Eyewear
68 MOD Fait Main Sunglasses, Oyonnax France – A Vintage Luxury Like No Other
A tortoiseshell-effect frame stamped 68 MOD Fait Main Wrap Oyonnax France: what the stamp says, where Oyonnax is, and how to wear vintage eyewear.
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It’s All in the Wiggle – A Look at the Wiggle Dress
What a wiggle dress is, how to tell it from a sheath, and who wears it well, from Joan Holloway in Mad Men to Queen Letizia and Queen Maxima.
Vintage
Roy Halston Frowick—America’s First Fashion Superstar
Roy Halston Frowick, from Jackie Kennedy’s pillbox hat to Studio 54, Ultrasuede and JC Penney: the rise, the fall and the legacy of Halston.
Eyewear
Vintage Oversized Aviators – Go Big or Go Home
The Mod Alpina M1: oversized gold aviators with a gradient lens, made in Germany. What sets the pair apart and how to wear vintage eyewear.
Eyewear
Sunglasses – Vintage Gold Bamboo-Style Eyewear
The 68 France Mod Tiki Gold ‘Bamboo’ sunglasses: a square gold frame with amber lenses from the Tiki years of the 1960s, and why I like eyewear like it.
Shoes
Ballerina Pumps – The Delicate Pairing Style Tips
Ballerina pumps the Audrey Hepburn way: plain black or nude flats, fine socks in neutral colours, and invisible socks when you want none showing.
Vintage
Vintage Fashion Icon – Audrey Hepburn Get the Look
How to get the Audrey Hepburn look: winged eyeliner and a strong lip, Capri trousers and striped tops, oversized sunglasses, pearls and ballet flats.
My Style
Made In Italy Interior Design – Antique Trends for the Opulent Life
Made in Italy antiques for the home: Murano glass chandeliers, Carrara and Calacatta marble, and antique lounges reupholstered in velvet and silk.
Vintage
Embracing Vintage Glamour – My Guide to Goodwood Revival Fashion, Hair & Makeup
What to wear to the Goodwood Revival: a 1940s or 1950s dress that fits, gloves, pearls, shoes you can stand in, set hair and a red lip.
Vintage
The Devil May Wear Prada But This Angel Wears Vintage Prada
Why I buy vintage Prada: a leather bag from the Space outlet in Tuscany, Prada denim, where I hunt online, and what to start with if you are new to it.
Vintage
Vintage Fashion – Your New Cash Cow
What I have learned selling on Vestiaire Collective since 2020: which vintage pieces sell fast, which sit, when to list, and why patience pays.
Vintage
Vintage Fur: What Is Seal Fur?
Seal fur is sleek, dense and very warm, and far rarer in vintage shops than mink or fox. What it is, how to care for it, and the case for buying it vintage.