Archive for May, 2010
Vintage Queen no 74, you are the most stylish teenager we’ve ever met!
For most of us our teenage years are a time of awkward dressing where we try out various styles (goth anyone?) until we find our own personal look. Not so our truly remarkable Vintage Queen number 74, who at the tender age of 17 is already an amazing dresser and without a doubt the most [...]
Legendary eyewear: cult label Cutler and Gross
British eyeware label Cutler and Gross has been around for more than 40 years. Favoured by screen icons and rock stars alike, it’s time to look back at some of their most famous frames.
Video How To: How to brush out a vintage curl set
One of our lovely readers has pointed out to us YouTuber LisaFreemontStreet and her amazing vintage hair style and make-up tutorials. We are officially hooked! So much so that we just have to share this fantastic video tutorial on how to correctly brush out a vintage curl set.
Vintage kings: male film characters whose style we love
Every so often Hollywood’s leading men will play a role that takes on a life of it’s own, turning an on-screen persona into a legendary character, that we still find as fascinating today as its original audience. Christopher Raymond Brocklebank has found some male vintage film characters we continue to love, not least for their sartorial brilliance. Warren Beatty [...]
Make do and mend a vintage dress into a maxi skirt
Vintage and charity shops are full of dresses with unflattering cuts. As long as you like the fabric though, they are still worth buying as our resident revamper, Lucy Housman, has come up with a pattern to turn them into Seventies inspired maxi dresses in a few quick and easy steps. The maxi skirt is such [...]
The BIBA phenomenon
BIBA designer Barbara Hulanicki recently launched a capsule collection with UK high street brand Topshop. Angel Middleton takes a look at a designer still going strong after over 40 years in the fashion business.
