Betsey Johnson on '60s flair and Edie Sedgwick

An interview with Betsey Johnson on Edie Sedgwick and her irretrievable style borne out of the '60s, with heavy black eye makeup, short tank dresses and tights.

Islamic Fashionista

RIP Yves Saint Laurent

http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/2008/ysl_betts_multimedia/

joie de vivre

Podcast and slide show in the New Yorker about Godard, Truffaut and the French New Wave.

Both Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut were journalists that wrote for the cinema publication Cahiers du Cinema before they were film directors. I actually own a copy of "Hitchcock", by Truffaut, an interview/film analysis on Alfred Hitchcock that was published in the '80s.

Holly Brubach's column in the New York Times' Style Magazine

Holly Brubach writes about the challenges on the evolving cultural landscape in China from economic development relevant to the luxury goods market:

http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2008/03/16/style/t/index.html#pagewanted=0&pageName=16brubach&

Vintage Wear for a Pie-Maker

I am a fan of actress Anna Friel's wardrobe on "Pushing Daisies", mostly '50s era pieces like full skirts, wide-brimmed hats and Greta Garbo sunglasses, along with floral prints. The occasional dash of mod and bright make-up match the tone of the show itself, which is peppy and upbeat with a dark side lurking in the shadows. Presumably, that is, adorning black Garbo shades. New episodes in the fall, although I've been catching up online:

http://abc.go.com/primetime/pushingdaisies/index?pn=index

function over style?

This video clip from the 1930s predicts what "environmentally-conscious" clothes will come off as in the new millineum:

http://www.doubleviking.com/videos/page0.html/8449.html