Archive for June, 2010
Kings of Vintage: The Zoot Suit Riots – fashion, rebellion and youth in Forties LA
During the Forties, American teens were at odds with the adults. They went to clubs that served oversized menus and soda and would listen to music by Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra, and Louis Armstrong. They would go dancing in ballrooms, for walks with their sweethearts and took advantage of their time as youths. [...]
Vintage Queen 78, we love your taste in clothes and music!
Our amazing Vintage Queen number 78 dresses in mid-century style – we think she looks fabulous in Forties, Fifties and Sixties. Plus how could we not love a girl who’s into The Beatles and has a crush on Ray Davies?
Study the Thirties way
The Thirties was an era of stylish, sophisticated clothes as the decadence of the Twenties flappers gave way to a more sombre era. Likewise, with interiors, the art deco flamboyance of Twenties design developed into a more elegant style. Nell Darby has a comprehensive guide to introducing some Thirties elegance to your study area.
Make do and mend special: resizing T-shirts with ‘Cut out + Keep’
Vintage shops are full of great men’s Seventies T-shirts, which would be perfect to add a bit of vintage cool to our summer outfits, if only they weren’t a few sizes too big. QueensOfVintage.com has teamed up with amazing craft site ‘Cut Out + Keep’ to show you how to quickly turn a baggy thrifted [...]
Queens meets vintage fashionista Natasha Bailie
Meet Natasha Bailie, the vintage fashion collector behind the Natasha Bailie Vintage Clothing Company. This online wardrobe is stocked full with beautiful hand-picked items, a real must for all vintage queens. Natasha chats to our Homes Editor Tara Gardner and offers all readers a 15% discount in her store. Tell us a bit about yourself [...]
King of vintage bling: Kenneth Jay Lane
”Elegance, good taste and luxury never go out of style,” says Kenneth Jay Lane, the man who single-handedly made costume jewelry cool. Sara de Velasco reports on the king of vintage bling. At a recent wedding party a couple of friends commented on my Kenneth Jay Lane elephant bracelet. The girls in question are super [...]
