John John in New York

John F. Kennedy Jr. ("John John") and his sister Caroline were photographed on the streets of New York in April 1977. Something to look at in the photo below is that both siblings are wearing very similar ensembles made up of jeans and jacket with a shirt or blouse underneath.





Photo: People

Warren Beatty & Natalie Wood

Attending 1962's Oscar Night we have Warren Beatty & Natalie Wood; who both can be described in one word on that ocassion: Elegant. Both co-starred in 1961 on Elia Kazan's film "Splendor In The Grass".



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Top 5 Sunglasses

It has been written many times that a stylish and elegant gentleman needs certain basic items in his wardrobe. This time I'll focus on talking about 5 sunglass models which are basic and quintessential; all of them have been worn in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and still nowadays.

To start I'd like to talk about Aviators, which have been around since 1933 when the US Air Force commissioned Ray Ban to create a special and unique kind of sunglasses for its pilots. These sunglasses are available in many different models; with black, mirrored, green, or brown lenses.
Continuing with the Aviator style, instead of using a metallic frame Aviators can be found with an acetate frame. Below a pair of Massawa sunglasses by L.G.R which have black celluloid acetate frames.



Wayfarers are the epitome of style. These sunglasses which have been featured several times in this blog, have been worn by many actors, musicians, artists, statesmen throughout history. After their 2007 comeback they can be found in many different colors and styles, yet you should always have a pair of Black and Tortoise Wayfarers. To wrap up this list I'd like to talk about Persol Ratti 649 sunglasses. Made by Persol in the 50s these sunglasses became iconic when the likes of Marcello Mastroianni and Steve McQueen wore them in the 60s.


Photos: eyegoodies.com, hdosport.com, topbuysunglass.com, & lgr-sunglasses.com

The elegance of Cary Grant

Cary Grant's great sense of style and elegance have been widely discussed throughout many decades; this combined with his portrayals in some of the best films in cinema history have made him an icon.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist who became an icon of the Neo-expressionist art movement in the 80s due to his works: graffiti and paintings. Based in New York, Basquiat created works which were rich in symbolism and color. His paintings contained skeletical figures and masked faces with gestures, urban life elements, writings, and unrelated images that blended perfectly to create collages.

Photographed 25 years ago, in 1985 at his studio Basquiat is seen sitting wearing a suit, barefoot, and smoking a cigar. Behind him one can appreciate some of his art.


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The Who: A combination of color and art

Spring/Summer is all about color, and an example of this was provided by The Who in 1968. Their "Magic Bus" not only looks like it could have passed by Carnaby Street; but it is an example of contemporary art from those years (it has colorful motiffs associated to the "Flower Generation" painted all over it).

In addition the members of The Who are wearing vivid and eyecatching clothes, a mixture of styles and color combinations.



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American Gigolo

"American Gigolo" is one, if not the most stylish film of the 1980s. It not only launched Richard Gere into stardom or made Giorgio Armani a household name, but it is a film that clearly depicts the style of this period and 30 years later still has an influence on fashion.

Besides the clothes, this film is worth watching for the interior design, the locations in California, the soundtrack composed by Giorgio Moroder, and last but not least Lauren Hutton (one of the most famous models of the 70s).

Gere's character, Julian Kaye, is someone with a great sense of style whether it's formal or casual he always looks sleek and modern. Wearing impressive suits, polos, or jeans he is a style icon. Below a photo of Richard Gere posing with a light blue colored ensemble made up of jeans and a rolled up shirt. Not very visible is his camel colored jacket on his back, a great option to complimment this outfit. His sunglasses are a pair of "cat eyes" Ray Bans which were also very popular in the 80s.




Photo: GQ