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GlamAmor Makes the Cover of the California Apparel News!
GlamAmor Posted by on Jun 18, 2011
It's been an exciting last couple of weeks here at GlamAmor! In addition to being part of last Saturday's Helms Design District Vintage Boutique, samples for the first collection of GlamAmor Originals are now well underway. In fact, fabric seems to be multiplying in the showroom each and read more
GlamAmor at the Helms Design District Vintage Boutique in Culver City
GlamAmor Posted by on Jun 15, 2011
This past weekend, I took GlamAmor to the Helms Design District Vintage Boutique and joined 14 other vendors selling some of the best vintage apparel and accessories around. The event took place at the LightSpace Studio at the Helms Bakery and everyone was an absolute delight. read more
Cinema Connection--Chic in Classic Stripes
GlamAmor Posted by on Jun 13, 2011
Classic stripes are definitely in season right now for summer and the look has a long history. In the early part of the 20th century, Coco Chanel admired the uniforms of sailors in the seaside towns of Deauville and Biarritz where she lived. In a move now known as revolutionary in fashio read more
Style Essentials--Sex Kitten Brigitte Bardot in Balmain for ...AND GOD CREATED WOMAN
GlamAmor Posted by on Jun 9, 2011
Roger Vadim's 1956 French classic ...And God Created Woman (Et Dieu...crea la femme) is the movie that made Brigitte Bardot a star. Though not her first film by any means, Vadim was her lover at the time and knew exactly how to play to Brigitte's strengths...both in her style and her char read more
GlamAmor Guest Blogs for the LA Fashion District
GlamAmor Posted by on Jun 7, 2011
The LA Fashion District is currently looking at this year's trends for Prom on their blog, so they invited GlamAmor to be a Guest Blogger and show the classic cinema connection to Prom both then and now. The article includes the history of Prom along with all the trends and is the first in the read more
GlamAmor at the Helms Design District Vintage Boutique on Saturday!
GlamAmor Posted by on Jun 6, 2011
Los Angeles is home to some of the best vintage clothing and jewelry in the world and the Helms Design District Vintage Boutique gives you the opportunity to shop from many of its finest vendors. Hosted by Clever Vintage Clothing at the historic Helms Bakery in Culver City, this is a grea read more
Cinema Connection--Chic Summer White
GlamAmor Posted by on Jun 4, 2011
One of the reasons I chose to feature 1946's The Postman Always Rings Twice is because white is such a huge trend for summer and its classic cinema connection is so strong. Look at the number of pieces Irene designed for that movie that correlate with today's trends--the Little White Dres read more
Happy Birthday, Marilyn Monroe!
GlamAmor Posted by on Jun 1, 2011
Like Lana Turner before her, Marilyn Monroe was obviously a woman who wore white extremely well. As we know, this accordion-pleated halter by Travilla from 1955's Seven Year Itch is iconic and one of the reasons she is still remembered so fondly today. Her performances and styl read more
The Style Essentials--Lana Turner Wears White for THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
GlamAmor Posted by on May 31, 2011
When you look to any morality play--whether it's Greek tragedy, a western, or Star Wars--the antagonists are almost always adorned in black and the protagonists in the purity of white. That symbolism seems to be as old as time. Therefore when you think of a femme fatale in film read more
Our Parents, the Style Icons--1950s East Coast Classic
GlamAmor Posted by on May 27, 2011
One of the great sites that has sprung up recently is My Mom, the Style Icon. Curated by Piper Weiss, it began as a tribute to her own mother, Marilyn, and her stylish way. With the blog's popularity, though, it quickly expanded to include submissions from her readers as well. Wher read more
On Trend with Vintage--Accordion Pleats
GlamAmor Posted by on May 25, 2011
Just this morning, WhoWhatWear chose accordion pleats as a must-have for your wardrobe right now. Once again I was actually ahead of the trend in vintage--wearing a 1950s accordion-pleated swing dress in yellow at the Beverly Hills Hotel this past weekend.
If you'd like to try the trend in v read more
GlamAmor-ous Men of Style--Robert Redford in 1973's THE WAY WE WERE
GlamAmor Posted by on May 25, 2011
Robert Redford is a favorite among men and women alike for his strong sense of personal style. Somehow no matter what he's wearing--be it a sweater or a suit--there is always a certain ease about him. No doubt that came to him early in life since he was born in Santa Monica and rais read more
Out and About--the Beverly Hills Hotel
GlamAmor Posted by on May 23, 2011
Over the past few days, I have been fortunate enough to enjoy quite a bit of time at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The Beverly Hills Hotel is itself one of the shining stars of Los Angeles, the iconic "Pink Flamingo" whose image was famously used as the cover of the Eagles' Hotel California. & read more
InStyle Swimsuit Shopping for Summer
GlamAmor Posted by on May 19, 2011
Usually around May each year, the fashion magazines put together spreads of swimsuit suggestions for summer. My favorite ones so far have come from this month's InStyle magazine and are shown below. After doing recent articles on Esther Williams' career and style influence, I contin read more
The Swimsuit Style Influence of Esther Williams
GlamAmor Posted by on May 17, 2011
With summer ascending before us, I now see the influence of Esther Williams everywhere I look. After all, the sheer existence of today's thriving swimwear industry is largely a credit to her. As I mentioned in the earlier article on her career, she arrived at MGM at a time in histor read more
Cinema Style File--the Bathing Beauty of Esther Williams
GlamAmor Posted by on May 16, 2011
Memorial Day is fast approaching as our unofficial start to summer and who better to kick off swimsuit season than Esther Williams. Turner Classic Movies clearly thought much the same thing when they chose to celebrate Esther's iconic image throughout May as their Star of the Month. read more
2011 TCM Classic Film Festival--Citizen Kane, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and La Dolce Vita at Grauman's Chinese Theater
GlamAmor Posted by on May 9, 2011
When anyone first arrives in Los Angeles, Grauman's Chinese Theater is without a doubt on the short list of places to visit. The iconic theater and historical landmark is part of the pilgrimage for just about every tourist. And rightfully so.
Since 1927, the Chinese Theater has been th read more
2011 TCM Classic Film Festival--Becket at Grauman's Egyptian Theater in Hollywood
GlamAmor Posted by on May 7, 2011
Last Friday morning I woke up bright and early in order to see Peter O'Toole introduce his 1964 classic film Becket at Grauman's Egyptian Theater for the TCM Classic Film Festival. Peter was worth the extra coffee that morning...I absolutely adore him. No matter what part he pl read more
2011 TCM Classic Film Festival--Poolside at the Roosevelt and Girl Happy
GlamAmor Posted by on May 5, 2011
Without a doubt, one of my favorite places to be during the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival was poolside at the Roosevelt Hotel. I'm frequently drawn to water, as is evident by the fact that I'm a surfer who lives in Santa Monica near the ocean. And so with unbelievably gorgeous weather t read more
2011 TCM Classic Film Festival--Thursday at Club TCM and the Roosevelt Hotel
GlamAmor Posted by on May 4, 2011
The 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival officially kicked off on Thursday, April 28th in Hollywood with some 2500 fans arriving at the Roosevelt Hotel to celebrate cinema for four fun-filled days. Venues and events at this year's festival promised to be even bigger and better than its inaugural yea read more