Are these images Classic retro fashion or Kitsch? It depends on your design tastes really.. What some see as a true depiction of an era, others may see as excessively garish or ironic. No need to analyse these set of images too deeply – John Adams (the founder of Adams Picture Library) had an eye for fashion and he, along with other fellow APL photographers presented a comprehensive snapshot of the decades, not just with the clothing and make-up photographs, but taking real life images of buildings, food, furniture, technology and business.