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“The 80s gave a new take on knitwear, which had Been rather staid!”

hen you think about the 80s, what comes to mind? New Wave music, mullet hairstyles and Dynasty to name a few things. But what about the fashion? Bold, colourful and oversized was all the rage – and a new book from Sandy Black, a research Professor of Fashion and Textile Design and Technology at London College of Fashion, explores the knitwear that

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