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Drawn From Life In this frequently hilarious memoir, the acclaimed cartoonist Jules Feiffer offers a vision of New York City during the cultural and political foment of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. Read more on New York Times Related Blogs Why has US President Barak Obama decided to foment a crisis in US relations with Israel? « [...]
Adding a Brigitte Bardot touch to their Moscot Originals collection, the new Mangito frames seize on the cat-eye craze for spring. Moscot's take interprets the style more subtly than other current versions, like Alexander Wang's recent kitschy-slash-punk collaboration with Linda Farrow. Fit for ladies, the brand named the frames...
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Pierre Balmain founded his exquisite namesake Parisian fashion house in 1945, dressing the likes of Ava Gardner and Brigitte Bardot. After his death in 1982, a slew of designers took the helm including Oscar de la Renta, and now it’s the turn of elegant French designer Christophe Decarnin. Bringing a distinctly [...]
You have to admire the Kiwis. They took on the French at Sauvignon Blanc and won. Then they turned their attention to the battle of the Pinot Noir. This most fickle of grapes, like Brigitte Bardot, promises so much yet regularly delivers no more than a handkerchief full of jizz. Realising that Burgundy Pinots have almost impenetrable reputations, [...]
The Villa Malaparte on the Mediterranean isle of Capri “is as much a house as it is a sundeck.” When I posted it here before I mentioned that it featured in a Jean-Luc Godard film, Le Mepris (i.e., Contempt), starring Brigitte Bardot and the house. Of the film itself, Godard declared: “Rome is the modern world, the West. Capri represents the world of antiquity, of nature before the...
(images/info from www.joseishi.net/voce) Addiction will release its summer 2010 makeup collection in Japan on April 23rd. The collection features: - Limited Compact Le Mépris * (above, with two eyeshadows and a blusher) - Eyeshadow (1 new shade) - Eyeliner Pencil (1 new shade) - Lipstick (1 new shade) - Lip Gloss (1 new shade) - Blush (1 new shade) All the items in this collection are limited...
Lots of fashion accessories are having a déjà-vu moment right now: whether it's the hippie headscarf, the (dreaded but unavoidable) clog or just a Brigitte Bardot blowdry, the 'old' is the new 'new.' Now, sunglasses are going retro, too, with styles being influenced by the mod movement and fashion icons such as Audrey Hepburn or Grace Kelly.
Donald Pittenger writes: Dear Blowhards -- Take a stroll through a Barnes & Noble, Borders or other large bookstores and you're likely to spy photo books devoted to Marilyn Monroe. Potentially, she could be alive today, having been born in 1926. She'd turn 84 in June. Sadly, she died in 1962 at age 36. You're also likely to notice similar books about Audrey Hepburn. Hepburn lived longer (1929-1993,...
The Oscar winner was photographed the morning after the triumphant night before by Terry O'Neill, who went on to marry her Even in the gloom of March, breakfast is glamorous. It's something to do with the glassiness of sleep, the decadence of pausing to eat, while in a rush. By the swimming pool of the Beverly Hills Hotel though, in silk and heels, breakfast is sublime. It's the very early morning...
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Behind the scenes at the Burberry Sport campaign. SKIN • The Body Shop partnered with ZoomShops to launch a vending machine that will stock the company's line of skin-care products at airports, supermarkets, and chains like Stop & Shop. [ WWD ] • Plastic surgeon Dr. Ivo Pitanguy, who has reportedly worked on Brigitte Bardot, Joan Crawford, and the King of Morocco, launched a new product...
Aside from one breasty appearance at the Cesar Awards in February, it's nice to see French supermodel Laetitia Casta return to the runway, as she did at today's Louis Vuitton show in Paris. For those not familiar with Ms. Casta's '90s superfame, it's important to note that she, like Helena Christensen, starred in a Chris Isaak music video. Which was a big deal back then. (Scroll down to see.) And in...
We already know Kristen Wiig is quite a character, but this is a new approach, even for her. The latest issue of V Magazine features an interview with Wiig along with some very unique looks, including Brigitte Bardot as a Geisha, Frida Kahlo in Bollywood and Carmen Miranda as a Vegas showgirl. You must admit, the woman looks good with fruit on her head. And even though V is definitely a style mag,...
images via here , photographs by Terry Tsiolis for Vogue Russia, March 2010 In continuing our pin-up theme from earlier this week, we were delighted to discover this beautiful editorial by Terry Tsiolis for Vogue Russia. Featuring the latest Spring lingerie-as-outerwear looks by Dolce & Gabbana, Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier and many more talented designers, the photos show a coquetish 1960s pin-up...