A seasonal inspiration that I could not post to the Tumblr alone. Merry New Year, Paraders
The Peacock King of Clifford Street, Michael Fish, is seen here presenting his then-latest collection in 1969 via a report from London Aktuell, narrated by Eddi Arent with original music.…
George Nelson, born 1908 in Hartford, Connecticut, studied architecture at Yale University. A fellowship enabled him to study at the American Academy in Rome from 1932-34. In Europe he became…
Marion: Are you trying to get me tight? Robert: You’re frightening enough sober. Recently, I had the pleasure of attending the private viewing for starshooter Terry O’Neill‘s ‘Guys and Dolls’…
Nigel Waymouth, a leader of fashion, poses in front of his infamous shop Granny Takes a Trip, founded by Nigel Waymouth, Sheila Cohen and John Pearse, remains one of the…
Some talents deserve better words than one can give them. So sometimes, it’s best to go with the reminiscence At the risk of producing the sort of lazy…
Recently, I had the pleasure of finally reading this well researched tome and would recommend it to all Paraders with an ounce of interest in the period and…
I’m in pain I don’t know if it’s that exquisite kind of pain that fashionable women will sometimes talk about after a few hours of suffering the constraints…
Not bad for a man named Lewis Posthumously speaking, Brian Jones is my favourite Stone; the butterfly to Charlie Watts’ beetle (and this also takes into account Keef’s splendid…
Decades before Sugababes achieved a mild flavour of notoriety for performing their debut single on Top of The Pops with an unsmiling archness, the world birthed this: My…
Mode Parade 