Designer Moment: Guy Laroche

Guy Laroche (1923-1989) began as a milliner, first working in Paris, then in New York. He returned to Paris in 1949 and worked as an assistant at Jean Desses for about eight years. In 1957, he opened his own couture house, with the first show being staged in his own apartment. In 1960 he added a ready-to-wear boutique label. Laroche was known as a masterful cutter and tailor.

 

Caftan dress Guy Laroche, 1971

Style Moment: David Bowie

Just a few words about the legend ..... Original, Fascinating, Diverse, Fashion Icon, Mysterious, Actor, Rock & Roll, Innovator, English, Singer-Songwriter, Record Producer, Musician, Outrageous, Punk, Husband, Father, Risk-Taker

David Bowie,  Photo by David Wedgbury, 1966

Davie Bowie, Photo by Terry O’Neill, 1974

David Bowie cover for his Space Oddity USA sheet music, 1969

A young Bowie sporting a purple velvet jacket  and  a hippie-style fringe bag

David Bowie with ex-wife Angie wearing a pair of loose-fitting,
wide-legged Oxford baggy trousers and floppy hat, 1970's


David Bowie in a 2013 photo

A Book For Fans of Vintage French Fashion

A photo taken by Swedish photographer Carl Johan De Geer from his book Titled: "VI Hade Fe (We Were Wrong): Paris 1967" displaying photos from his trip to Paris visiting the most famous fashion houses in the French capital. In the book you will find photographs of individuals he followed around as they posed in the streets wearing garments borrowed from various fashion houses. I will definitely be purchasing this book!  http://www.konstigbooks.com/shop

Models wearing  Pierre Cardin graphic print trapeze-style dresses, 1960's