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The most iconic dress in movies is up for sale!
You may wonder what dress that title is referring to. Audrey Hepburn’s black dress from ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’? The black dress worn by Demi Moore in ‘Indecent Proposal’? The dress Scarlett knocked together from the curtains in ‘Gone with the Wind’? The answer would be none of the above. To me, the most iconic dress in film history was a simple, white, Sunray pleated halter neck that was designed by Bill Travilla. It was worn by Marilyn Monroe in her role as ‘The Girl’ in ‘The seven-year Itch’, It is the dress that famously billowed up and revealed her panties in front of crowds of approving New Yorker’s, and one…
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Fashion Deja Vu…or Haven’t I seen that before?
I was enjoying an intense session with this Month’s Vogue, when a thought crossed my mind. The images, the ad campaigns, the styles, the faces. Even though these were meant to be brand spanking new, that all looked oddly familiar. That’s when I realised that 2011 will be the year of fashion/style and celebrity deja vu, or, to put it another way, that face looks oddly familiar. Want more proof? You’ve got it. Then you can decide if nostalgia has become a new byword for style. First up – Edie Campbell – a hybrid of Marianne Faithfull and Penelope Tree. Edie Campbell is London Fashion’s latest it girl model. Featuring…
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Fashion Mommy at the BBC
Fashion-mommy had a small taste of stardom today when she was featured on the ‘Mornings with Joanne Malin‘ show on BBC Radio WM. This was during the style guide ‘Sex in the 2nd City’ slot. It was frankly one of the most exhilarating and nerve-wracking experiences of my whole life…and I would do it again like a shot! The day didn’t bode well. Baba and I had slept at nanny and grandad’s house the night before so that Auntie Jodie could be babasitter extraordinaire whilst mommy talked fashion on the airwaves. Unfortunately, we had to sleep in a single bed, and nobody has yet explained to Baba about personal space.…
