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Here’s another version of the two-tone graffiti leggings by Stephen Sprouse. I planned to include this image in my earlier post on Roxy’s original outfit but couldn't remember where I saved it.

It's from the December 1984 issue of US Vogue, while the first Jem episode aired in October 1985. They look very fun to wear! Perfect for running around and making mischief.

Image 1) Elgort, Arthur. "Fast Tracks." Vogue, Oct. 1985, pp. 508-513. The Vogue Archive.

Image 2) Pranceatron. "Roxy Original Outfit." Jem's Cartoon Wardrobe, The Beginning.

Image 3) Roxy doll by Integrity and custom pants by Rock Fashion Doll.

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Roxy loves Stephen Sprouse! Or at least, someone from the Jem design team decided to dress her in his styles. I wonder if it's because Roxy bears a passing resemblance to Blondie's Debbie Harry, a close friend and muse of the designer (they were even roommates at one point).

Not only did the Jem team base Roxy's arrow vest outfit on a Dep gel ad featuring a Sprouse vest, but Roxy's original fashion—with the pink and green lettered pants—also mirrors graffiti-inspired looks from his AW 1984 collection (below, right) for which he drew black letters over vibrant silks and adorned them with sequins, masterfully combining elements of glamour and punk (a style that I think also describes The Misfits pretty well).

A few years ago, a Jem fan (Krista) on Facebook shared a screenshot from this David Lee Roth music video "Just a Gigolo," and another fan (Heather) identified the pants as Sprouse pants, saying she always wanted a pair! Here's a gif I made of the scene in the video where the pants make an appearance:

Here's the Roxy doll that Integrity Toys produced in 2013. I see it as an homage to the sequins that Sprouse used frequently in his designs:

A Jem fan friend of mine wanted a cartoon-based faux leather version of Roxy's original pants for their Integrity Toys doll, so in 2014 I made a patent pleather version with the scattered letters design:

Fun fact: Sprouse's influence expanded to the Archie universe as well! Here's a scan I did of a comic book that I bought a couple years ago:

Here's a scan from inside the same comic. A character named Dexter creates colourful graffiti-sprawled outfits for Betty and Veronica for their upcoming Archies tour.

References:

Betty et Véronica. No. 170, Les Éditions Héritage, inc., 1985.

David Lee Roth. "Just a Gigolo." YouTube, uploaded by Ryder276, Apr 10, 2009, Link.

Fury, Alexander. "The Great American Fashion Designer Who Never Quite Was." April 16, 2018. anOther Magazine. Link.

"Integrity Toys 2nd On-line Presentation 2013: The Misfits (Jem and The Holograms)." April 1, 2013. The Fashion Doll Chronicles. Link.

Pranceatron. "Roxy Original Outfit." Jem's Cartoon Wardrobe, The Beginning. Link.

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Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Summer 1987.

Note the similarity to Stormer's one-shoulder striped top and "scissor" wrap skirt. She is first seen wearing this fashion in the episode “The Fan,” which aired in Sept 1987. Stormer wears her belt with the buckle centered, not to the side. The Stormer drawing above was provided by Pranceatron.

This was the very first Jem fashion I spotted while doing research in American Vogue's digital archive in 2013. I shared it on Twitter in 2013, teasingly noting that Stormer was getting her fashion cues from YSL or that perhaps he had been inspired by Stormer!

As someone who likes to make cartoon-based clothes for Jem dolls, I appreciate finding images like these because they show extra details in the fabric and garment construction that are inevitably lost in 2D animation, no matter how meticulous the animators are. And for me, knowing Jem’s cartoon wardrobe was based on ‘the latest’ makes me love it even more.

References:

"Spring '87 International Report: Paris Legs, Legs, Legs!" Vogue, Jan. 1987, pp. 180-186. The Vogue Archive.

Madden, Kathleen. "Changes: Spring Shapes Up." Vogue, Dec. 1986, pp. 228-230. The Vogue Archive.

Pranceatron. "Stormer orange/blue one-shouldered striped dress." Jem's Cartoon Wardrobe, The Fan. http://www.pranceatron.com/jem/cartoonwardrobe.htm

Screen grab from "The Fan" (grabbed from TubiTV), where the outfit first appears on the Jem show. The episode aired Sept. 29, 1987.

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Thierry Mugler's colourful coat with overlapping organic shapes, featured here in the Oct. 1985 issue of US Vogue, reminds me of the surface design on Astral's coat in "That Old Houdini Magic," which aired Feb 15, 1988 (Pranceatron, Astral; Maeve "Astral" Eldrich, Integrity Toys Reference Site).

The pattern was a recurring motif in Mugler's fall-winter collection shown in Paris earlier that year. You can see another look from the collection on page 474 of the previous issue of Vogue (Sept 1985):

Getty Images offers a peek at more looks from the collection:

References:

Beckett, Kathleen. "A New Groove." Vogue, Sept. 1985, pp. 474-478. The Vogue Archive.

Pranceatron. "Astral Doll Costume." Jem's Cartoon Wardrobe, That Old Houdini Magic. http://www.pranceatron.com/jem/cartoonwardrobe.htm

"Power Dressing." Vogue, Oct. 1985, pp. 508-513. The Vogue Archive.

@the_12inch_lumberjack. Maeve "Astral" Eldrich. Integrity Toys Reference site. https://integritydolls.info/

Pierre Vauthey/Sygma via Getty Images. Date created March 01, 1985.

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Above, left: The model is wearing the Emanuel Ungaro hat which I think appears in the Jem theme song.

Above, right: Thierry Mugler shorts suit, made of silk velvet and embellished with rhinestones, glass sequin beads, and a diamanté button trim (“Power Dressing,” October 1985 Vogue).

Above left and center: drawings from Pranceatron’s Jem Cartoon Wardrobe database. Both Kimber's suit and Roxy’s “dyed black” version first appeared in “In Stitches" (aired Sept 6, 1986).

Here are some more views of the shorts suit from Mugler's fall-winter 1985 collection, which was presented in Paris in March 1985.

References:

“Power Dressing." Vogue, Oct. 1985, pp. 508-513. The Vogue Archive.

2-3. Pranceatron. "In Stitches,” Jem's Cartoon Wardrobe. http://www.pranceatron.com/jem/cartoonwardrobe.htm

Thierry Mugler Fall 1985 Ready to Wear Runway Show. WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images. Date photographed: March 25, 1985.

Thierry Mugler, 1985. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art. https://collections.lacma.org/node/211619

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Shana’s button-up khaki dress with utility panels, which she wears for the first time in “In Stitches” (aired Sept. 6, 1986), appeared in American Vogue.

1) Advertisement: Karen Alexander. Vogue, Sept. 1985, p. 383. The Vogue Archive.

2) Screen grab from Jem, "The Talent Search: Part 1,” grabbed from TubiTV. Episode air date: Sept 21, 1987.

3) Screen grab from the music video “Show Me the Way,” from "The Talent Search: Part 2” (aired Sept 22, 1987). Grabbed from @TheMitigating on YouTube.

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The graphic flowers & leaves design is different, but the half-up curly hairstyle, bracelet, and elongated triangle earrings (pointing up instead of down in Stormer's version) make me wonder if this 1985 Vanessa ad in Vogue inspired Stormer's sweater look, at least in part. I like the model’s scowl!

Top: Advertisement: Vanessa. Vogue, Oct. 1985, p. 368. The Vogue Archive.

Lower left: "Stormer Red Leaf Sweater" fashion sketch by Pranceatron of the Jem Cartoon Wardrobe database. 'Stormer,' p. 3. Link: http://www.pranceatron.com/jem/cartoonwardrobe.htm.

Lower right: Screen grab from "The Talent Search: Part 2" (grabbed from TubiTV), where the outfit first appears on the Jem show. The episode aired September 22, 1987.

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References:

Image # 1: Ad for Dep "Sculpt & Hold" hairspray, featured in July 1986 issue of American Vogue. The vest looks to me like one that Stephen Sprouse designed circa 1984. This is from Harper's Bazaar 1984:

References continued:

Images 2 to 4: Screen grabs from the Jem episodes "The Music Awards: Part 1" and "The Bands Break Up," first aired Sat, Sep 13, 1986 and Mon, Sep 28, 1987, respectively. Source: TubiTV.

Images 5 & 6: Screen grabs from the music video "I Like Your Style" by the Misfits. This video appears in the Jem episode "The Talent Search: Part 1," first aired Mon, Sep 21, 1987. Source: YouTube channel @TheMitigating.

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1. Days of Adventure: Adventure Comics #413, December, 1971. "Zatanna The Magician!" written by Len Wein with art from Gray Morrow. 2. DC Super Stars #11, January 1977. Written by John Broome, artwork by Gray Morrow. 3. Zatanna Special #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of May, 1987. It was published on January 20, 1987. Written by Gerry Conway, artwork by Gray Morrow, lettering by Ben Oda, Carrie Spiegle and John Costanza. 4. Pages inside the Zatanna Special #1, 1987. 5-10. Screen grabs from the Jem episode "Music is Magic," first aired Oct 14, 1987. Source: TubiTV.

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Thanks to the fellow fan on a Facebook who shared the discovery that Minx's black and white dress was designed by Adrian for MGM's Letty Lynton.

1 & 2. Promotional photos of Joan Crawford for MGM's "Letty Lynton," 1932. Dress by American costume designer Adrian Greenburg, who was known as Adrian.

3. "Joan Crawford, Iconic Bombshell," by Barrett Evon. Overpainting of George Hurrell's original photo of Joan Crawford for “Letty Lynton,” 1932.

4 & 5. Screenshots of Danse in the Jem episode, "Homeland, Heartland," first aired 8 Feb. 1988. The first screenshot is by rockjem.com; the second screenshot is from Tubi TV.

6. Fashion croquis by Sunnyday for the Jem Cartoon Wardrobe by Pranceatron

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Jem in the archives: Top: Joko Zohrer wearing Givenchy for American Vogue, April 1, 1985. Photo: Shiela Metzner. Hair: Gerard Bollei. Makeup: Anne-Marie Barthelemy. Lower left: Sunbow model sheet P-24. Fashion debuted in “Awards Night II,” Jem, September 20, 1986. Image from pranceatron.com/jem/cartoonwardrobe. Lower right: Integrity Toys-produced doll fashion, 2016. Designer Vaughan Sawyer.

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Jem in the archives: Top: Kim Alexis wearing Ungaro for American Vogue, April 1, 1985. Lower left: Sunbow model sheet RX-3. Fashion first appeared in “Kimber’s Rebellion,” Jem, November 17, 1985. Image courtesy of pranceatron.com/jem/cartoonwardrobe. Lower right: Screenshot from Jem Theme Song, October 6, 1985.

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Jem in the archives:

Top right: Cindy Crawford wearing North Beach Leather. Ad in the April, 1985 issue of American Vogue.

Lower left: Sharon Knettell's illustration of Hasbro's produced doll fashion, "Winning is Everything," 1985.

Lower right: Sunbow model sheet P-2. Image taken from pranceatron.com/jem/cartoonwardrobe.

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Aja's stage fashion from How You Play the Game

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by Rock Fashion Doll on Flickr.

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Roxy's guitar bike from Outta My Way

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haha thanks for posting my pic on tumblr :)

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