Category: 1960s
Bette Davis vs Joan Crawford – Hollywood’s most notorious feud
It was the most notorious cat fight in Hollywood history. In the blue corner, the formidable Bette Davis, and in the red, equally feisty Joan Crawford. Both magnificent actresses on top of their game, both festering with barely concealed hatred for one another. But what could have caused this? Was it mere professional jealousy or something [...]
The Vintage Librarian reviews: Dressing Marilyn
Dressing Marilyn: How a Hollywood Icon Was Styled by William Travilla (by Andrew Hansford, published by Goodman, £20, available in all good book shops and online) offers a unique behind-the-scenes look at some of Monroe’s most famous film costumes and the Hollywood costumier who created them. William Travilla mainly worked at Twentieth Century-Fox which is [...]
Queens Meets: Sixties-inspired duo The Travellers
Sixties-inspired duo The Travellers – consisting of Italian Gemma and Anglo-Swedish Robert.P – met while travelling, hence the name. The combination of the cultural experiences, landscapes seen, as well as their love for Sixties and Seventies psychedelia, groove and rock paved the way for their new and unique sound. We’ve chatted to singer Gemma to [...]
Get Sixties décor inspiration from celluloid apartments
Do you get house envy when you visit a friend’s home for the first time? We’ve all gone positively green over the gorgeous pieces our friends seem to pick up from flea markets in Berlin, and each of us quietly weeps inside at the words “It’s just something I found by the side of the [...]
Vintage comeback: the rain bonnet
Just why did the rain bonnet ever go out of fashion? Much more practical than an umbrella, especially when you’re stuck in a gale-force downpour, the former handbag staple has in recent years been relegated to old lady territory. Once hairstyles requiring setting or an elaborate updo fell out of fashion, so – sadly – [...]
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 [...]
