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May 13, 2014

Vintage Style Muse: Frida Kahlo

There is something about Frida Kahlo's style that I love and appreciate. I loved that she chose to wear more traditional Mexican clothing. Although, for a brief time she did wear clothing "of the times" but then shunned modern fashion ideals and just decided to be herself and do her own thing, yeah girl!

In 1939 she graced the cover of French Vogue, but photos of her had already appeared in American Vogue a couple years earlier. Frida Kahlo's style is composed of traditional Mexican clothing such as embroidered blouses, full length skirts with flounced hems, and shawls or serapes.

These are some of our favorite Frida Kahlo looks, especially the all white cotton ensemble with the short puffed sleeves and the apron style front. Her jewelry always had a native tribal look to them focusing on etched wood beads and silver accents.

One of the most iconic symbols of Frida Kahlo fashion (besides those brows!) are flowers in her hair which are often depicted if not always depicted in all of her self portraits.

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May 12, 2014

Monday Muse | Betty Grable

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When modern day model Heidi Klum's legs were being insured it was big deal, but she wasn't the first. Iconic actress Betty Grable was the first to have her famous stems insured. Grable's legs were insured for an unprecedented 1,000,000 by her studio at the time by Floyd's of London. Her bathing suit poster was the number one pin-up girl poster during WW1 and was named one of the 100 photos that changed with world by Time magazine. Aside from her famous body, Grable was known for her work in numerous successful film musicals in the 1940s as well as roles on broadway. One of our favorite Betty Grable movies is How To Marry A Millionare where she played opposite Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe.

She even had her own paper dolls, how neat is that?!

"She was known by several nicknames during her heyday in the '40s, including "the girl with the million dollar legs," "the quick-silver blonde," "the queen of the Hollywood musical," and "the darling of the forties."

Grable died in 1973 at age 56 of lung cancer"

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January 13, 2014

Monday Muse | Veronica Lake

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When I hear the name Veronica Lake the first thing that comes to mind is her iconic hair. Those sultry waves gave her iconic beauty status as women will forever try to emulate her style. The Brooklyn born actress originally began wearing the cascading waves to hide one heavy eye-lid. In the 1940s she was one of the most sought after actresses, appearing in a handful of successful films. Although her story has a tragic ending, Lake lives on to be a favorite for classic film and beauty fans alike. Her iconic "peek-a-boo" waves continue to be emulated by women today.

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During WWII, at the height of her success, women who were working in the factories were told their hair could not emulate the actress' look because it was obscuring their eyesight and ability to work.

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Her star began to fizzle as she struggled with alcoholism, mental illness, and mood swings. Later she penned an autobiography that depicted her struggles after Hollywood. When she died in the 1970s she was estranged from her children and family.

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December 30, 2013

Monday Muses: Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine

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On December 15th, 2013, Hollywood lost a piece of film star royalty in Joan Fontaine. She and her sister, Olivia de Havilland, were some of Hollywood's most famous siblings and became famous during the time of the studio darlings. They were most known for their work on the big screen, Havilland in Gone With the Wind and Fontaine in Suspicion. As much as they were known for their work their long time feud was also public knowledge. After Fontaine's death Olivia made a rare statement about her sister, saying she was "shocked and saddened" by the news and that she was grateful for "the many kind expressions of sympathies." Fontaine died in her sleep at the age of 96 at her home in Carmel, California.

While we like to keep everything on the blog a positive note, the feud between these famous sisters does pique our interest! It's rumored their feud started when as children, Joan felt that Olivia was her mother's favorite. And well...considering when Joan wanted to follow in her sister's acting footsteps, their Mother REFUSED to let her use the Havilland surname as well leaving Joan to invent a new surname! We'd be steamed about that too!

Joan Fontaine in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter in 1978 is quoted to have said, "I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia did, and if I die first, she'll undoubtedly be livid because I beat her to it!"

Despite the sibling rivalry, we think both Joan and Olivia are beautiful and had several vintage ensembles that we wouldn't mind getting into a fight over.

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September 2, 2013

Monday Muse | Jackie Kennedy

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It's no surprise that Jackie Kennedy Onassis was named one of Time magazines top 100-All Time fashion icons. Her name is synonymous with style. During her time as first lady in the 1960s she stunned in impeccably tailored suits and dresses, long gloves, and lady like pearl necklaces. Before her days of First Lady fame, she studied Journalism at Vassar and in 1951 won a writing contest at Vogue Magazine with the prize being an internship in Paris. Ultimately her mother would not allow her to go to France, a few months later she met an upcoming politician John Kennedy. During her time as First Lady she applied her sense of style to the White House and was responsible for the White House Restoration.

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"During her husband's presidency, Jacqueline Kennedy became a symbol of fashion for women all over the world. She set the style for the early sixties with her clean suits, sleeveless A-line dresses and the pillbox hat that she often wore. Following her time in the political spotlight while living in Greece and later New York she experimented more with her look." She is still known today as one of the most influential women in fashion.

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August 26, 2013

Monday Muse: Ann-Margaret

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Today's Monday Muse is stunning blonde bombshell, Ann-Margret, a Swedish born actress and dancer. To many she is known as the female Elvis and is rumored to have had a fling with him before he married his sweetheart, Priscilla.

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She has had a long career in Hollywood and is best known for her performances in Bye Bye Birdie, Viva Las Vegas, and Tommy among many more. "She has won five Golden Globe Awards and been nominated for two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and six Emmy Awards. While we greatly admire her body of work, we have to admit we are mostly smitten the most with her va-va-voom vintage style. No one can pull off a sexy look like she can. And her come hither hair, it totally makes me want to go red! What do you think? Do you like Ann-Margaret as a blonde or a ginger?