Frank Sinatra’s Christmas Special (and his Blue Suit)
Happy Holidays With Bing and Frank, the special was called, and it aired on December 20, 1957. The conceit is that Bing Crosby drops in on Frank Sinatra on Christmas …..
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Cary Grant’s Suits: The Not-So-Strange Journey
Cary Grant has been dead since 1984, but his suits live on, according to a new Wall Street Journal article titled The Strange Journey of Cary Grant’s Suits. [2024 note: Article is …..
Justin Trudeau Wore Brown Shoes with a Blue Suit at the White House
We’re not saying it’s wrong, mind you, but we are rather fascinated by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s choice of shoes while meeting President Barack Obama yesterday at the White House. …..
Manolo Blahnik Does Not Believe in Love
The fashion designer talks about life, heavy breathing, and why he can’t test out women’s shoes himself any more.
Michelle Obama in Vogue
Well, she looks great. Let’s just admit she looks great.
Frida Kahlo’s Dresses Go On Display
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was a fashion heroine in the 1930s. In November hundreds of her dresses will go on display for the first time.
Mister Rogers’ Blood-Red Sweater Came from the Charge of the Light Brigade
Turns out that Mister Rogers’ cardigans got their start in the Crimean War.
Ashley Olsen: Just Try to Catch Her Smiling
In which we set out to find a photo of her going past a tortured half-grimace.
The Duchess of Cambridge Walked Up and Down Stairs Today (Photos!)
Those stairs were at St. Paul’s Cathedral for the Queen’s Jubilee celebration. The Duchess both ascended and descended the series of smooth granite risers.
Queen Elizabeth’s Secret Formula For Looking Like the Queen
There’s a lot more going on with those cloth coats than you think.
Please Meet an Eccentric Wallpaper Designer from Germany
High fashion or Saturday Night Live sketch? You decide!
A Photo of Louis Vuitton: We Finally Have One
The elusive luggage paterfamilias has been captured on film.
Ron Paul Hates the Feds But Loves the Keds
His Libertarian streak runs right down to his shoes.
Tom Brady Likes New Socks
Truer words were never spoken by any philosopher: “I love new socks.”
The Handsome Man-Purse of Sir Ben Kingsley
I would just like to say that Sir Ben Kingsley’s leather satchel (or “man purse,” if you must) is pretty cool. That is all.
Cary Grant Preferred Double Vents, If You Know What We Mean
A wonderfully obsessive analysis of Cary Grant’s gray Kilgour suit from North By Northwest:”Ventless is unusual for an expensive single breasted jacket these days, yet have been familiar on double breasted suits since the ‘column’ look of the thirties. Grant apparently preferred double vents as he liked to put his hands in his pockets whilst acting.
‘This Is a Hat, Honey, Not a Wig’
Lady Gaga gently corrects a fan outside her hotel in New York City yesterday. See more Lady Gaga photos >>
Wonder Woman Update: NPR Slams the Spangles
“My point is that the sorts of people you are charged to fight represent a grave, grave threat to all of us. We can’t afford to have you distracted because you’re yanking up your top all the time like a poorly-fitted bridesmaid at a hastily planned wedding.
Warren Beatty Really Likes His Beige Suit
Here’s Warren Beatty with his nominee wife, Annette Bening, at the Oscar lunch yesterday — she in a lovely black dress, he in a simple beige suit.
Did John Kennedy Kill the Hat Industry?
Not so much. It was American Express what done it.
John F. Kennedy’s Inauguration: The Beaver Hat!
This is the beaver-and-silk hat worn by John F. Kennedy at his inauguration as U.S. president on this day 50 years ago.The John F. Kennedy Library describes the top hat this way:
Manolo “Bud” Blahnik Steps Out
Ever wonder what shoe purveyor Manolo Blahnik of Sex and the City fame looks like? Us either. But here he was last night in London, at a launch party for Bryan Ferry’s new album Olympia.