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

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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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Leopard Ladies

I’ve never been a cat lover but I’ve always adored leopard print – and this winter, it looks set to be THE pattern to be seen with. In fact I’m lusting after a leopard print coat from Topshop. Here are … 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

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My Week in Beauty

MONDAY After a particularly glam night at the movies – local burlesque outfit Club Noir had launched a series of Film Nights at the Glasgow Film Theatre with a screening of Some Like It Hot on Sunday – I was … Continue reading

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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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