Leafing through a wealth of private photo albums and personal archives, Lee Radziwill offers a unique perspective of happy times: from the first trip to Europe and the Bouvier sisters to fond memories of Christmas in Palm Beach with President Kennedy, from her years in London to summer days in Conca, Lee Radziwill has enjoyed a very colorful and successful life. She brings alive, with humor and feeling, privileged moments with family and friends. Happy Times is the credo of a lady who, having witnessed historical moments and shared the lives of characters struck by fate, has made the deliberate choice of only remembering what’s beautiful. Through anecdotes and pictures, personal notes and drawings, Happy Times offers readers a very personal perspective on a highly publicized life. Visit Amazon.com to purchase Happy Times now.

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Before Daphne Guinness (then Niarchos), Amanda Harlech, Mario Testino and Anna Wintour were the fashion industry icons we go crazy for they were just fabulous people in amazing outfits as captured by British society photographer Dafydd Jones. Continue reading to view additional vintage photos.

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Get your liquid eyeliner and BumpIts out because this photo gallery is going to make you want to channel your inner Sophia Loren. The Italian actress and her film producer husband Carlo Ponti began renovating this villa in 1960 and were photographed in it for Life magazine four years later. Loren called the villa her first “real home” and said, ”A house is like a person, you must be together for awhile to be comfortable.” The interior of the villa is very classically Italian, as you will notice, and Loren wears some classic 60s outfits while showing off her pad. Continue reading for additional photos.

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Suki Poitier was an English model who lived at the center of Swinging 60s London. At age 18 she was the girlfriend of Guinness heir Tara Browne and was a passenger in the December 18, 1966, car crash that killed him. The pair was driving through South Kensington at high speed when Browne ran a traffic light in the intersection between Redcliffe Square and Redcliffe Gardens and collided with a parked lorry in order to save Poitier. She was unharmed in the incident that served as the inspiration for the Beatles song “A Day in the Life”.  After the accident Suki became close with Rolling Stone Brian Jones and was later devestated by his death as well. She remained friendly with the rest of the band after this and was often seen at music festivals with them. She died in 1981 when she and her husband were involved in another car accident in Portugal. A favorite model of Ossie Clark, Suki’s style embodies the essence of the era in which she rose to fame.

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Principessa Luciana Pignatelli, later known as Luciana Avedon, was an it-girl in the 60s/70s who wrote several beauty and diet books. Titles included the very alluring sounding The Beautiful People’s Beauty Book, The Beautiful People’s Diet Book, and Luciana Avedon’s Body Book. Although out of print these books can be found used on Amazon and are considered bibles by those who own them. Her work aside, Luciana has some amazing hairstyles and was photographed in many quintessentially chic sixties outfits. Continue reading to view additional photos.

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After gaining mainstream popularity through her roles at Princess Victoria in The Story of Vicky and Elisabeth, Empress Consort of Austria, in Sissi, Romy Schneider became one of the most fashionable actresses of the mid-20th century, often appearing in classic outfits by Chanel in the early 1960s.  Continue reading to view additional images.

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The iconic English born singer and actress Jane Birkin’s amazing wardrobe and personal style has long been inspiration to fashion lovers the world over. From her performance and costumes in the 1969 film La Piscine to that oh so coveted handbag named after her, contemporary fashion wouldn’t be the same without her. Continue reading to view additional photos.

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The granddaughter of couture designer Elsa Schiaparelli and a model and actress in her own right, Marisa Berenson is one of fashion’s great it -girls. RDuJour can never get enough of the photographs of her big haired, bronzed glamour from the 1960s! Continue reading to view additional photos.

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Six in Paris is a film from 1965 made in a similar format to the 2006 film Paris Je T’aime. Six renowned directors (Douchet, Rouch, Pollet, Godard, Rhomer, and Chabrol) create vignettes of life in six different districts of Paris (St. Germain des Pres, Gare du Nord, Rue St. Denis, Montparnasse et Levallois, Place d’Etoile, and La Muette).  My favorite is the St. Germain des Pres, as it portrays the love woes of a fantastically stylish American art student. Included below is a gallery of her amazing outfits.

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Described as a lost gem of a film from 1970, Puzzle of a Downfall Child stars Faye Dunaway as a fashion model in the midst of a breakdown. Directed by Jerry Schatzberg the film sounds a bit down beat but intriguing. Unfortunately it has never been released on DVD or VHS. It used to live on YouTube but now only a few clips can be found. In the one posted here Dunaway wanders through Central Park with her photographer friend played by Barry Primus.

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