They are the one of just a few things that manage to transgress genders in childhood play. The best ones are angular – forget bubble cars. I love a boy racer, the classics that make you swoop your head round till you can no longer see it, a jeep, or anything in matt black. Cars can make brilliant adverts and this is especially true of the vintage posters, sometimes witty, sometimes corny but always beautifully conveyed. They make me think of road trips and freedom. They can double up as homes too.
Loved by…
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PRISCILLA PRESLEY:
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Models. a] Eva Herzigova by Terry Richardson for Harpers Bazaar magazine.
Making moves. She was the first female pro skateboarder and was the first woman to be graced with the title of Women’s National Skateboard Champion in 1965. She is also the first female to be included in the Skateboarding Hall of Fame. Born in Santa Monica, California (1945), and starting out as a surfer she moved on to more concrete planes in 1963. She may not have been surfing but she certainly made some waves for females in the skating world and sport in general – especially at a time where such a sport would have been considered as a not-so-appropriate pastime for women. Also, as skateboarding had only just arrived on the mainstream scene, boards were incredibly small in width and the wheels were made of metal with little grip – making skating that much more difficult. Check her out. Patti the G!
Cindy Crawford = a Cindy that could easily give Barbie a run for her money.
by Herb Ritts.
‘Cindy Talks!’
Stills from her presenting days for House of Style. A show about supermodels around the time of their heyday, and fashion. Wish there was a way to watch them but I can only seem to find ten minute clips from jumbled episodes 😦
Not much to say about Audrey Hepburn that you probably don’t already know…she was amazing!!! So I will leave you with some of my favourite snaps of her instead.
Photos By Bob Willoughby
1953.
1953.
Reading a letter from home.
On the set of ‘Green Mansions’.
1953.
With James Garner on the set of ‘The Children’s Hour’.
On the set of ‘My Fair Lady’.
The Audrey Hepburn rose.
She adored gardening and has a rose named after her.
A poem by Sam Levenson, that was a favourite of Audrey’s. Brilliant words of advice to live life by.
For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.For beautiful hair, let a child run your fingers through it once a day.For poise, walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone.People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed; Never throw out anybody.Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes,because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows,and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!
Photos by Mark Shaw
1953. On the set of ‘Sabrina’
1954.
1953. ‘Sabrina’.
1953. LIFE magazine.
1954. ‘Sabrina’. Hepburn regularly bicycled from the movie studio’s make up department to the set.
1954. ‘Sabrina’.
1953. ‘Sabrina’.
1953. ‘Sabrina’.
1953. ‘Sabrina’.
1953. ‘Sabrina’. Used in LIFE magazine.
Both photographers have their own printed collections of the amazing Hepburn, I badly want the Mark Shaw one.
The tough guy image of dickies, vests and oversized shirts that some are familiar with as strictly for the latino fellas, is just as badass when taken on by the latina ladies!! It is the eyebrows, eyeliner, lipliner and hair that I love the most and of course the way the stereotypically male clothing is taken on by the gals with style.
‘Coco Chola’ by Mason Poole, styled by Djuna Bel for i-D magazine.
Naomi does it…
Kate does it…
Coco does it…
The wonderful Gwen has been at it for years…
Images taken from Mi Vida Loca (1993), written and directed by Allison Anders. A tale of a girl gang and the friendships and turmoil within it. A go-to for style and if you want to talk the talk.
Splash Waves 
