1960s – We Heart Vintage blog: retro fashion, cinema and photography

Iconic Wedding Dresses #6: Mia Farrow (1966)

When 21-year-old Mia Farrow married Frank Sinatra (who was 50 at the time) in 1966 she wore an white skirt

When Elizabeth Taylor married Richard Burton for the first time after a tumultuous affair on the set of Cleopatra she

Audrey Hepburn married twice, the second time in 1969 to Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti. They married in Morges, Switzerland and

I love this series of photos. Some of them could have been taken anywhere during the Sixties: the Mary Quant

As promised when I published my favourite women’s outfits from this year’s Goodwood Revival, here are my pick of the

So, it’s Boxing Day and I’m sitting here (eating chocolates) waiting for it to snow. Apparently we are due to

I remember rushing home from school as a child and watching re-runs of Bewitched on the TV. I absolutely adored

Jean Shrimpton is one of the best-known models of the 1960s and was an ‘it girl’ and icon of Swinging

It was a total coincidence that I watched Grand Prix on the same weekend we heard about James Garner’s death.

Wow, talk about a movie Epic! You think Harry Potter’s Deathly Hallows was a long movie? Try this one, it’s

Actress and singer Nichelle Nichols is best known as the fabulous Lieutenant Uhura in the 1960s Star Trek series. Her

Nancy Kwan was one of the first EuroAsian-American actresses to play major roles in Hollywood movies. Born in Hong Kong

1960s makeup is perhaps one of the most recognizable of the vintage styles of makeup, whether you choose to go

As I’m sure you know by now, I love nothing more than a great vintage 1960s dress – I’m just

Nothing can transport you back in time like a fragrance. They say that your sense of smell is the most

One of the Christmas traditions in our house is the annual watching of Mary Poppins. We don’t even pay that

Wow! It’s cold out there! Great weather for snuggling up inside a warm fur coat and getting some post-Christmas fresh

Having vintage-inspired hair is a really simple way to add a retro twist to any outfit, and it doesn’t have