My third favourite movie : West Side story (1961)
West Side story is my third favourite movie. This musical movie takes place in the 1950s, in New York, USA. It is a reinterpretation of the Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”. The Jets (Polish) and the Sharks (Puerto Rican) are two rival gangs who fight each other. A member of the Jets (Tony) and the…
Favourite quotes in French classic movies (2) (Michel Audiard’s dialogues)
Michel Audiard wrote the dialogues of this cult French movie. “Les tontons flingueurs” was directed by Georges Lautner in 1963. Michel Audiard wrote the dialogues of the Georges Lautner “Les barbouzes” (1964) starring Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier and Francis Blanche. Sources : Pinterest and linternaute.com/cinema/magazine/1186678-les-meilleures-repliques-des-barbouzes
Sixties flowers
Marc Jacobs’ dress and Sixties fashion photo by David Bailey for Vogue UK March 1968. The model is wearing a Christian Dior dress.
The vintage fashion House Molyneux
Edward Molyneux (1891-1974) was a British fashion designer based in Paris and known for his elegant and wearable clothes. He represented the Parisian chic and elegance. In 1911, he started as a sketcher after he won a design competition organized by the fashion designer Lucile.
The vintage fashion photographer John Rawlings
John Rawlings (1912-1970) was a mid-20th-century American fashion photographer who worked for Condé Nast (Vogue and Glamour) during three decades (1936-1960s). He learned alongside Horst P. Horst and George Platt Lynes when he was their assistant at Condé Nast from 1936. During his career, he collaborated with Glamour and the American, British and French Vogue.
Sixties jewelry
In the early 1960s, jewelry was a continuation of the Fifties with the use of gilded metal, pearls, sparkling paste and rhinestones. Then, designers began to use low cost materials : plastic, resin, vinyl and perspex. Influenced by the artistic movement Op art, large geometric shapes (diamonds, hexagons, circles…) and black and white (monochromatic) jewels…
Sixties dresses
During the Sixties, the A-line dress, the mock neck dress, the fit and flare dress, the shift dress and the trapeze dress were very popular. Moreover, creators often designed beaded, embellished and brocard dresses. Besides, geometric, Op art and floral prints were very used.
The German vintage fashion designer Uli Richter
Uli Richter (born in 1926) is a German fashion designer based in Berlin who influenced like no other post-war German fashion. He launched the “Berlin chic” : he created modern, simple but chic, high quality, and wearable clothes for all the women. His talent exeeded the Germany’s borders ; he knew a big success…
The vintage fashion photographer Horst P. Horst
Horst P. Horst (1906-1999) was an American fashion photographer who worked from 1931 to 1991. He shot famous models like Jean Shrimpton and Suzy Parker. He also made portraits of Hollywood stars like Rita Hayworth and Gene Tierney. His photos were sophisticated and creative.
The American vintage fashion house Jonathan Logan
The fashion brand for young women, Jonathan Logan was founded in 1944 by David Schwartz. From 1944 to the late 50s, Dorris Varnum was the designer of the brand. Then, Jeanne Carr followed her. In the Sixties, Jonathan Logan was one of the largest company in the United States. Different lines were created by Jonathan…
The French vintage fashion designer Jacques Heim
Jacques Heim (1899-1967) was a famous French fashion designer. He founded his own couture house in 1930. In 1936, he launched young outfits with the Jeunes Filles collection to target a new audience. In addition of the clothes, Jacques Heim created fragances (Alambie in 1947, J’aime in 1958 and Shandoah in 1966). From 1958 to 1962, he was…
The American vintage fashion designer Anne Fogarty
Anne Fogarty (1919-1980) was an American fashion designer who created feminine and elegant clothes for the woman in domestic life in the 1950’s. From the 1940s to the 1980s, she dressed elegantly and beautifully the women. Anne Fogarty said about her work : “Everyone’s on the move. And so they need clothes that look right…
The vintage fashion designer Geoffrey Beene
Geoffrey Beene (1927-2004) was an American fashion designer considered as a design pionner. He launched his own label in 1963 and known immediately a great success. He was an influent designer in the sixties : mix of patterns and fabrics, white and black prints, elaborate seams, jersey clothes… Recognized by his peers, he won several…
Favourite 1960s movies
My top : West side story, Splendor in the grass, Love with the proper stranger, Les tontons flingueurs, Anna (1967) and La grande vadrouille “Charade” directed by Stanley Donen and starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. “A woman (Audrey Hepburn) is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen.”A great…
Mary Quant : an iconic sixties designer
Mary Quant is a British fashion designer and figure of “Swinging London”. In the sixties, she creates the mini skirt and the hot pants. She designes a young and fun fashion : short dresses and skirts, bright colours and simple lines. She likes geometric shapes, bright colours, polka dots and original materials. The logo and…
