Category: Vintage Style Icons
Crazy Man Crazy – Neo-Edwardians, music and the Teddy revival
Resident king of vintage, writer Paul Culshaw, looks back at the Teds’ love for rock’n’roll and the ongoing revival of Neo-Edwardian style. Initially, music wasn’t the main thing at all for the Neo-Edwardians, some liked Frank Sinatra or some other crooning star. They were not drawn or linked to any music but many liked the [...]
Top 10 Most Iconic Vintage Hairstyles
Forget Jennifer Aniston’s ‘Rachel’ hair cut that caused such a storm in the 90s’. Rebecca Martin has found ten truly iconic vintage hairstyles, which make us want to book an appointment at the hairdressers right now. 1. Louise Brooks Aside from her iconic trend-setting bob, Louise was also a showgirl, actress and dancer during her heyday in [...]
Edwardian Youth: Dance music and a dagger…
Writer Paul Culshaw, a neo-Edwardian himself, explores the history of Edwardian style, the media backlash against Teddy-Boys and Teddy girl fashion. Around 1949 Saville Row tailors released a line in Edwardian suits to celebrate the end of clothes rationing. This style was at first only picked up by gay men and off duty guard’s officers. [...]
Which vintage movie star gets your Valentine’s vote?
Ok, our Vintage Valentine’s Date vote is a gratuitous excuse to enjoy pictures of handsome chaps from decades gone by, like swoonsome Cary Grant here and gorgeous Steve McQueen. From a Thirties funnyman to a vintage-styled present day pin-up, see how your fantasy vintage Valentine’s date fares in our poll. And as an extra treat, read [...]
Vintage style icon: Dovima – The Fifties fashion model
A supermodel long before the term was coined in the Eighties, Dovima was the highest paid mannequin of her time. Few knew that her fragile, slender frame, which was to perfectly show off Dior’s New Look, was the result of illness and came at the price of a sad, lonely childhood. Born Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba in 1927 in [...]
Suffragette fashion: A political statement
It has often been said that the way you dress says something about you and your believes, and the political campaigners of the late 19th and early 20th century were certainly examples of this adage. Nell Darby takes a look at how the suffragettes combined style with substance. We have journalist Charles Hands to thank for the [...]
