Category: 1960s
Back in fashion: Sixties hair styles
From beehives to boyish crops – Sixties hair styles are as prevalent now as they were then. Martha Hayes takes a look at different Sixties styles and their modern day interpretations. Just like they experimented with their hemlines, women in the Sixties were free to experiment with their hair. And experiment they did, trying out styles including the [...]
Bad hair day? Wear a turban!
A quick and chic solution to a bad hair day for any vintage-loving girl is to don a turban. Turbans were first introduced into English fashion in the 1790’s inspired by England’s increased trade with India for cotton. In the 20th century French couturier Paul Poiret was known for his Orientalist designs featuring turbans, and turban hats remained fashionable in the Forties [...]
Vintage nuptials – Laura’s amazing 60s wedding
Laura Lee and her boyfriend Patrick have been life-long Sixties fans. When they decided to get married it was clear their wedding was going to be as vintage and as Sixties as possible. The result was a beautiful and truly individual do that we just had to share with you. Here’s Laura’s story. When my [...]
Good Rockin’ Daddy – a tribute to Etta James (part 1)
Writer Paul Culshaw remembers the legendary Etta James, who died earlier this year.
The pioneer of fashion photography: Norman Parkinson
With the current interest in fashion photographer David Bailey it’s easy to overlook Norman Parkinson, one of the preeminent fashion photographers in Great Britain from the late Thirties until his death in 1990. It wasn’t Bailey but Parkinson who pioneered portrait and fashion photography beyond the stiff formality of Thirties studio shots, and he was [...]
Crazy Man Crazy – Neo-Edwardians, music and the Teddy revival
Resident king of vintage, writer Paul Culshaw, looks back at the Teds’ love for rock’n’roll and the ongoing revival of Neo-Edwardian style. Initially, music wasn’t the main thing at all for the Neo-Edwardians, some liked Frank Sinatra or some other crooning star. They were not drawn or linked to any music but many liked the [...]
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