Monthly Archives: September 2010
Style Heroine: Lizabeth Scott
Lauren Bacall isn’t the only forties femme fatale still living … Lizabeth Scott, the husky-voiced star of such classic films noirs as Dead Reckoning (above, with Humphrey Bogart), celebrates her 88th birthday today. And like Bacall, she is something of … Continue reading
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Style on Film: Charade
‘Tis autumn, and if ever there were a stylish, autumnal film it’s Charade (1963), the super-sexy thriller-cum-rom com which stars Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Paris, Henry Mancini’s wonderful music and a fabulous array of Givenchy clothes – far more than … Continue reading
My Week in Beauty
MONDAY A trip to Paris has eluded me so far this year – much to my chagrin (I lived there for a year as a student). My withdrawal symptoms are even worse now, thanks to the utterly exquisite new eyeshadow … Continue reading
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Style Stories: Jean Seberg
Jean Seberg seems to be having something of a moment just now, thanks partly to her iconic elfin hair-do and also to the 50th anniversary of her most famous (and stylish) film, A bout de souffle (Breathless). It’s always a … Continue reading
My Week in Beauty
MONDAY Beauty icon Jean Harlow, known as the Platinum Blonde bombshell of the early 1930s, liked to contrast her beestung, scarlet lips with pale, milky white skin – and loose powder was a staple of her make-up regime. Miss Harlow … Continue reading
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