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Showing posts with label 1920. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1920. Show all posts
Friday, June 17, 2011
Fashion In Film Friday
The 1959 movie 'Some Like It Hot' starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and the legendary Marilyn Monroe was a controversial film for it's time due to the fact that it ended up being banned in several states, Kansas, Memphis & Tennessee. This was due to the lead male characters played by Lemmon & Curtis, wearing women's clothing which in turn sparked an 'adult entertainment' restriction because of
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1900,
1920,
1959,
adult entertainment,
cross dressing,
gender bending,
jack lemmon,
marilyn monroe,
mob,
musician,
restriction,
taboo,
tony curtis,
vintage
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Handsome Girl
Women have been trying to wear men's clothes for ages and seriously, how many of you have found it extra cozy to slip your man's tee shirt or hoodie on? And what about the boyfriend jeans style for ladies? Or how about when it was popular to wear the top to your guys pajamas? James Brown sang "It's A Man's World" & I guess he was on to something, as women have been trying to incorporate the
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1920,
boys,
CHANEL,
designer,
fashion,
handsome,
james brown,
john galliano,
man,
marlene dietrich,
pajamas,
power,
scottish,
sexual,
silent film,
tuxedo,
ysl
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Vintage Maven Shareen Mitchell's Run On New Reality Show
The queen of second hand clothing and owner of 'Shareen Vintage' located in both New York and Los Angeles, is soon going to be featured on the Discovery Channel's spin off Planet Green's new reality show 'Dresscue Me'. The show is set to run for eight weeks beginning on April 19th at 10:30 p.m.Each week, 'Dresscue Me' will follow the self taught vintage fashion maven on her quest to change
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1920,
1990,
discovery channel,
dresscue me,
imdb,
los angeles,
new york fashion week,
planet green,
retro threadz,
shareen mitchell,
shareen vintage,
vintage,
vintage fashion
Friday, March 11, 2011
Hats Off To Spring!
Women have always been in love with hats as a fashion accessory. In the 1920's the cloche hat was one of the first modern styles of the 20th century. Cloche is the french word for 'bell' as these caps were form fitting to the head in that shape. These hats were considered 'sexy & mysterious' because the hat sat right above the wearers eyes...In the 1930's there was a trend in the U.S. for
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1920,
1930s,
1950's,
1970s,
20th century,
21st century,
african american,
cloche hat,
Easter,
french,
hats,
kentucky derby,
retro threadz,
spring,
the great depression,
vintage
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