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Louise Brooks: From Dancer to Showgirl to Scandalous Flapper Icon

Louise Brooks with her sharply bobbed hair is one of the most iconic figures of 1920s cinema and epitomized the

I don’t know very much about these fashions, except that they were captioned ‘Hermes Dresses, 1952’. I love the idea

When Princess Anne married Mark Phillips in November 1973 at Westminster Abbey, she wore a Tudor-inspired dress with a real

Marilyn Monroe photographed in February 1947 when she was still a young starlet. At this time she was still called

It’s amazing considering Liz Taylor got married 8 times that she managed to make a fashion statement every single time!

50s blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield was married 3 times before her tragic death at the age of just 34. For

This photos were taken at a professional photo shoot for a young starlet some time during the 1940s. It’s really

So, who knew there was a trend for body jewelry in the 50s? These photos are from 1951 of ‘Cling’

If you think you need a steady hand to apply eyeliner, then try drawing straight seams up the backs of

You thought zumba and ashtanga yoga were torture enough in the pursuit of youth and fitness? Be grateful you didn’t

When Ava Gardner married Frank Sinatra after months of media speculation the world went wild. This was Gardner’s third marriage

If you want to talk fairy tale weddings then Grace Kelly‘s wedding to Prince Rainier III of Monaco was the

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

The wedding of Wallis Simpson to Edward, Duke of Windsor in 1937 was one of the most scandalous marriages of

We tend to think of 1950s swimwear as being the height of style and sophistication, and some of it WAS

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

Sadly I couldn’t make it to Goodwood Revival this year. It’s the first year we’ve missed it, but happily Matt