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. They danced the jitterbug, wore saddle shoes, oversized skirts, and Zoot Suits along with wide brimmed hats. Our LA correspondent and Zoot Suit lover Vanessa Sandoval takes a look back in time.
Summer style inspiration: Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver
Jodie Foster’s child prostitute character in Scorsese’s Taxi Driver (1976) is the sartorial embodiment of a hot summer in Seventies New York City. We love her denim hot pants, wide-rimmed hats and sultry red lips.
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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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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.
Rummage vintage jumble sale: burlesque special
Hot new craft location Superette and burlesque tea party specialists Time for Tease have invited London’s finest burlesque dancers & cabaret performers to clear out their costumes and spring clean their sassy pads for a very glamorous jumble sale on Sunday 6 June.
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London
The BIBA phenomenon
BIBA designer Barbara Hulanicki recently launched a capsule collection with UK high street...
Rummage vintage jumble sale: burlesque special
Hot new craft location Superette and burlesque tea party specialists Time for Tease have invited...
Sixties cult classic at the BFI: Bronco Bullfrog
A leading cult film of the Sixties and the only record of suedehead culture in British cinema,...
New York
Summer style inspiration: Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver
Jodie Foster’s child prostitute character in Scorsese’s Taxi Driver (1976) is the...
Top New York vintage shopping tips with It’s Vintage Darling
Rachael, founder of fab online vintage shop It’s Vintage Darling, travels the world to buy the best...
Get the perfect LBD at the Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show
Absolutely indispensable, positively glamorous! It’s the Little Black Dress, a wardrobe...
Los Angeles
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...
The first ever movie star: Florence Lawrence
A hundred years ago cinema was in its infancy, neither the studio system nor the concept of...
Vintage Oscar style – our favourite Academy Awards dresses
Preparations for the 82nd annual Academy Awards this weekend are well under way in Hollywood...
Paris
Le Jour de la Sirène: A vintage fashion happening fit for film
Leading Role: The ageless, timeless Jacques Fivel, a man of many hats, including vintage fashion...
Twentieth century architectural styles: a short introduction
Trying to pick a handful of design movements which typify twentieth century architecture isn’t...
Vintage mon amour: vintage shopping guide to Paris
Can you remember the first time you ever bought a vintage item? Or how you cut out the names...
Berlin
Re-live Twenties and Thirties Weimar Berlin with Max Raabe
Faultlessly fitting tuxedo, hair slicked back, a cheeky look on his face. German singer Max...
Berlin for vintage film enthusiats
Vintage film enthusiasts have a number of notable sights to explore in Berlin, after all the...
Take a film tour: Hollywood in Berlin
If you are a fan of Twenties silent movies or if you perhaps adore Billy Wilder, then here’s...
