Category: Designer
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.
The Vintage Librarian reviews: Shocking Life – the autobiography of Elsa Schiaparelli
This week Queens editor Lena Weber is reviewing the autobiography of daring, unconventional couturier Elsa Schiaparelli, who transformed the world of fashion with her trompe l’oeil knitwear, shoulder pads, surrealist collaborations and love for bright, shocking pink.
Vintage must-know: Hollywood’s legendary costumier Adrian
Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the death of the remarkable Adrian Adolph Greenburg. Who I hear you say? Well think of some of your favourite celluloid moments from the Thirties and Forties and you can bet your Balenciagas that Adrian was the man behind the glamorous costumes. Katerina Vasiliou salutes this icon and his gorgeous [...]
Nouveau vintage: why the Eighties and Nineties are well worth collecting
Have you ever wondered what to collect next? What are the gems to look out for now? Those elusive items that in times to come we will wish we had kept. We certainly have, which is why we’ve got an eye on what’s going on on the catwalks, and the better Eighties and Nineties items in [...]
