Fashion in the 1980s tended to be loud and provocative, and the styles sported by the punk music fans of the day were no different. Committed punks set themselves apart by rebelling against the status quo, wear
When it came to cosmetics, Janis often went without, preferring the natural look as many hippies did. While there are some photos of her wearing subtle eyeliner, most are makeup free. Joplin’s “be you” attitude gives emulators permission to indulge in any cosmetics that feels right. Howe...
Fast forward a few centuries, and we have The Jacket Maker crafting the best leather dusters we’ve ever seen. Their leather offers a much slicker look than canvas did for the US cowboys, and it isn’t even cut using a crappy old wood cutter’s ax. Cowboys would have drooled over thi...
The apogee was Diana’s vast, rumpled wedding dress, made by Elizabeth and David Emanuel – the former still has a shop in Mayfair. The bible was The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook (1982), written by Peter York, who is still a social arbiter, and the late Ann Barr....
The complete guide to wearing neutral colours including the easy ways to pull off all-black, all-white and earth tones, plus the key pieces to buy in every shade.
So he’d always hang out in the dub room with us and crack up at our weird ideas in iMovie. We’d also look at early internet videos of people blowing themselves up with fireworks or whatever madness. How did he get his hands on your book? And how soon did he connect you with ...
While working in his family’s leather business, Northbound Leather owner George Giaouris saw an opportunity to support queer and kink-friendly customers who had a profound connection with leather. Over the last 30 years, George turned the business into
How did it help set the stage for the space era? Hansen: The concept was, let's design something that flies so high and so fast that we can get out of the atmosphere and test the controls that are going to be necessary for spaceflight. This was going on all well before Sputnik, ...
I’m the proprietor of Northbound Leather. George: North is for where we are, Canada. Bound for what you did with it. Leather for what it’s made from. That’s how we named it! Anshuman (voice-over): This is Vanguard by Shopify Studios. Anshuman (voice-over): It’s a podcast...
By resembling a traditional necktie, the long tail of a pussy-bow shirt’s Lavallière signaled assimilation without assuming equivalence. “We used to dress in suits with a skirt and a jacket, with a button down shirt and a little bowtie,” said Meg Whitman, one of Proctor and Gamble’s...