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Shawl Chic: Faux Fur vs. Real Fur – Styling Tips & How to Spot the Difference

Faux fur or real fur for a shawl: how each one wears, how to look after real fur, and how to tell the two apart by touch, by the base and by the price.

23 October 2024

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.

17 September 2024

Vintage

Yves Saint Laurent – How Did He Revolutionize How Women Dressed?

Seven ways Yves Saint Laurent changed how women dress: the Rive Gauche boutique, sheer blouses, Le Smoking in 1966, the Mondrian dresses and more.

28 August 2023

Vintage

How Your Unique Vintage Clothing Purchases Are Sustainable

Why I stopped buying at Zara and buy vintage and thrift instead: one-off pieces, wool that feels like wool, and clothes that still look good 15 years on.

9 December 2021

Vintage

Vintage Brooch – IRADJ MOINI Luxury Jewellery

The vintage Iradj Moini brooch I found in Pietrasanta, Tuscany: mother of pearl, lemon quartz and amethyst. What he told me, and how to choose and wear one.

22 May 2021