Paris was occupied, couture was collapsing, as for Coco Chanel, the lady who built an empire on freedom made choices that would haunt her legacy long after the war ended. Coco Chanel built an empire on simplicity, modernity and an almost ruthless clarity of vision. But when the 1940s rolled around the 1940s, the decadeContinue reading “Chanel and the Occupation: Was Chanel a Spy or Wasn’t She?”
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The 1960 Firing Scene
“The Day the House of Dior Let Him Go” Paris, September 1960 — Avenue Montaigne The sky over Paris was the colour of steel the morning Yves Saint Laurent was summoned to the House of Dior. He arrived pale, exhausted, still recovering from the trauma of military service, a service that had broken him physicallyContinue reading “The 1960 Firing Scene”
Get the Look: Brigitte Bardot’s Smudged Cat‑Eye
A Soft, Smoky Wing That Defined 1960s French Beauty Brigitte Bardot didn’t invent the cat‑eye but she redefined it. Where Audrey Hepburn’s liner was precise and lifted, Bardot’s was smoky, sensual and imperfect on purpose. Her signature eye look became the “it look” for the French bombshell. This version of the cat-eye consisted of aContinue reading “Get the Look: Brigitte Bardot’s Smudged Cat‑Eye”
Get the Look: Brigitte Bardot’s Bombshell’s Bedhead aka Messy-Chic Hairstyle + Hair Secrets
Brigitte Bardot was just as known for her messy-chic hairstyle, that kind of hairstyle whether either it looked like one has gotten home from a night out or waking up with the hair in this style, bedhead hairstyle. Low-maintenance un-polished hairstyle. 1. Cold cream as a hair smoother Are we surprised at this point thatContinue reading “Get the Look: Brigitte Bardot’s Bombshell’s Bedhead aka Messy-Chic Hairstyle + Hair Secrets”
Get the Look: Twiggy’s Spider Lashes and Baby Doll Eyes
The Mod Beauty Trick That Defined a DecadeEveryone was wearing spider lashesTwiggy named “The Face of 1966” If Brigitte Bardot gave the 1960s smudged cat eye to Elizabeth Taylor’s Cleopatra’s cat eye, then Twiggy brought something else to the table to amplify the entire look. After all, 1960s was a decade that was all about eye make-up statements.Continue reading “Get the Look: Twiggy’s Spider Lashes and Baby Doll Eyes”
YSL in the 1960s: The Birth of Modern Style
The decade when Yves Saint Laurent re-wrote the rules of fashion. “When it comes to pants, Yves is the best.” — Lauren Bacall With the smash hit of The Pink Panther,Yves Saint Laurent had already stepped into the world of cinema, designing the costumes that helped define the film’s cool, modern glamour. By 1966, he was noContinue reading “YSL in the 1960s: The Birth of Modern Style”
