One for the men...

I started this post quite a while back and kind of forgot about it. I remembered it again when news broke out about Galliano being fired by Dior. I found the whole fiasco quite disappointing and felt reluctant to post this fabulous menswear collection, but upon looking at it again this morning I can't help but admire his work. Is that bad? I have been quite a fan of Galliano's collections of late, especially his work inspired by René Gruau (see previous post), and then seeing his Menswear Spring 2011 collection made my jaw drop once again. The designer decided to base his collection on Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. And boy! Didn't he do well? He wanted to make a statement about new proportions in menswear and went for the Little Tramp look of shrunken jackets and baggy trousers. For the Keaton look he used retro-tailored pieces with porkpie hats. Fabulous!

What do you think of Galliano's collection? Are you also disappointed about recent events? Do tell!

Images courtesy of Style.com and video from YouTube

It's that time again!

Frock Me! vintage fashion fair

Brighton Dome Corn Exchange, Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UE

Sunday 6 March

11am - 5.00pm

A tribute to the fabulous Jane Russell...

Marilyn Monroe & Jane Russell at Gruman's Chinese Theatre, 1953

The fabulous Jane Russell passed away at the grand old age of 89 yesterday. She was one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s and only measured a tiny 38D-24-36 (she had a figure I would die for!). In her lifetime she starred in over 20 films including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The French Line, Double Dynamite and The Tall Men. Unfortunately her film career died by the 1960s and she turned her talents to music. In 1999 Russell said "Why did I quit movies? Because I was getting too old! You couldn't go on acting in those years if you were an actress over 30".

 

When Russell was just 18 she had a back-street abortion causing her to be unable to have children again. This obviously had an affect on her and in 1955 she founded the World Adoption International Fund (WAIF), which helped organise the adoption of thousands of children from overseas. She also  adopted several children in her lifetime.

RIP Jane Russell

Images from Google Images and wikipedia. 

Video found on Youtube