Vintage Queen no 35 does New York cool

Our Vintage Queen number 35 lives in New York City and has perfected the urban cool look mixing vintage dresses, colour-pop accessories and denim shorts into a style we just have to admire.
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Good girls v bad girls: a history of Sixties girl bands

Girl bands have always been type-cast as either squeaky clean family entertainers or sexual rock’n'roll vixens. Merry Chandler takes a look at the original girl bands of the Sixties to find out more about the images of female entertainers.
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Le Jour de la Sirène: A vintage fashion happening fit for film

Leading Role: The ageless, timeless Jacques Fivel, a man of many hats, including vintage fashion dealer, sculptor and gong therapist. Supporting Cast: His wife, the amazing tattoo artist Philippine Schaefer, their two young kids, a couple of cats, and whoever else shows up. Setting: Jacques Fivel’s vast, ground floor atelier in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, a remote neighborhood in the Northeast corner of the city. Décor: A cabinet of curiosities, Fivel’s place is packed to the rafters with gorgeous handcrafted aural sculptures, random artifacts, ancient hunting tools, Balinese totems, and racks and racks of fabulous frocks.

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Market Publique, an eBay for vintage?

Vintage Guru Pamela Castillo is the creative mastermind behind Market Publique, the only online marketplace dedicated to vintage fashion. In essence it’s an eBay for vintage lovers. Interested? Well we certainly are, which is why we’ve interviewed the lady herself to give us insight into the website, tell us about the inspiration behind her look and give us tips on where to shop in NYC. 
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Daily eBay: Sixties bow dress

We can’t stop raving about Zooey Dechanel’s ridiculously cute vintage wardrobe in upcoming film (500) Days of Summer. Today’s Daily eBay find, a sweet little bow mini dress from the Sixties, is just the kind of things we would expect Zooey to wear.
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Top 5 vintage Hispanic silver screen stars

With fiery Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz back on our screens in Almodovar’s Broken Embraces from this Friday, we couldn’t help but reminisce about our favourite vintage Latina actresses. Here we’ve compiled a list of our top five Hispanic silver screen stars.
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(500) Days of vintage – Zooey Deschanel’s incredible wardrobe

In the lead up to the release of (500) Days of Summer, it’s official – we have a HUGE girl crush on Miss Zooey Deschanel. But as much as we love her, nothing would stop us from robbing her of the many incredible vintage outfits she wears as her character Summer, a modern-thinking woman with an old school sense of style. Frankie Murray takes a look at Zooey’s, or indeed Summer’s, classic yet quirky vintage style.

Daily eBay: Twenties art deco fan mirror

Still searching for the ideal centrepiece to complete your painstakingly sourced collection of vintage boudoir items? This stunning Twenties Art Deco mirror could easily take pride of place at the heart of your dressing table.
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Woodstock, 40 years and we still remember

1969 was the year of sexual revolution, war and the music festival which will be remembered forever, Woodstock. On 15 August 1969 the festival set off with four days of peace and music, four days which would fascinate generations to come. Lara Beard takes a look at the legendary music event.

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Daily eBay: Forties lucite rose brooch

Quirky accessories can transform a formal outfit and this bold Forties brooch is certainly a statement piece. Made from a solid faceted diamond of perspex/lucite and reverse-carved to produce a beautiful internally encased 3D rose design, it is in fantastic condition and has no scratches or flaws.
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