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Style Cycles: Rene Gruau and Christian Dior
Fashion fades, style is eternal – Yves Saint Laurent Fashion illustrator Rene Gruau was perpetually inspired by Japanese art. Vintage Japanese shikishi calligraphy found here; here and here Rene Gruau...
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Style Cycles: Ballerina
Fashion fades, style is eternal – Yves Saint Laurent Prima Ballerina Anna Pavlova Black Swan starring Natalie Portman with some costumes designed in collaboration with Rodarte S/S 2011. Top row: David...
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Style Cycles: Postcard Prints
Fashion fades, style is eternal – Yves Saint Laurent Early twentieth century postcards from my home town, Lowestoft Prada photoprint dress at Yoox; Primark (yes, Primark) S/S 2011 photoprint dress...
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Style Cycles: Danielle Scutt Jewellery
Fashion fades, style is eternal – Yves Saint Laurent In times of economic crisis, the two ‘luxury’ items which flourish in the womens sector are lipstick and jewellery. With that in mind, the...
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Style Cycles: Aloha Shirt
Fashion fades, style is eternal – Yves Saint Laurent Pake Muu: In the 1930s Chinese and Japanese tailors arrived in Hawaii, mixing details of Far Eastern dress with traditional Hawaiian Kapa clothing....
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Style Cycles: Olympic Fever
Fashion fades, style is eternal – Yves Saint Laurent Olympic posters The 1932 Los Angeles summer Olympics sparked a trend for Olympic colours on items from bead necklaces to Bakelite bangles (centre),...
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Style Cycles: Burger Mania
Picture taken by Burgerac Burgers are enjoying a well-deserved moment in the sun. With the success of Hawksmoor and pop up events like Burger Monday, it seems that people aren’t afraid to be carnivores...
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Style Cycles: Pat Butcher – Queen of Leopard Print
I would be lying if I were to say that the news of Pat Butcher’s imminent death didn’t mildly upset me. While I must confess to not having watched EastEnders for years, there was once a time (i.e. the...
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Style Cycles: British Seaside
‘The Sirens of the Seaside,’ Punch, 1882 The seaside holiday was a marvellous opportunity for dressing up… Holiday makers could leave behind their drab office suits or factory overalls and go to the...
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Style Cycles: Golf
Bobby Jones and fellow golfers found at Black Watch This summer of sport has seen a heightened interest in many activities that would ordinarily go unnoticed by my sport-loathing self. But the...
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