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Clark Gable: King of Hollywood

John Farr | Posted 04.01.2012

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John Farr

As we kick off Oscar month tomorrow, we also honor the birthday of Clark Gable, who picked up a statuette at the seventh Academy Awards ceremony in 1935.

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Marilyn Monroe: Still Dead. Still Selling. How Come?

Tom Alderman | Posted 01.09.2012

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Tom Alderman

Marilyn Monroe lives on as the last of an archetype we cling to from our innocent past but is now gone forever -- or until a future generation invents her again.

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Makeup Through the Ages: A Fresh Spin on Beauty Classics

Napoleon Perdis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Napoleon Perdis

Elizabeth Taylor's passing really got me thinking about looks that defined that time. I've taken each statement from the 1920s to 1980s and put a new spin on it.

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Sue Wong Brings Vintage Hollywood Glamour to LA Fashion Week

Mary Hall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sue Wong, La Fashion Week, Barbara Stanwyck and Marlene Dietrich, Tallulah Bankhead, Mae West, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow, Style News
Mary Hall

 Pictured: The designer, Sue Wong at her Los Angeles Spring 2011 show. (Photo: M. Hall) You really can't say that LA Fashion Week is really L...

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The Runways of Yesterday: 9 Designers Worth Revisiting

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Style News, Madeleine Vionnet, CoCo Chanel, James Galanos, Marc Jacobs, Salvador Dali, Jean Harlow, Derek Lam, Oleg Cassini, Bob Mackie, Mary McFadden, Jackie Kennedy, Jason Wu, Chanel, Fashion Week, Lilly Dache, Calvin Klein, Marlene Dietrich, Donna Karen, Jean Cocteau, Style, Carmen Miranda, Thakoon, Lesley M. M. Blume, Josephine Baker, Paul Poiret, Greta Garbo, Elsa Schiaparelli, Fashion, Raco Rabanne, Nancy Reagan, New York Fashion Week, Diane Von Furstenberg, Joan Collins, Style News
Lesley M. M. Blume

Fashion often looks to the past for inspiration. This fall, history is in great evidence: surrealist flourishes from the 1940s abound; shoulder pads and neons from 1980s saturate clothing lines at all levels.

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A Wistful Champagne Toast to William Powell

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

One of the finest actors and leading men from Hollywood's Golden Age, William Powell was born towards the end of this month way back in 1892. It's unlikely most people under 30 would even recognize his name, which is sad, but also easily remedied.

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15 Top Movies That Should Be On DVD, But Aren't

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: William Powell, Jean Harlow, Sophia Loren, Clark Gable, Joseph Cotten, Peter Sellers, Katharine Hepburn, Dvds, Cary Grant, John Huston, Michael Caine, Anjelica Huston, Leslie Howard, Marlon Brando, Irene Dunne, Gary Cooper, Classic Movies, Gregory Peck, Ray Milland, Humphrey Bogart, Entertainment News
John Farr

I firmly believe that what we consume by way of popular entertainment helps determine the overall quality of our lives.

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