Friday, October 29, 2010

Tom Ford's "The Ravens"

Tom Ford brings back echoes from the unforgettable Alfred Hitchcock/Tippi Hedren film "The Birds" with his Fall Winter 2010 ad campaign. On some of these photos we can see Nicholas Holt (he appeared in Ford's acclaimed film "A Single Man") being surrounded by several ravens.

Holt's ensemble is a synonym of perfection; worth noticing are the blue velvet suit, the matching shirt, scarf, & pocket square, and the aviator sunglasses.




Photo: Flickr

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

L.G.R's newest additions & colors for Spring Summer 2011

L.G.R Sunglasses has recently added 4 new models to its Spring Summer 2011 collection. These models, carry on with the elegance and quality, that L.G.R has always featured on all of its eyewear.

The Maputo & Suez, shown respectively above, are unisex eyeglasses that are reminiscent of eyewear worn during the 60s. Ideal to be worn while reading a bestseller, visiting an art gallery or museum, having lunch with your friends, at the office, or on your leisure moments. Available on Black, Green, Brown Crystal, Havana, Ice, and Honey; these eyeglasses will help express your personality and sense of style.

For the ladies L.G.R. has released 2 sunglasses, the Emma & Orano. Bringing the glamour and elegance of 50s Hollywood & Cinecitta to 2010-2011, these sunglasses are available on a wide variety of colors such as: Black (Emma on the photo above) Brown, Havana (Orano), Ice, Brown Crystal, Honey, and Green (one of the newest colors used by L.G.R) with green, grey, and sunbrown gradient glasses.

For this upcoming season, L.G.R is giving to some of its already iconic & must have models a new touch by introducing new frame colors and gradients; an example of this can be seen below.

Photos: L.G.R

Monday, October 25, 2010

Fall/Winter Essential: Navy Blue Sweater

A navy blue pullover sweater like the one worn by Alain Delon on the photo below is an essential for this Fall/Winter. Easy to wear with anything and on any given occasion. To add a modern twist to your ensemble you can choose a V-neck navy blue sweater.



Photo: Flickr

Friday, October 22, 2010

At The Airport With Roger Vadim & Jane Fonda

French film director, Roger Vadim & his wife at the time Jane Fonda were photographed strolling around an airport during the late 60s. The director and leading actress of "Barbarella" give a good example of what it is like to travel in a comfortable yet always stylish and elegant manner.

Photo: Flickr

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein was one of the most representative artists of Pop Art during the 60s and 70s. His works were heavily inspired on comic books, advertisting, and popular culture; with women being the main characters in most of them.

In 1964 he was photographed by Dennis Hopper posing next to one of his works. For the occasion he wore a 60s mod staple, a turtleneck, along with light colored pants and a pair of used sneakers.
One of my favorite works from Lichtenstein is "In The Car" from 1963. Not only does it capture the style of that year, but it depicts a scene that reminds of Don & Betty Draper from "Mad Men".
Photos: Flickr, Dennis Hopper & Roy Lichtenstein

Monday, October 18, 2010

Mark Ronson

Mark Ronson is an English musician, DJ, and producer who is not only one of the most talented in music nowadays, but one of the best dressed on & off stage as well. This September he released along with his band The Business Intl. , "Record Collection". In the last couple of weeks Ronson's singles "Bang Bang Bang" and "The Bike Song" have dominated airwaves around the world.


The videos for both singles are a lesson of style and elegance. On "Bang Bang Bang", a video that successfully mixes aesthetics from the Mod 60s and Synth Pop/New Wave 80s, Mark Ronson wears a canary yellow double breasted suit, with a black shirt and golden tie underneath, paired up with a pair of tennis shoes. These are not plain tennis shoes, they're Rene Lacoste 1963s and feature a flourescent Lacoste Logo on the back.



For "The Bike Song", Ronson opts to wear black pants, a black and white striped t-shirt under a black jacket, and a pair of white Wayfarer inspired sunglasses, while riding his bike around town. Worth noticing is his bleached hair.


Photos: Flickr

Friday, October 15, 2010

The Doors: When You're Strange

The Doors are one of the most iconic rock groups from the 60s whose music still lives up to this day. Founded in 1965, this band from Los Angeles was made up by legendary vocalist Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek (keyboards), John Densmore (drums), & Robby Krieger (guitar). After performing in venues such as Los Angeles' Whisky A Go Go, The Doors achieved world wide acclaim with "Light My Fire" in 1967. Shortly hits such as "Break On Through", "People Are Strange", "Hello, I Love You", and "Riders of the Storm" followed.

In 2010, the first documentary about The Doors, "When You're Strange" was released. Directed by Tom DiCillo and narrated by Johnny Depp this film focuses on telling the group's story from 1965 till Jim Morrison's untimely death untimely death at the age of 27, like Janis Joplin & Jimi Hendrix, in 1971. Featuring both seen and unseen video footage, this documentary provides an interesting glimpse into the music, legend, and why not, fashion style, of The Doors.

Photo: Flickr