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When Old Vintage Becomes New Vintage
The vintage look is here to stay: why pop stars wear vintage-inspired designer, and what Vivienne Westwood, Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent took from the past.
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Channel Your Inner Classic Diva
Jackie Kennedy, Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn: how each one set the fashion of her time, and what each of them wore.
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Strands of Vintage History – The Costume Jewellery
The Heart of the Ocean, the Duchess of Windsor’s jewels, Miriam Haskell and my 1980s YSL pieces: a look at vintage costume jewellery and its history.
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Retro Takeover – Outfit Ideas
Retro outfit ideas: polka dot and floral ’50s-style dresses, vintage-style swimwear, a chiffon top with leggings, and the simple accessories to go with them.
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Easy to Navigate Vintage Suitcases For Your Car
Vintage leather suitcases for the car: Louis Vuitton, Dunhill, Hermès and Cartier, where to find them, and what I saw at the Goodwood Revival.
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How to Get the 60s Geometric Mod Look
How to get the 1960s mod look: geometric prints, A-line mini dresses, white go-go boots, beehive hair and heavy eyeliner, with Paris Fashion Week 2021.
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Chic and Functional – The Vintage Leather Satchel Bag
The vintage leather satchel: designer and high-street versions, how to wear one across the body, and why the style has lasted since the 16th century.
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Chic and Sophisticated -How to Copy Audrey Hepburn’s Style
How to copy Audrey Hepburn’s style: circular skirts, a slim belt, a white blouse and ballet pumps from the 1950s, and her simple hair with a short fringe.
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Roberta Di Camerino Venice – Grace Kelly Vintage Handbag
Roberta di Camerino, founded in Venice in 1945: the velvet, the gondola brass, my woven leather clutch and the bag photographed on Grace Kelly’s arm.
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Wiggle Dress Pencil Skirt – Vintage Office Wear Fashion
How to wear vintage to the office: the wiggle dress, the pencil skirt, 1950s suits and blouses, and eight tips for keeping it smart at work.
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The Best Vintage Hairstyles
Four vintage hairstyles and how to do them: the 1950s quiff, the Bettie Page fringe, 1940s victory rolls and the 1960s beehive.
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Swimwear Through a Vintage Lens
A history of women’s swimwear, from Roman mosaics and Victorian bathing machines to the 1946 bikini, Lycra and the red Baywatch swimsuit.