For Stephen Sprouse's Spring 1988 collection, Sprouse returned to the runway after going out of business in 1985 with a collection entitled "American Hardcore." It was a pessimistic commentary on the stock market crash of 1987—oversized silver belt buckles read "Black Monday"—and on the apathy of youth. The collection bombed.
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A sketch by Stephen Sprouse from his Spring 1987 collection.
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Fabric Design by Stephen Sprouse, 1984.
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Line-up Polaroid of model Ling by Stephen Sprouse wearing Spring 1998 Collection.
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A polaroid taken by Stephen Sprouse of a look from his Spring 1985 collection.
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Stephen Sprouse muse and model, Teri Toye, wears a dress from the Fall 1984 collection for a shoot with photographer Paul Palermo.
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Debbie Harry and Stephen Sprouse photographed by Francesco Scavullo in 1987.
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The cover of Debbie Harry's 1986 album "Rock Bird" was designed by Stephen Sprouse and released in four different color ways, which provided the inspiration for the cover design of the Stephen Sprouse book by Roger and Mauricio Padilha.
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Stephen Sprouse in 1987, photographed by Doug Myers.
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