Patchett in Pink, 1954
The lovely Jean Patchett photographed by Erwin Blumenfeld, 1954. Blumenfeld was a German photographer best known for his work for Vogue and Harpers Bazaar …
10 Supermodels of the 1950s
Did you know that Uma Thurman’s mum was one of the most popular models in the 1950s? The Fifties was a great time for models. For the first time they …
Quotes: Yves Saint Laurent on Fashion and Style
Fashions fade, style is eternal – Yves Saint Laurent. Just a quick little Sunday evening quote for everyone out there who embraces their individuality …
Jean Patchett: The Girl with the Beauty Spot
Jean Patchett was one of the best known models of the 1950s. Today, February 16th, was her birthday and she would have been 88 so here’s a look back at …
Winged Eyeliner and Statement Brows: 1950s Makeup Tips
Woah, my article about 1920s makeup has been trending wildly for the past week – I’ve never seen traffic like it! I wonder whether 1950s makeup …
Vintage Perfumes: The Fragrances that Defined Each Decade
Nothing can transport you back in time like a fragrance. They say that your sense of smell is the most powerful and evocative sense, and it’s true: …
Pretty In Pink: Jean Patchett and Evelyn Tripp
Jean Patchett (age 22) and Evelyn Tripp (age 21) looking pretty in pink in a photo from 1949. I love the dress (or is it a bathing suit?) that Evelyn Tripp …
A young Jean Patchett in the 1940s
Jean Patchett is one of the most identifiable and famous models of the 1950s. She began modelling in 1948 at the age of 21 and these are some of her early …
Jean Patchett and Suzy Parker
Lovely 1950s models Jean Patchett (on the right) and Suzy Parker for Swansdown advert 1953. Aren’t they stylish? I particularly love that checked
Wonderful coloured pearls from the 1950s
One of the things I adore about the 1950s is people’s sheer joy of colour. Look at the wonderful colours of these pearls – not in the slightest bit …
It’s fun to pass a mirror in a Columbia hand-knit
The beautiful Jean Patchett in a 1950s ad for Columbia wool. Jean Patchett had a similar quality to Grace Kelly, in that she was always classy, always stylish …
Jean Patchett on the cover of 1950s Vogue
Jean Patchett looking stylishly surprised in the most ravishing red dress on the cover of Vogue January
Jean Patchett drinking a glass of milk
The stunning 1950s model Jean Patchett reading and drinking a glass of milk (or perhaps a White Russian?) photographed by Irving Penn in 1950. I wonder what …
Making the ordinary extraordinary: Jean Patchett in 1950s Vogue
The lovely Jean Patchett wearing a lilac gown and amazing red coat photographed for Vogue October 1950. She somehow makes sitting on an ordinary chair …
Fifties models Jean Patchett and Suzy Parker playing cards (stylishly)
Fifties models Jean Patchett and Suzy Parker playing cards in very stylish knitwear while a man off-scene smokes a cigarette (of course)… Source …
2 photos of Jean Patchett in a veil
2 photos of the wonderful model Jean Patchett wearing a veil, taken in the 1940s by photographer Philippe
Jean Patchett in a 1950s Trifari jewellery advert
The picture-prefect 1950s model Jean Patchett in an advert for Trifari
The lovely Jean…
The stunning 1950s model Jean Patchett in a head-to-toe scarlet outfit from a Vogue editorial some time around 1950. You just don’t see eyebrows like …