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How to Marry a Millionaire

08 Monday Jan 2018

Posted by marina72 in Brighton, Fashion and Beauty, Film, Marilyn Monroe

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Betty Grable, Brighton, Cinemascope, David Wayne, Duke of York's Brighton, How to Marry a Millionaire, Jean Negulesco, Lauren Bacall, Marilyn Monroe, Nunnally Johnson, Picturehouse, Travilla

On a crisp Friday morning in the first week of January, I joined a handful of people at the Duke of York’s in Brighton – England’s oldest independent cinema – for a screening of How to Marry a Millionaire. It’s part of a regular series of classic movies aimed at an older audience, with tea and biscuits served beforehand, and a fifteen-minute interval – although I think it’s fair to say they could use some promotion. (Classic movie fans, please note: Millionaire is showing at Picturehouse cinemas across the UK throughout January, and looking further ahead, There’s No Business Like Show Business is scheduled for June.) Continue reading →

Lana Del Rey: Paradise

23 Monday Dec 2013

Posted by marina72 in Advertising, Fashion and Beauty, Film, Lana Del Rey, Music

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#WPLongform, Blue Velvet, Chelsea Hotel, Deluxe Edition, EP, Lana Del Rey, Paradise, Ride, Summer Wine, The Great Gatsby, Young and Beautiful

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Lana Del Rey’s Paradise EP was released in November 2012, on CD in Australia and Germany; as CD or digital download in the US; and on vinyl worldwide. For most music buyers, though, it’s simply the second disc in ‘The Paradise Edition’; a reissue of Born to Die, first released in January 2012. Continue reading →

Styling Marilyn: Kenneth Battelle 1927-2013

13 Thursday Jun 2013

Posted by marina72 in Fashion and Beauty, Marilyn Monroe

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Bert Stern, Chicago, Earl Gustie, Eve Arnold, Jackie Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Kenneth Battelle, Marilyn Monroe, New York, Some Like It Hot

Marilyn Monroe, styled by Kenneth for her appearance at the JFK birthday gala in 1962

Marilyn Monroe, styled by Kenneth for her appearance at the JFK birthday gala in 1962

Kenneth Battelle, who was dubbed ‘hairdresser to the stars’ during the 1950s, died at home in Wappinger Falls, New York, on May 12th,  2013. Continue reading →

Biba and Beyond

07 Thursday Feb 2013

Posted by marina72 in Art and Photography, Brighton, Fashion and Beauty, History

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Audrey Hepburn, Barbara Hulanicki, Biba, Boutique, Brighton, Kate Moss, Kensington, London, Poland, Twiggy, Warsaw

Barbara Hulanicki, the fashion designer who founded Biba, the iconic 60s boutique, spent her formative years in Brighton. She is now the subject of a major retrospective, Biba and Beyond: Barbara Hulanicki, at Brighton Museum and Gallery in the Pavilion Gardens until April 14th. Continue reading →

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