Mini is now a fully fledged car brand encompassing estates, coupes, sports, and racing models, but at its heart lies a revolutionary small car, based on a design conceived by Sir Alec Issigonis in the mid-1950s. Now owned by BMW, the firm continues to build...
Carole Landis—enchanting star
of RKO’s “Having Wonderful Crime”—chooses for its Edwardian elegance this afternoon-to-after-midnight cut-away suit. A black sheath of a dress, done in rayon crepe . . . topped with a short, jet-collared jacket in champagne rayon bengaline. A Rose Barrack design at B. Altman,...
Just like a quilter’s fabric collection, your selection of colored dough adds individuality and charm to this “quilt.” You’ll find specific designs to follow, but feel free to create your own patterns as well. You can cut all the dough Squares into triangles or rectangles...
In Sir Alec Issigonis the world witnessed a true genius of automotive design, who single-handedly set the template for the modern small car. He was an exceptional talent with genuinely unique and radical ideas. An iconoclast and an outsider, Issigonis was also an individualist, and...
Esther Williams . . .
currently starring in M-G-M’s “Thrill Of A Romance” with Van Johnson, is a pirate’s darling in this exciting Tina Leser original. The gaily striped Guatamala cotton skirt is a treasure with its debonair paunch pockets, nail-head studded with pieces o’ gold....
Volvo C70 Convertible, 1997
C70 Convertible Clearly an attempt to echo the success of the P1800, the sleek C70 was available as both a coupe and a convertible, with the latter selling an impressive 50,000 units prior to the model’s overhaul in 2006. A range of economical...