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My jewellery box memoir
Jewellery to me, especially my rings, have become like second skin, I never take them off. They have quite literally become part of who I am. I’ve worn them every day for so long now that friends and colleagues just associate rings with me and if I turn up without them on, they jokingly ask…
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Sharon Tate and her everlasting influence on fashion
Sharon Tate serves as one of the more underrated 60s fashion icons compared to the likes of Bridgette Bardot, Twiggy and Audrey Hepburn. However, her lasting impact on the fashion and beauty industry is undeniable. Tate rose to prominence in the late 60s as her acting career began to take off, it was clear that…
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Too Beat? Try the beatnik style
How to get the beatnik look ‘Beat’ has many definitions…Jack Kerouac, author of On the Road, said the word suggested “physical weariness” and “alienation”, but it can simply be described as a subculture movement in the 50s/60s, whose participants read poetry, listened to jazz and hated mainstream culture. Their style reflected their deep, existentialist personality…
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Icons of the Sixties: Jean Shrimpton
Jean Shrimpton was a pioneer of the modern supermodel throughout the 1960s. Her influence has remained clear from her initial beginnings in the modelling industry up until the present day. Often referred to as one of the world’s first supermodels, she worked with designers such as Mary Quant and with publications, such as Vogue, and…
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Seventies Style icon: Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks was a fashion icon of the 1970s and her staple flared sleeves and shawls were influenced by the style of the hippie subculture at the time. She wore dramatic silhouettes with toned-down neutral colours to match the aesthetic of the ethereal music she produced with Fleetwood Mac.