The Little-Known History of Shoulder Pads—and Why They Keep Coming Back

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The Little-Known History of Shoulder Pads—and Why They Keep Coming Back
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Broad shoulders long predate the 1980s. Here, their fashionable evolution and how they came to dominate the fall 2023 women’s collections.

GO WIDE From left: Joan Crawford in a padded two-piece look by Adrian in 1946; a bolstered model on Stella McCartney’s fall runway.to recall the 1980s, you likely have a personal shoulder-pad memory. Mine recalls my mother walking out the door mid-decade wearing three sizeable pairs—in her blouse, jacket and coat.

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