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.
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Sixties style icons

One of Liz Kennedy’s  favourite eras to draw inspiration from is the Sixties, a decade which bursts at the seams with creative confidence and energy. A time when fashion and music ran wild together and infected the nation with their free spirited, ‘anything goes’ kind of attitude. So if this is your dream decade too, who can you look to for inspiration? Here, Liz has a list of her favourite beat babes.

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Kings of Vintage: Rockers

With their love for motorcycles, leather and beer, Rockers have always had a bad reputation, even when they first began to emerge in post-war Britain. Christopher Raymond Brocklebank takes a look at a youth culture phenomenon which still fascinates us today.
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Wit, style and controversy: Sixties playwright Joe Orton

Agent provocateur and a brief threat to society’s moral decency in the Sixties, playwright Joe Orton was “The Oscar Wilde of Welfare State gentility” and all-round hell raiser. As with any good icon, his life was short but his infectious sense of mischief and humour still shine bright. Amy Rosa reports.
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Kings of Vintage: Dedicated Followers of Fashion

The Kinks’ 1966 single ‘Dedicated Follower of Fashion’ is a strange little ditty. Although the band mock the exuberant fashion culture of the mid-Sixties, this was a song performed by a band who are now retro style icons. More recently, even the fashion industry has embraced this musical attack on fashion – so what do we make of The Kinks’ attack on the fashionable man from Carnaby Street? George Walker takes a look at the style of The Kinks and their complex relationship with the fashion world.

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Prom queens of vintage

The high school prom is a seminal moment in every American girl’s teenage years.  It’s that time of year when corsages, taffeta and hairspray step out of the vintage world into mainstream consciousness and the only thing more important than getting a date is getting a dress. Actually, getting the dress.  With the end of term for the class of 2009 now upon us, Rosie Dow takes a look at how the prom dress has evolved over the decades.
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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.
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Mysterious girl: Tina and the art of J.H Lynch

You may not know her name or where she came from, but chances are you’ll know her face. “Tina” the mysterious and exotic painting by the equally mysterious J.H Lynch has graced our walls since her birth in the early Sixties. Part of  the world of mass market prints sold in outlets like Boots and Woolworth’s, Tina and the rest of Lynch’s overture of sultry babes were purchased in their thousands, becoming a household staple for the rest of the Sixties and Seventies. Amy Rosa reports.

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Vintage Style Icons: Nico – femme fatale

Nico is most famous for being the Velvet Underground’s ice-queen chanteuse and in her twilight years, junkie icon.  She was labelled as one of the most beautiful women ever by those who knew her, with a unique style and an equally unique deep Teutonic voice.  Amy Rosa takes a look at one of the Sixties and Seventies true fashion outsiders.
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Enjoy a soda fountain like JFK

Our amazing Vintage Queen number 69, Brooksie, loves to go antique shopping. If you’re near Portland, Oregon, she’s got a great tip for an antique market and original soda fountain, where President Kennedy once stopped over for a tasty treat.
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