Meet our latest vintage crush – singer Kirsty Almeida
June 5, 2010 by Lena · Leave a Comment
To celebrate the launch of her new album, Sara de Velasco has caught up with vintage loving singer Kirsty Almeida to talk about music, vintage fashion and summer festivals. A talented singer and songwriter, musician and artist Kirsty has performed both solo and with others and is currently flanked by her 7-man band. She also runs music collective Odbod which allows her to collaborate with artists of many different backgrounds and styles.
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Kings Of Vintage: Tailoring for the tardis – Doctor Who’s eccentric style
Despite not belonging to any period whatsoever, Dr Who has always brought a bit of quirky vintage-inspired garb to our television screens in his many incarnations. But who is the Doctor whose style you want to pinch? From Matt Smith to Tom Baker, George Walker looks at some of the most stylish Dr Whos from the Timelord’s 47-year reign.
Exclusive interview: talking vintage style with TV cook Gizzi Erskine
TV chef and bestselling food writer Gizzi Erskine has become one of our favourite vintage-loving women over recent months. With a sense of style as delicious as her recipes, we couldn’t wait to find out how Gizzi pulls off that Audrey Hepburn-edge of vintage glamour in the kitchen. George Walker speaks to Gizzi Erskine about retro dishes, her favourite vintage garments and vintage shopping on eBay.
Exclusive interview: we quiz pin-up model Bernie Dexter
April 7, 2010 by Lena · 2 Comments
American rockabilly girl Bernie Dexter is one of the world’s leading pin-up and cheesecake models. The daughter of a burlesque dancer and a trained make-up artist, Bernie has always had a love for vintage fashion and make-up. QueensOfVintage.com has caught up with her to chat about her career, her best hair styling tip and where to start your very own pin-up career.
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Exclusive interview: Queens meets Gabby Young
March 26, 2010 by Lena · Leave a Comment
There are not many new bands Queens editor Lena Weber would be gushing about yet Gabby Young & Other Animals is a rare exception. Gabby Young’s twisting path took her from her rural roots in Wiltshire through life’s tribulations at an early age, before combusting in the London music scene to cause one of the biggest reactions seen in years.
Here Gabby taks about her style icons, news on her couture collaboration with art collective Miss Kiki Presents and shares where to best shop for vintage.
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The woman who dresses Nigella Lawson, Beth Ditto and Led Zeppelin: Vivien of Holloway
March 13, 2010 by Lena · 2 Comments
The Vivien of Holloway Forties and Fifties reproduction clothing store above a Kentish Town motorcycle garage has long been an institution for vintage enthusiasts across the country and beyond. Having just opened a long awaited second store on Holloway Road, Rebecca Hoh-Hale catches up with Vivien on her film and musical muses, dressing Led Zeppelin and plans for the future.
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Exclusive interview: we chat vintage with Miquita Oliver!
February 27, 2010 by Lena · 2 Comments
British TV presenter Miquita Oliver, host of Channel 4′s weekly ‘T4′ programme, has taken some time out of her hectic schedule to talk to us about her East London loft full of vintage finds and her favourite ever Seventies gilet.
QueensOfVintage exclusive: We chat to A Fine Frenzy’s Alison Sudol
February 5, 2010 by Lena · 3 Comments
Alison Sudol, age 24, is the leader of A Fine Frenzy, which she introduced to the world with the 2007 album One Cell In The Sea. The project established her as one of the most talented young singers and songwriters around: it received rave reviews and reached Number One on Billboard’s “Heatseeker” charts. But with the follow-up, Bomb in a Birdcage, Alison Sudol is most certainly revealing another side of A Fine Frenzy.
While the album retains the tuneful charm and whimsical language of the debut, it adds new colors and textures, with louder guitars and beats that sometimes veer into New Wave-y dance territory. QueensOfVintage.com has met up with Alison to chat about her amazing vintage style, her first novel and how being “pale as a snowball’s arse” can be quite good in LA.
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Style we like: early Sixties fashion in A Single Man
February 4, 2010 by Lena · Leave a Comment
Seldomly has there been a film that captured Sixties fashion and style in such brilliant, minute detail as Tom Ford’s directorial debut A Single Man. From Colin Firth’s college professor suits, Julianne Moore’s glamorous evening gowns and Nicholas Hoult’s beatnik style, there are plenty of amazing costumes to get you inspired. Have a look at our film still photo gallery.
Lonely in Sixties suburbia: Colin Firth on new film A Single Man
Colin Firth’s performance in Tom Ford’s directorial debut A Single Man, based on the story by Christopher Isherwood, has already been nominated for a BAFTA. And rightfully so. Set in the US in 1962, Firth plays English college professor George Falconer, a man struggling to come to terms with the death of his long term lover Jim (Matthew Goode).
Distracted momentarily by old friend Charley (Julianne Moore) and curious student Kenny (Nicholas Hoult), he cannot ignore the profound sense of loss he feels and so resolves to do something about it. Here, Colin Firth talks about working with Tom Ford and life and politics in Sixties America.
