Braniff Airlines Attire
In 1964 when insurance mogul Troy Post bought ailing Braniff Airlines he gave the company a major make over. His “The End of the Plain Plane” campaign included hiring architect Alexander Girard for the design of the planes and Italian fashion designer Emilio Pucci to design the staff uniforms. Post also employed a fleet of “jelly bean” colored jets. Continue reading for more pictures of the retro air glam and videos of advertisements starring Andy Warhol.
Mary Travers
I love Mary Travers, from the 1960s folk band Peter Paul Mary, look. (Pictured here with Bob Dylan and Donovan) Continue reading for more pictures.
Vintage Jacques Heim Patterns
All of these looks are from the 1960s — there are some fabulous outfits here! Continue reading for gallery.
Vintage Fashion Newsreels
Above is a reel from Paris 1962, below are several more such as Ted Lapidus 1967 MODs, Astro Fashions from Germany 1967, and more.
The Turban
In the early 1900s couturier Paul Poiret made the turban a chic piece of headwear, a look that was revived in the 50s and 60s (as modeled by Marisa Berenson in the Slim Aarons photograph above), and are still worn well today. Continue reading for more photos.
Astrud Gilberto
For all the time that I have enjoyed Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto’s music it wasn’t until recently that I realized how beautiful and stylish she was as well. Continue reading for more photos and videos.
Françoise Dorléac
Françoise Dorléac was the older sister of French actress Catherine Deneuve. Also an actress, Françoise died in a car accident in 1967 when she was just 25 years old. Before her death she had starred in François Truffant’s La peau douce and Roman Polanski’s Cul-de-Sac and become a fashion icon. Continue reading for more photos.
Back to Biba
I love these old photos of models from the 1960s-70s London store Biba. The brand, which was relaunched in 2006 by Bella Freud, was originally founded through a mail order catalogue by Barbara Hulanicki. In 1974 the store transitioned into a department store on Kensington High Street and became famous for its art deco inspired interiors. Continue reading for more photos of both the store and models.
Paper Clothes
Karl Lagefeld’s comments about his recent collection being inspired by paper made me think of the sixties trend for paper clothing. Scott Paper Company started the craze when they began producing the ‘psychedelic Paisley shift’ in 1966. The dress was disposable and over half a million of them were sold in the United States for $1.25. A year later when they were introduced in the UK the Beatles began wearing paper jackets and soon after the French created a paper bikini that was designed to disintegrate upon contact with water! Continue reading for more.
