Style muse: Yma Sumac

I love Peruvian singer Yma Sumac – who was famous in the Fifties -  for her amazing voice and excentric style.

 

Style muse: The Bright Young Things

Three cheers to excess, hedonism and fun. I love the 20s socialites that became known as the Bright Young Things. They propagated celebrity, pointless partying, elaborate fancy dress events and had their drug den houses coated in foil 40 years before Warhol’s Factory. Their modernity is still incredibly relevant and hasn’t lost any of its charm, shock value and appeal today.

Style Muse: Margot Tenenbaum

Who would have thought that Gwyneth Paltrow would ever be my style muse! Well, technically she isn’t. Because it’s her character Margot in the Royal Tenenbaums which I love. The sleek hair pinned back, the black kohl eyes, striped tops, fur coat and cigarette are a just perfect in every dysfunctional way.

 

Style muse: Clara Bow

Silent film star Clara Bow has always fascinated me. With her flame-red hair, quintessential flapper make-up and vampish outfits she embodies that new type of strong, confident and sexual women who emerged after the First World War.

Style Muse: Veronica Lake

Trying to emulate her peekaboo hair has taken me hours, cost me a fortune in heated rollers and hair products and still, I cannot even get close. A true muse to me.

Style muse: Lena Horne

How could I not love a woman who has the same first name as me? I wish I had just an ounce of her style, class and talent.

 

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Style muse: Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry is the cool trashy punk blond Madonna always tried to be but never was. And I can’t stop listening to Atomic at the moment.

Style muse: Anna Karina

I’ve been sick as can be for the last few days so fashion has been the last thing on my mind. I spent most of my time watching films, mainly Marlene Dietrich (she’s amazing in The Scarlet Empress) and tons of Godard. Which reminded me just how much I love Anna Karina in Une Femme Est Une Femme.

  

 

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Style muse: Lauren Bacall

I swear my current fixation on sharply cut 40s dresses is entirely down to Lauren Bacall and my continuous re-watching of To Have and Have Not. To me Bacall is incredibly beautiful and sexual and yet still glamorous and sophisticated. Oh and if I should ever grow my hair long again, I vow to wear it in soft curls just like she did.

 

 

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Style muse: Mia Farrow

Mia Farrow’s fragile beauty and natural sense of style have been fascinating me for ages. She’s the blond I’ve always wanted to be.

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