There was a transit strike in New York City in early April 1980, and people who lived in Manhattan walked to work, often in clunky trainers. In the early 80s, a young woman who wore a boxy “Ralph Lauren Suit” (more likely a Paul Stuart knockoff) and arrived at work in “running shoes,” was sending out obvious class signals. The woman wears a boxy-shouldered suit with “ Running Shoes.” When was the last time you heard the phrase “running shoes”? ![]() Look at the cover here and see what I mean. Much of it is as bafflingly antique as that fondue kit you got for Christmas in 1979 (still new-in-box, is it?). But the book was so drenched in early-80s sensibility that it was already looking dated on publication date.Ĭoming back to it today, one gets a pungent whiff of nostalgia and wonderment. Has it really been forty years since The Yuppie Handbook? No, its copyright page says it came out January 1, 1984. The tawdry insides are brimming with dreck. ![]() The Yuppie Handbook’s cover illustration is brimming with nostalgia.
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