twisty little girls

As a teenager I was a huge Beatles enthusiast (remember me from LiveJournal, anyone?) and their music is still very dear to my heart. Famously hysterical female fans circa the early sixties are my current style inspiration, with their Peter Pan collars, floral patterns, ruffles, ribbons, and cat eye glasses. Screaming and sobbing optional.

 

something in the way she moves

I am absolutely tickled that Lula have conjured a remake of what are some of my favorite images of all time (above), featuring sixties model Pattie Boyd, first wife of George Harrison. I was completely obsessed with the Beatles as a teenager and for years devoured every fact and photo shoot related to them, including their girlfriends who always possessed immaculate clothes, hair and make up. Pattie was my favorite Beatle wife, and I do believe Edie Campbell (below) does justice to the original.

baby pop

France Gall is yet another of my favorite style icons who embodies everything I love about sixties girl style (previously featured: Tennessee Thomas, Marianne Faithfull). Her look was as dreamy as her music, which features prominently on my iPod. As Serge Gainsbourg's French pop protege France hit all the wardrobe high notes: baby doll dresses, bows, knee socks, and always the most perfect little black mary janes. Pay special attention to the ruffled polka dot frock below!

L'echo is one of my favorite songs of all time which you must give a listen for the piano alone. It makes me float away each and every time.

this little bird

Though I admire many talented ladies who found fame during the sixities, Marianne Faithfull is my favorite beauty icon of all time. Aside from having the most beautiful profile ever (those lips!) and gorgeous hair which I would gladly trade at least two of my limbs for, her sixties pop starlet wardrobe was/is to die for. Honestly, I get envious just looking at these photos.

sedmikrásky (1966)

Ree-Rosee

This title translates to "Daisies" and follows the shenanigans and hijinx of two Czech teenage girls who overindulge in food, alcohol, and the hearts of older men. Perhaps needless to say, it was banned by the communist government at the time. I'd been noticing bits and pieces of the film around tumblr as the set and costume design encompasses a lot of what I find aesthetically pleasing (especially when combined) including florals, ruffles, velvet, short skirts, lacy undies, magazine clippings, and the thickest of dark eyeliner. It's tough to say what is "sixties inspired" in any design discipline these days as so much of what was developed then has simply evolved and will never disappear from the mainstream, for good reason!

jackie o, we loved her so

Kimchi Blue dress + Decapolis coat

I tend to go on a lot about the never ending list of clothes I want, must immediately acquire, and/or will likely perish in the absence of, thus some posts about things I'm lucky enough to own might be nice. I'd been lusting after this coat since slightly prior to the beginning of time as it combines many things I love about '60s mod fashion and clothing in general; it's short, black, has a peter pan collar, cloth buttons, and of course bows (or something like them). Summer is allegedly right around the corner and yet it's been properly cold this past week which I don't mind at all since it means I get to wear this for a bit before next fall. :)

'60s beauty icons in b&w

Francoise Hardy


Twiggy


Marianne Faithfull


Pattie Boyd


Faye Dunaway

I am slain. These ladies (+ many more) have provided endless style inspiration for me since I discovered liquid liner (the elixir of immortality) at the age of 15, and are the reasons I have spent approx 50% of my waking hours since then applying it. See masthead for what I mean.

better check 'em again

happy valentine's day

France Gall in Salut Les Copains, 1968

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