Trend Watch: Shoulder pads are back

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The 1980s fashion history is memorable and quite distinctive. A variety of fashion looks ran parallel to each other in the 1980s. The shoulder pad helped define the fashion for female identity in the workplace.

By 1990s shoulder pads began to decrease in size and numbers. Over the next few years shoulder width gradually became smaller and narrower and pads slowly began to be left out of knitwear and even lingerie.

The shoulder pads, or as the fashionistas call them - strong shoulders – has made a comeback, and a pretty strong one. Major designers are revamping the look, blogshops (e.g. Ohsofickle Online) and small retailers are starting to carry it too.

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The look made the Runway, it even made its way to the Red Carpet.

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"Shoulder pads scare people but remember, runway is a fairy tale," said Gloria Baume, fashion director at Teen Vogue. "Now we have to figure out how to make it real."