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Tag: 50s

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: VINTAGE VOGUE

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: VINTAGE VOGUE

I'll never get tired of vintage Vogue covers ... Vogue Paris, Juillet/ AOut 1952

LOST INK

LOST INK

Introducing... my new favourite dress from my new favourite brand.   Lost Ink is a London-based label launched in 2014, cr…

VINTAGE TEA DRESS

VINTAGE TEA DRESS

The tea dress is one of my all-time favourites.  The nipped in waist and skater skirt is a feminine, flattering shape for e…

FRIDAY'S FFFFFOUND: BALMAIN

FRIDAY'S FFFFFOUND: BALMAIN

Pierre Balmain, 1957

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: VINTAGE CHRISTMAS

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: VINTAGE CHRISTMAS

HEPBURN

HEPBURN

It's the final week to see the  Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon  exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery , a s…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: VINTAGE NEW YORK

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: VINTAGE NEW YORK

GARRY WINOGRAND RETROSPECTIVE IN PARIS

GARRY WINOGRAND RETROSPECTIVE IN PARIS

Garry Winogrand was an American photographer (1928-1984) who documented modern life on the city streets in his native New Y…

GIAMBATTISTA VALLI COUTURE

GIAMBATTISTA VALLI COUTURE

This was the best collection from the couture shows in Paris, in my opinion.  Drop dead gorgeous.  And exactly what a coutu…

ATTWOOD AND SAWYER

ATTWOOD AND SAWYER

The costume jewellery brand  Attwood and Sawyer  was established in 1956, inspired by pieces given by King Edward VIII to W…

CASE STUDY HOUSE #21

CASE STUDY HOUSE #21

Architect Pierre Koenig's mid-century Case Study House #21, also know as the Bailey House, sat in the Hollywood Hills o…

GUESS SPRING 14 COLLECTION CAMPAIGN

GUESS SPRING 14 COLLECTION CAMPAIGN

GUESS has released photos of the new spring 2014 accessories collection, with a sunny Miami vibe and a touch of the America…

MEET ME AT THE DINER

MEET ME AT THE DINER

An oldie but a goodie (I do love digging around the internet for great editorials) from the March 2012 issue of Glamour UK -…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: FABULOUS FIFTIES

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: FABULOUS FIFTIES

need to a) find me one of these dresses  then b) find a wonderfully elaborate  event  to which I can wear such a beauti…

ERWIN BLUMENFELD

ERWIN BLUMENFELD

This evening I visited Jeu de Paume in Paris for the first time, to attend the opening of Erwin Blumenfeld: Photographs, Dr…

INEZ & VINOODH MIU MIU CAMPAIGN

INEZ & VINOODH MIU MIU CAMPAIGN

Miu Miu has a stellar line up of models and supers for its Autumn/ Winter 2013 campaign, including Adriana Lima , Daphne Gr…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: VOGUE 1950

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: VOGUE 1950

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EAMES CHAIRS

EAMES CHAIRS

I recently blogged about the industrial metal Tolix chairs and the über-popular  Philippe Starck for Kartell Louis Ghost…

HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY

HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY

I love this old black and white photograph of my Irish grandparents' wedding on Saint Patrick's Day in 1956. They …

FRIDA GUSTAVSSON

FRIDA GUSTAVSSON

How wholesome is the Spring/Summer 2013 campaign from Italian fashion brand  Siviglia ?  Very wholesome indeed.  Swedish mod…