Claudia Schiffer has scarlet lips, flowing Veronica Lake waves and a retro wardrobe in this month’s UK Harper’s Bazaar, which pits her as a vintage heroine against pulp fiction worthy ghosts and ghouls, in a feature titled Mystery in the Moonlight. Art directed by the Chapman Brothers, photographed by Michelangelo di Battista and illustrated by Jon Rogers.
A brief flashback to Anna Sui’s Spring 2008 ready-to-wear collection, since it was such a great moment. A 1940s silhouette with cinched waists and boxy shoulders, brought to short flirty skirts and dresses, pinafores and playsuits in bright colors and bold prints. And I love the strappy platform heels, worn with brightly colored socks – cute!
I normally hate it when designers sent cute retro designs down the runway, paired with mismatching hairstyles and makeup, but in this case the punky ‘dos were adorable and played up the fun attitude of the collection. Bobby soxers meet Harajuku girls…
What a wonderful editorial in the August 2009 edition of US Vanity Fair, recreating scenes from 1930s (ie: depression era) films. The movies shown here are They Shoot Horses Don’t They? (above), and below It Happened One Night, My Man Godfrey and Paper Moon.
Femmes fatales in bold red and black for the Alexander McQueen Fall 2009 ad campaign. Most of the other looks in the campaign are more modern or abstract, but these few are deliciously retro…
So, you will have noticed the new Best of Swing & Vintage on Amazon banner in the sidebar, and this is what I’ve been procrastinating with the last week, what fun! I’ve set up my very own Amazon store, with all – well the name says it all really – the best of swing and vintage to be found on Amazon.com. It’s so fun, like curating your own collection. Anyway, the best thing though is the shoes! I mean, we all think of Amazon for books, CDs, DVDs, but I had no idea there were so many shoes!! There’s loads of styles, but for example, here’s some of my favorite granny heels:
Yeah, on Amazon! Who would of thought….
