February 2009

Weekend Eye Candy - 1967 Geoffrey Beene Dress

...or the bottom half of one. 1967 - Geoffrey Beene, native Louisianan, fashion spark of American ingenuity, throws a hundred million sequin...

You may have heard of 1940's and 50's American sportswear designers Claire McCardell, Carolyn Schnurer, and Tina Leser, but how abou...

Diana Vreeland was Fashion Editor at Harper's Bazaar from 1937 to 1962. Known for her meticulous attention to detail, the fashion shoot...

As a vintage seller, I'm often dazzled by the "special" clothes - the cocktail dresses, the evening gowns, the tailored suits....

Pleats. There's something about the way they swish and sway when you walk that makes them so alluring. Here are pleats done three ways...

Last week, we had fun with some ideas for vintage gowns that the Best Actress Oscar nominees could wear. How did we do? We wanted Kate Winsl...

Oscar Night 1954 - Audrey Hepburn wins Best Actress for Roman Holiday. Although she would be nominated 4 more times in the next 14 years, ...

Please enjoy these links from my colleagues at Vintage Roadshow! Glamoursplash spends the week in 1928, with one post devoted to Seaside Ch...

The year - 1950. The film - All About Eve. The cast shown here - Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, Marilyn Monroe, George Sanders, Gary Merrill. ...

The major Fashion Weeks have begun, here in New York we have some great coverage, New York favorites on Studio Purpura, my own visit to thre...

Anne Hathaway has been nominated for Best Actress for her role in Rachel Getting Married. Hathaway has a unique characteristic of looking ...

Melissa Leo has been nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role in Frozen River. This is a first time nomination for Leo, and she has...

Meryl Streep received a Best Actress nomination for her role in Doubt. Streep likes to cover her arms, which isn't a problem, but I...

Angelina Jolie is nominated for Best Actress for her role in Changeling. Of all the nominees, I think Jolie has the personality to carry o...