Photo via Wikimedia Commons July 30, 1910 -Edgar de Evia He was born in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. His mother was Pauline Joutard, a French concert pianist who performed under the stage name Miirrha Alhambra. His father was Domingo Fernando Evia y Barbachano, a wealthy … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Fashion Icon, Charles James
Charles James July 18, 1906 - Charles Wilson Brega James: "A great designer does not seek acceptance. He challenges popularity, and by the force of his convictions renders popular in the end what the public hates at first sight." Charles James was a British-born fashion … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Eccentric, Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson (Baron Berners)
Via Wikimedia Commons July 14, 1883 - Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson: "There is a good deal to be said for frivolity. Frivolous people, when all is said … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Architect, Philip Johnson
July 8, 1906– Philip Cortelyou Johnson: "All architects want to live beyond their deaths." Not all that long ago, any young man who was gay and loved design was expected to become a "decorator''. Brick, steel and concrete were for straight dudes. Queers were supposed to … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay: 1946, the Bikini is Introduced to the World
On July 5, 1946, the world's first bikini made its debut at a poolside fashion show in Paris. It is now so ubiquitous, it's difficult to believe how shocking it once was. When the bikini first arrived, its revealing cut scandalized even the French fashion models who were supposed … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Jean Cocteau
"Cocteau In Bed With A Mask, Paris" (1927) by Berenice Abbott, via YouTube July 5, 1889 - Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau: "Life is a horizontal fall." He was a poet, writer, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. While still in his teens, Cocteau began to … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Designer, Bill Blass
June 22, 1922 - William R. Blass: "When in doubt, wear red" Bill Blass was first and foremost one handsome guy. He was a gay fashion designer and society maven. As a couturier he made millions and was thus able to travel in the social circles of the rich and famous clients he … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Grace Jones
May 19, 1948– Grace Jones: “I can be a pain, but most of all, I can be a pleasure.” She is one of the most creative and transgressive musicians of the 1980s; giving voice to the oppressed by offering a bold example of what it means to be free. The above cover of the … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Filmmaking Pioneer, Anita Loos
April 25, 1888 - Anita Loos: "I've always loved high style in low company." In films, a title card is a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of filmed action sequences. They are used to convey character dialogue or provide descriptive and narrative material. … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Designer, Tina Chow
Photo of Chow, 1985, via YouTube April 18, 1950: Tina Chow: "It was the 1950s and the early-1960s and people believed in everything. They believed that god did bless America. The only problem was that I wasn’t all-American, and there was no alternative to being … [Read more...]
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