British Retro Blog

As a child I collected pictures of Hollywood starlets, snipping fuzzy black and white or Technicolour photos from the Radio [...]

We all want to look hot, but damn, this weather is messing with my make-up – what to do? Maintaining [...]

Ava Gardner swam naked in Ernest Hemingway’s pool in Havana; he later forbade anyone to empty the water… This perfectly [...]

I love that line in Butterfield 8, you know the one, “I had nothing to wear, so I borrowed something [...]

Even if you are not a fan of black and white, vintage movies, and you are not familiar with a [...]

What are your first thoughts when somebody mentions Betty Page? The fifties, famous Bettie bangs, pin-up girl, fetish model maybe? [...]

Apparently, the devil doesn't wear Prada, it wears stripes. Well, at least according to the history of fashion. I will [...]

I’m not sure I agree with this statement, but I applaud the brassy candour with which it was delivered. The [...]

Halloween is getting closer, so in this mood, while drinking pumpkin latte and thinking about the costume for that night, [...]

Little black dress – a symbol of elegance, chic and timeless piece of clothing that, supposedly, every woman should have [...]