might as well be wearing a knock-off covered in Louis Vuitton logos. The wooden squash racquet is a nice touch, though. My wife thinks the fashion displayed is a sign of how unfair the world is. The woman's outfit is horribly out of date. (It is almost 30 years old.) Asked what she thought about the man's wardrobe, she replied, "Don't you own that?"