PUCCI

Emilio Pucci is a name synonymous with geometric prints & kaleidoscope colours. His work has captured the vibe of 60's/70's like no other and his label continues to impress 50+ years since its inception.
For me, Pucci is a serious contender on the greatest designers of all time list.

After initially designing a line of ski wear, then swimwear Pucci soon moved onto designing for his newly  set up  haute couture house (on the Isle of Capri) where his now infamous bold patterned silk scarves were first created. Not long after that Puccis' talents were recognised and he was encouraged to to use his designs and knowledge of stretch fabrics for a line of blouses and wrinkle-free printed silk dresses.

By the early 1950s, Pucci was achieving international recognition and success. He, received the Neiman-Marcus Award in Dallas and the Burdine's Sunshine Award in Miami. Marilyn Monroe was buried in one of his dresses, and his designs have be worn by everyone from Sophia Loren, Jackie Kennedy and Madonna to modern fashion icons such as Nicole Richie (and SO many more).

In 1965 Pucci was hired by Braniff International Airways to design a new range of uniforms for their Air Hostesses. Possibly the coolest job ever right?
Pucci ended up designing seven complete outfits for Braniff hostesses, pilots and ground crew between 1965 and 1977 which included turtlenecks, t-shirts, crop jackets and culottes. One the more unusual innovations was the "bubble helmet" – a clear plastic hood worn by the Air Hostesses for walking between the  terminal building and aircraft... it protected their hairdos from rain and the blast of jet engines. Genius.

So to here's to Emilio Pucci, I salute (and love) you!

Lara Stone Cold Fox

Lara Stone doing it 70's style... works for me.

Vogue UK, October 2011

WANT

Seriously Love.

Hana Platforms by Windsor Smith.

Oh Hey!

Wow, it's been a while. Too long for me to really recall what I've been doing. Tonnes of Red House Vintage related things have been going on though including our one year anniversary at the Gilles St. Markets and launch of our online Spring Collection! Heaps more in the works too, new website, launch of our vintage jewellery range, new collections, Summer lookbook, market dates + much much more. Annnnnnd our Designer Vintage range due for release early 2012... If I can bring myself to let any of the pieces go that is.

For now though, watch this amazing ad I found from the 60's. 
Best. Fashion. In. An. Ad. Ever.  

Looooove. 

Anyway I'm going to try my best to get back into the swing of blogging (at least more then once every three months.
And maybe even find something super interesting to write about?!! Who knows... XXX

Double D's

Do you know what's awesome? Double denim.
Seriously, it looks good. Take everyones favourite IT girl and bestie: Alexa and Pixie...

Now here is a duo who work the DD to perfection. They have followed the golden rule of DD and pulled it off.

In my opinion there are two rules to wearing double denim:

1. Always wear pieces which are a different washes/shades or colours!! and

2. Never "cube" denim* e.g.

When prime time Britney and Justin look this bad, you know that it's not ok! There is also an unspoken rule which is brought to light from this same example photo... always say no to a denim cowboy hat, they are eww.

Not having any kind of 80's hairstyle also deserves a mention. If you do in fact have a perm, fluffy fringe or some intense teased volume/height you may want to consider this picture and how to not look anything like it:

You can tell that they are all totally ready and willing to die for denim.

Enough with the bad, here is some good (and different) ways to wear DD!!

So you see, as long as you follow the golden rules and like each individual piece of denim (remember you can still actually wear them by themselves!!) you can't go wrong. Looking forward to many more well styled double denim combos over the next few seasons.

Thank you Chloe' S/S10 for bringing it back!

* "Cubed Denim" two people wearing matching double denim together.

brr, it's cold in here...

I SCREAM.

Queen B

I love Beyonce. Lately, I've noticed more then ever her "fashion icon" status is in overload mode. With the pending release of her new album, there are tonnes of incredible photo shoots surfaces all the time, most of which are totally blowing my mind. She has taken a serious step up on the fashion front. If you haven't already seen (and loved) the video for "Run the World" watch it right now!! Good, now as long as we are all on the same level of appreciation, here are some of said recent mind blowing photos to have your mind blown by...
Dazed and Confused "Pop vs Life" July 2011

Shot by Sharif Hamza and wearing special one off creations by some amazing designers including: Gareth Pugh, Tom Ford, Riccardo Tisci, Stefano Pilati, Haider Ackermann and Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton. Modern music and fashion collabs don't get better then this!