More specifically, Dame Edith Sitwell. Well, well, you ask and I deliver – the continuation of the vintage icon posts. I thought I’d pick someone a little less known, though by no means forgotten. Someone who isn’t of the actress/model/musician breed I’ve featured previously, but was in fact a poet and, better still, known as [...]

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The other day, I was rooting through a folder of magazine clippings I’ve kept for inspiration scrapbooks. As I was looking through, my eye caught sight of a clipping of Edwardian actress/dancer Gaby Deslys. Well, seeing as I’ve yet to cover a pre-40s “icon” you can pretty much guess [...]

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If you were to ask me the question, which decade is your favourite in terms of fashion, I would probably answer 60s and earlier. Though I’d answer like that, I think that I may actually have a slight weakness for 1960s fashions. Maybe it’s largely due to my being a teen and [...]

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The other day, I realised that it’s been almost 2 months since my last “vintage icon” post (where on earth has that time gone?!) so thought it was high time I did another! But who to pick? Well, since I’m working through all the more well-known folks, it’s only natural to [...]

Lately, I have been fascinated by the 1940s. If only because I am taking inspiration from the 40s “make do and mend” philosophy & war-time styles for my DT project. It is an era which intrigues me, because style, did not disappear despite the hardship.

Anyway, one icon of the era was Ava Gardner. Admittedly, I [...]