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Thursday, 14 November 2019
A la Mode
Darlings! It's grotty, dank and miserable out there - so let's cheer ourselves up, shall we, in the company of all the "beautiful people" moving in the most fashionable circles of 1971?
It's another Soft Tempo Lounge production, d'accord...
One can almost hear the static crackling through all that Crimplene.
Music: Light and Easy by Mike Vickers
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Shades, faded (to grey?)
When asked how she would like to be remembered, she said: “Brilliant, witty, clever, beautiful, generous, sexy, wise. Well, that’s what I’d like...”
She was all of the above!
Another piece of my youth has ebbed away with the sad news that yet another iconic figure has passed too soon - the journalist and broadcaster and one of the "coolest women on the planet", Miss Magenta Devine is dead, aged only 61.
Magenta was one of those people who was just there. She was a stalwart of the Blitz Club and Billy's (birthplaces of the New Romantics) in the late '70s/early 80s, and no less a figure than one of its "founding fathers" Rusty Egan said she was "one of the first people in TV and Media who encouraged Steve Strange to pursue his vision"; her then-boyfriend was Tony James, latterly of punk-popsters Generation X (with Billy Idol), and she became the promoter for his new band Sigue Sigue Sputnik.
When both the relationship and the band split up, she was head-hunted by the estimable Janet Street-Porter in the late 80s for her new "youth broadcasting" segment on Channel 4, the utterly faboo Network 7; and, like her much more famous counterparts the late Mr Lagerfeld and Miss Wintour, she was rarely seen out of her trademark sunglasses...
It was when she (and her esteemed - and sexy-as-fuck - co-presenter Sankha Guha) followed Miss Street-Porter over to the BBC in the early 90s, however, that she became a household name - for the Rough Guides to... series of travelogues (part of the DEF II youth programme segment on BBC2), as much as her quirky style of interviewing.
Speaking of which, here she is with the irrepressible Dame Edna:
RIP Magenta Devine (born Kim Taylor, 1957 – 6th March 2019)
Wednesday, 2 November 2016
Stealing your man since 1928
Her slogan is "stealing your man since 1928".
She has a diamanté crystal-encrusted walking stick and a necklace that says"Bitch".
She is 88-year-old great-grandmother Baddie Winkle!
One can only sit back and admire her sheer chutzpah - as she delights in becoming the latest "face" of teen pop clothing brand Missguided...
An inspiration to us all.
More on "the baddest granny around" in The Telegraph.
Saturday, 26 September 2015
Simply because you're near me
Happy 70th birthday today to the epitome of "cool", the magnificent Mr Bryan Ferry. Always a stylistic inspiration - not least to little ol' moi - he is acknowledged by many of the acts and singers performing today as one of their idols, and for very good reason.
Since way back in the early 70s his work with one of my favourite groups Roxy Music (perhaps the most ground-breaking of all bands of that era) is of course legendary.
Read my blog on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Roxy Music.
However, Mr Ferry's solo career has also been extensive and varied. To celebrate his milestone birthday here's a selection of his (perhaps) lesser-known tracks.:
...and a couple of of his more recognisable ones:
Bryan Ferry CBE (born 26th September 1945)
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
Sunday, 5 December 2010
Stylish Sunday
This Sunday I think it is time for a little lesson in style, courtesy of our personal couturier here at Dolores Delargo Towers, M Jean-Paul Gaultier!
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Boys and student sizes
The "bold, brawny buckled jacket", the "suit with the waistcoat look", the "very important vest" and the "patcher pants" - a must for the Winter Season...
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Pay attention, now...
"Sue avoids red nail polish as it would draw attention to her stubby hands."
Dress and make-up advice from the 1940s that we all should pay attention to!
Dress and make-up advice from the 1940s that we all should pay attention to!
Monday, 12 April 2010
Grand National fashion show
Feeling a bit rough today? Not feeling you look your best because it's Monday, you were hungover and dressed in the dark?
Spare a thought for what some women think is "appropriate posh gear" to go to the Grand National...
Spare a thought for what some women think is "appropriate posh gear" to go to the Grand National...
Monday, 8 March 2010
Arlene Dahl's guide to chic
I just HAD to share this...!
| Chic is: | Chic is not: |
| An evening dress with long sleeves. A gay dinner hat. A man’s black umbrella when it rains. An accessory that matches your hair. A trademark too ingenious to be corny. Flexibility in appearance and attitude. English, beautifully spoken. Beautifully matched lingerie. Perfumed fans. The absence of a summer tan. The arts, appreciated. A bad habit, a stale passion, discarded. Taupe. Acting your age. | Diamonds at breakfast. More than three colours in an ensemble. White shoes, daytime. Plastic shoes, anytime. Being seen in curlers in public. The contrived. Ostentation. Sloppy grooming. Sleeveless dresses on overweight women. Tight pants on anyone. A strident voice. A fad that everyone’s adopted. Playing it safe. An aggressive manner. |
"Always ask a man: The key to femininity" by Arlene Dahl
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
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