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Showing posts with label timeless look. Show all posts
Showing posts with label timeless look. Show all posts
8.20.2009
Timeless Look
Lord and Lady Dufferin of Ava and Lady Rosslyn walk to the State Opening of Parliament in London in 1938.Picture from artdecoblog
Timeless Look
Anne Scott-James, the famous British journalist, was in trousers in 1941.Picture from www.independent.co.uk
8.17.2009
8.10.2009
Timeless Look: Zizi Jeanmaire
The great French dancer and muse of Yves Saint Laurent has a really timeless and elegant beauty.
Malandrino Fall 2007 Ready-to-WearNEW YORK, February 7, 2007
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Malandrino's models walked with slick black caps of side-parted hair: a gamine 'do in homage to Zizi Jeanmaire, the French prima ballerina who lit up fifties Europe with her magical Carmen.Like the Spring show, which had a (slightly questionable) zing of eighties flavor, this was undeniably a retro moment, mining the sixties of Zizi's heyday (funnel-collared coats and graphic tunics) as well as the twenties (straight flapper dresses trimmed with marabou). For the most part, though, Malandrino avoided the dusty vintage pitfall, the one exception being a purple A-line coat that looked like it came off the rack at Resurrection. Pretty draped-jersey pieces, the least nostalgic look, tipped a hat not only to Jeanmaire but also to Malandrino's own dance background.
Over the past year, the designer has moved away from crafty fare and toward a cleaner look. Perhaps to fill a tactile void, she allowed herself to play with volume everywhere you turned—in the ballooning sleeves of a knit blazer, chic blouson jackets, and an iffy bubble evening gown.
In short, Malandrino packed into the collection everything that a modern-day Jeanmaire might tuck into her traveling trunks, from a sexy daytime suit to a kicky little beaded houndstooth shift for aperitifs avec her own modern-day Roland Petit.
From Style.com
7.20.2009
7.19.2009
7.16.2009
Old i-D
I spent yesterday afternoon reading Fashion and Style: The Best from 20 Years of i-D. I was absolutely amazed by how talented the creators were. Those street shots were extremely advanced. Look at those people's style, they're still trendy today. I saw so many elements that are "in" now. So here are some pictures of the very first issues of i-D. 
6.01.2009
5.28.2009
Timeless Look 3
John Shea in the movie Missing (1982)
The not-so-well-known movie in 1982 features the missing of American journalist Charles Horman in Chile after the military coup there in 1973, starring Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea. While depicting the coup historically, the movie also shows contractions and connections between two different generations and those between the conservatives and the liberals.
The movie gives pretty impressive looks to different characters in the 1970s: Jack Lemmon, the father, always wears tight and a little bit short suit pants, as guys did in the 70s; Sissy Spacek's cardigans and dresses were apparently influenced by the hippies; John Shea's look, I think, is the most timeless one.
It's hard to find a clear photo of Shea's look online. This photo roughly shows how it looks: blue shirt, black tie, light khaki casual trench coat, and brown/chocolate pants. The colors work so well together; and he looks young, casual, but still professional.
You can watch the movie on Youtube, but the colors do not show very well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmNKBhvcn0Y&feature=related
OK, to prove the look is timeless, let's look at several other more "contemporary" looks .
Blue+ different brown/khaki/chocolate is a very classic combination for men's wear.
Pictures from The Sartorialist
5.25.2009
Timeless Look 2
I love Patti Smith. And I have to say the cover of her album Horses is the most timeless cover I've ever seen.
Picture from http://blogs.lexpress.fr/cafe-mode
5.21.2009
5.18.2009
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