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Terence Conran, Heals Dressing Table

Pillow Talk and the Hunky Beast

December 18, 2011 by igetakickoutofyou

The prompt for this post was the Terence Conran exhibition at the Design Museum, which is definitely worth a visit for all those interested in vintage pieces and design (and doesn’t finish until March 2012!). Perusing round the various, “Heals & Habitat”, styled furniture and textiles, I came across this dressing table . This is one classy, cool piece dressing table. It’s chunky, almost masculine, with an industrial edge but is still somehow elegant. Only a really cool cat could have […]

Categories: 1950s, 1960s, Interiors • Tags: design, Doris Day, Fashion, film, Interiors, movies, Pillow Talk, Rock Hudson, vintage

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A Dress for Bel Gazou

December 9, 2011 by igetakickoutofyou

A slip of a dress from Velvet Atelier kept calling me back at one of the vintage fairs. A slip of a dress for a slip of a girl, as it happens, since it hardly made its way passed my arm! I desperately want to take a steamer to it, as I think it could be a bit of a gem. Not for me though..it’s a dress for a girl not a woman! But I bet it’s seen some parties! […]

Categories: 1920s, Fashion, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1920s, books, Colette, Fashion, flapper, Gucci, history, literature, vintage

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A Week with Marilyn – The Ingenious Breast Dress

December 1, 2011 by igetakickoutofyou

Ahh……loved, loved , loved “A Week With Marilyn”. Michelle Williams is incredible – absolutely breathtaking – in fact I’m going to see it again! One of the things I want to pay particular attention to is the dress that Marilyn Monroe  (Michelle) wears when she steps off the plane in England. You’ll know what I mean if you have the seen the film – it’s a total scene stealer. The construction of the bust line on this dress is seriously ingenious. […]

Categories: 1950s, Fashion, Vintage Inspiration • Tags: 1950s, burlesque, craft, dressmaking, Entertainment, Fashion, film, flapper dress, Glamour, hollywood, Inspiration, marilyn, marilyn monroe, movies, my week with marilyn, photography, shopping, style, vintage

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