The African Women who dress like Victorians

Photo by Jim Naughten We’ve already met the Sapeurs, a subculture of extraordinarily dressed male dandies from the Congo who wear expensive tailored suits, elegantly smoke on their pipes and stroll their war-torn slums in immaculate footwear… Now it’s time to meet the women with a flair for western fashion of another era… In the south…

Vintage Brides

Wedding season is upon us. I know this because there are currently at least five brides-t0-be sharing every single disastrous moment that occurs in the build up to their weddings on my Facebook newsfeed. The closer they get to their big day, the more volatile the status updates become. And so to commemorate this joyous…

Paris Fashion Week circa 1951

You don’t have to be a fashion die-hard to appreciate the magic of these photographs captured in 1951 at Paris fashion week by my favorite go-to archive, LIFE magazine. The late 1940s and 1950s was a time of intense interest in Paris fashion and haute couture. But even though some of the names of the fashion houses might…

Every outfit Cher from Clueless ever wore in 60 Seconds

I was a nineties kid (born in the 80s, raised in the 90s) and I’m okay with admitting that Clueless just about taught me everything I needed to know at that time in life (along with Pretty Woman and Dirty Dancing). This video is for all the girls who tried out the knee-high sock trend,…

Baby Model Casting: “Do you think your baby could lose a few ounces by Friday?”

Casting director, Preston Chaumsulit has been documenting his adventures in a series called “Model Files”. It’s pretty hilarious, although sometimes a little worrying (because you never really know with the fashion industry). Check out episode 4 where Preston takes on the task of finding the next big err … baby … for a brand you…

Begging for Chanel

This video you’re about to see was filmed on one the most luxurious shopping streets of Madrid and shows a well-dressed respectable woman who passes in front of a Chanel boutique and sees something she wants, but can’t afford. She begins to have an anxiety attack and eventually resorts to begging for what she wants…

10 Summer Shorts for Girls who aren’t into Booty Shorts

Over the weekend I was doing a spring clean of the ol’ closet and decided to say goodbye to a well-worn, much-loved pair of red denim booty shorts. You see, there comes a point when you get over the mid twenties hump and make the wise decision to stand up and say, “I’m not going…

Vintage Matchy-Matchy Fashion was sometimes Chic, mostly Awkward

I came across some photos in the LIFE Archives by fashion photographer Nina Leen, and it seems that back in the day, people liked matching a whole bunch of stuff; shoes, hats, gloves, jackets, umbrellas, you name it. The idea of walking into a shop and seeing a skirt or jacket being sold with a…

Wearing a Belt on your Head was actually a thing in 1960s Paris.

You know when get a little drunk and put a belt around your head because it seems fun at the time … no? Well me neither then, but in 1960s Paris, apparently you didn’t have to be drunk to think head belts made your head look more fashionable. From yet another LIFE magazine gem dug…

10 Reasons to Build a Time Machine and go back to the 1960s

It’s Monday, so let’s contemplate time travel… 1. For the Cars (obviously) 2. We could have gone to a school like this: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_1ne8WJUvI&feature=player_embedded] 3. Everything was Cheaper. 4. In the 60s Brigitte Bardot looked like this: Today she looks like this: Okay okay, so she aged naturally which is highly commendable of her but…