History Nerd: Classic Red Lip Stick

Red Lipstick made its debut in the USA in 1912. It was worn by Suffragette's (including Elizabeth Arden) as a badge of courage and a mark of revolution as they marched for change and the right to vote. This and more is a part of the History of Red Lipstick....

Fashion History: Wedding Gowns

All I can say is thank gawd it's not the 1980's anymore. However, I wouldn't mind time traveling back to the 1920's. The dress is just gorgeous and it's one of my favourite decades for fashion.


Have a Listen: Lore Podcast

My favourite new podcast Lore is a look into the history behind scary stories, folklore, fairy tales, myths and more. Their first podcast is all about Vampires (with barely any mention of Twilight, thank gawd!). You can listen to their first episode below and then the rest of their episodes over on iTunes or their website. 

Update: I also added Lore's podcast about America's first serial killer H.H. Holmes below, his story has intrigued me since I bought my grandmother The Devil in The White City in 2005. Leonardo DiCaprio is set to play H.H. Holmes in a movie version of the book, which is something I'm so looking forward to see.

New Tuneage: Leon Bridges

I've been looking for new music for what seems like forever and I think I've found it in the form of the amazing Leon Bridges. His glorious sound harkens back to a bygone era, the 1950's/60's to be exact. And since I have a mini obsession with both decades, I cannot help but put his whole album on repeat. I'm currently listening to it as I write this post. Have yourself a listen below and I dare you not to fall in love with his music (and his sweet sense of style). 

Artsy Fartsy: The Rising Tide

Awesome video of statues on the South Banks of the Thames River in London that can be only be seen fully at low tide. These statues called The Rising Tide were created by world-renowned underwater sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor. The pieces were created to help bring awareness and focus on the environmental issues plaguing our planet. All the statues are build a life size scale, but the horse's heads have been replaced with Oil Pumps. You can learn more about that their meaning HERE and you can check out more of Jason's pretty amazing work HERE. 

Happy Birthday Coco!

Happy birthday to Coco Chanel, an inspirational lady whose innovative ideas and forward thinking revolutionize the fashion world. Oh, and I'm kind of obsessed with these fabulously designed videos (below) that Chanel created to give the average Joe an inside look into their past.

You can watch all the videos about the story of Chanel HERE. 

Happy Birthday Andy!

Andy Warhol would have been 87 today. Some people love him, some people hate him but either way he changed the art world. Personally his life story and large body of work fascinated me. I'm also fascinated by the profoundly sad, troubled and talented people he chose to surround himself with. A few years ago I read a book about Andy Warhol and a book about Edie Sedgwick who was one of his superstars. Both books were an interesting and eye opening look into each of their lives.

Andy Warhol & Edie Sedgwick

Andy Warhol & Edie Sedgwick

Fashion & Disabilities: Options For Everyone

This weeks episode of The Seams is fantastic, it focuses on how the fashion world is treating individuals with disabilities.  I love the idea of fashion being made inclusive to everyone. Inclusive fashion for me means people not just having to wear clothing that sort of works for them. We all deserve to wear clothing the meets our needs and makes us feel great. Like the the episode states fashion should include options for everyone! 

Image Source & Credit: The Seams

History Nerd: The History Of The Opening Titles

I was recently watching the 1960 film The Apartment which is one of my favourite Hollywood Classic flicks and while their opening credits are nothing really special they still had me wondering about how opening titles were created pre the advent of the computer. So I did a little search online and came across a mini -documentary called The Film before The Film. While I still have many questions about the process of creating opening titles during the past up period of graphic design I still found the documentary very interesting. I loved seeing how the design and purpose of the open titles changed over time. Oh and I also learned that the 1978 open titles to Superman were the first computer generated opening titles created for a film. 

Supermans Opening Titles - The First Ever To Be Digitally Generated in 1978

The Apartments Opening Titles (one of my fav 1960's NYC Hollywood Flicks)