Janis Joplin was born on January 19, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas, and was the oldest of three kids. In school, she was shunned because of her less conservative nature and love of blues musicians and b...
Okay, I am the luckiest girl in the world. Ive received this award from three of my very favorite people/blogs: Nicole, Alexis, and Deborah! Thank you! For this award, youve got to share 7 things abo...
Ive been on a bit of a blogger hiatus. I know, its terrible! School has officially eaten my brain, and Ive found that tumblr is an easier (translation: lazier) alternative to running this blog. Excus...
Brigitte Bardot turns 77 today. Shes the original 50s Lolita, 60s bombshell, and recently, an animal rights activist. Shes also the inspiration to my inspirations. Shes one of the reasons Im learning...
Linda Lawrence was born in 1947 to a normal middle-class contractors family in Windsor, Berkshire. As a teen in the early 60s, Linda was into jazz. "I was what they called a Beatnik," Linda s...
From the seventies onward, Audrey Hepburn appeared in few films, focusing on her family, and later, UNICEF. After having her son Luca in 1970, her marriage became strained due to Andrea Dottis unfait...
Vera Ashby (1895-1985), better known by her pseudonym, Sumurun, was a British fashion model (who worked in Paris) in the 1920s. Vera Ashby appeared as a showgirl in The Bing Boys during the war, but ...
After she had her first son, Sean, with husband Mel Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn began filming what is perhaps the most iconic role of her career: Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffanys. Holly was a quir...
In the February 1968 issue of Glamour magazine, photos of Peggy doing her makeup accompanied by instructions were published. Click to see full size!(Sorry the full instructions arent here, but all of...
Ive recently been asked by a lovely anonymous reader to recommend a few books. Now before asking this, I hope that lovely anon knew that all of the books Ill be recommending will be written about the...
Photographer David McCabe remembers the artists first meeting:"I went with Andy to see Dalí at the St. Regis Hotel. Dalí used to paint his suite at the St. Regis. He was working on two enormous p...
Audrey Hepburns acting career began in 1948 when she appeared as a stewardess for an educational film, Dutch in Seven Lessons. She then appeared in musical theatre productions in London, though her v...
Mary "Maureen" Cox was born August 4th 1946, the only daughter of a Liverpudlian shipworker and his wife. She left Catholic convent school at age 14 to work as a beautician, going by the name...
I was thrilled to find this article in the November 1965 issue 16 Magazine, featuring the gorgeous young Cher. Back in the early days of Sonny & Cher, she had this great California hippie kind of...
Pattie said of her antiques stall, which was open from 1968-69: "Jenny and I took a stall in the antiques market in the Kings Road, and specialized in art nouveau. We called it Juniper -because o...
As model and muse to designer Rudi Gernreich, Peggy Moffitt was a style icon of the sixties. Peggy was born in California in 1939. She began her career as an actress in 1955s Youre Never Too Young. S...
"The pictures with Mick were taken at a party that I had at my 955 Park Avenue apartment. I can tell by the Warhol Flower paintings on the wall. Andy really loved how I hung them. I had six Flowe...
In September 1965, the very first Paraphernalia opened in New York on Madison Avenue between 66th and 67th streets. A laboratory and showcase for fresh design talent, Paraphernalia led a new epoch in...
Warning: this post comes straight from my childhood. When I was younger (so much younger than today) one of my favorite movies was the 1971 musical Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Though it is...
With her fire and ice beauty, lovely opulence, and soft smile, Pamela Susan Courson was a muse, style icon, and enigma of the sixties. She was born on December 22, 1946 in Weed, California to former ...
I have always regarded Audrey Hepburn with a bit of awe. To me, she seems like a princess, and though Im nothing like her (physically or mentally) I humbly adore the woman as an icon and overall insp...
One of the many perks of living in Texas again is the fabulous retro shopping opportunities. The Half-Price Books has Beatles records for $3, for goodness sake! Anyway, I went to a flea market a few ...
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: cultural icon and wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and served as First Lady of the United States during his presidency from 1961 u...
Afghan coat - a sheepskin or goatskin coat made with fur on the inside and soft suede-like leather on the outside trimmed with fur. Sometimes with intricate embroidery decoration, but often cru...
The promotional video for "A Day In The Life" by the Beatles is fabulous. As it is, the song is rated the best Beatles song by Rolling Stone, so it only makes sense that it would have a...
In 1968, American graphic artist Harry Gordon fabricated mod-pop "Poster Dresses" in a series of five different designs. The shift dress designs included the Mystic Eye, Giant Rocket, R...
Ive gotta thank the fabulous, not to mention gorgeous, Alexis of Dolly Rocker Girl for giving me the Top Ten Award! (If you arent following her blog already, make sure to go check it out NOW! N...
Cathee Dahmen was a popular model in the 60s and 70s. She was half German on her fathers side and half Native American on her mothers, but raised in Minnesota. She was the fourth of nine childr...
The Beatles arrived in Tokyo on June 29th, 1966. They had received death threats before the trip to Japan and were advised not to leave their hotel, the Tokyo Hilton. Paul and Mal Evans took a walk a...
Charlotte Martin was a French model in the sixties and seventies. She is known for being the girlfriend of Eric Clapton and of Jimmy Page. She modeled throughout her relationships. Clapton said...
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