Category: Designer
Legendary eyewear: cult label Cutler and Gross
British eyeware label Cutler and Gross has been around for more than 40 years. Favoured by screen icons and rock stars alike, it’s time to look back at some of their most famous frames.
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.
New Romantics: bespoke bridalwear for vintage queens
For true vintage queens, no big occasion is complete without a gloriously glamorous vintage or vintage-inspired outfit. When it comes to choosing the dress for wowing everyone at your wedding, how many vintage devotees have been left disillusioned and downhearted when searching for the gown of their dreams in mass-market chain stores? Although some stores will [...]
Pioneering American fashion design: Bonnie Cashin
Born in Fresno, California and named after a beloved family horse, Bonnie Cashin emerged from modest surroundings to become a pioneer of American style in the mid-20th century and be hailed as the ‘mother’ of designer ready-to-wear. Rosie Cowling reports.
A true vintage king: Matt Deckard of Matt Deckard Apparel
When a vintage queen meets a vintage king – our amazing Vintage Queen no 69, Brooksie, has caught up with Matt Deckard of Matt Deckard Apparel to talk style, vintage and how to look sharp as a modern gentleman.
Hollywood’s wardrobe queen: costume designer Edith Head
Nobody has poked, prodded and seen the frilly knickers of more vintage movie stars than Edith Head. Yet despite her glamorous line-up of colleagues, Head was never overshadowed throughout her career as a costume designer to Hollywood’s greatest. Edith Head, the quirky, owlish looking woman, made herself stand out and be honoured. In her own [...]
