Vintage Spectacles & Sunglasses

My latest blog for the FT's How to Spend It is on vintage specs (you can read it online here). I just had to post a selection of images to go with it... who can resist Marlon Brando in glasses?!

Audrey Hepburn

Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte in Cannes

Grace Kelly

Grace in amazing cats-eye frames

...on the set

...on holiday

...at an awards dinner

...as Princess of Monaco (casual)

... and in rehearsal.

Marilyn in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

Marilyn with Betty Grable 

The irresistible Romy Schneider

Fashion Editor Carrie Donovan

Ava Gardner

Costume Designer Edith Head

Steve McQueen in The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

James Dean reading poetry

Insanely handsome. 

Gregory Peck

Marlon Brando

Paul Newman

There are various eyewear companies out there who have fantastic ranges of retro-inspired sunglasses and spectacles:

Black Eyewear

Marc Jacobs 

Tom Ford Eyewear

Clamp Cambridge

I met lovely Daniel and Gwendoline from Clamp Cambridge when they asked to use one of our vintage gowns in their ad campaign. The is the actual dress: 

The dress is available to buy in our online boutique.

Modern-day girls love their retro specs too:

Dita with familiar 

Eva Mendes

Eva is a huge fan of vintage fashion. Click on this link to view a selection of her retro outfits. 

I have a pair of 'back-up' specs which are quite similar to the ones my granny used to wear. You can't see the colour in this photo but the top of the frames are bright violet. Not sure what is going on with my hands here. Having a little Ave Maria moment!

 

Feel free to recomend other eyewear companies in the comments.  

Next time: Retro-inspired swimwear

Celebrities in Vintage: Kristin Davis

We've posted about Kate Moss, Eva Mendes and their love of vintage fashion. Next up: Sex and The City alumna Kristin Davis. Kristin regularly wears vintage gowns to red carpet events and has a great relationship with Los Angeles boutique Decades Inc, who supply her with beautiful dresses.

Brunettes look so beautiful in forest green. Here Kristin wears a 1956 Christian Dior silk faille dress to an event at Kensington Palace.  

She looks so beautiful and demure in this 1950s ensemble, but often chooses dresses from the 1960s for a more high-octane effect. Kristin wore this stunning 1960s Norman Norell gold paillette dress to the London premiere of the SATC movie:

Wearing a 1950s strapless column gown by Jean Dessés:

In a vintage Guy Laroche raspberry silk chiffon cocktail dress:

Wearing a 1960s Pierre Balmain embellished gown to the White House Correspondents Dinner in 2010:

Kristin wore this contemporary polka dot design by Oscar de la Renta to the Costume Designers Guild Awards in 2011:

We sold a similar dress last year: 

If you are looking for a particular style of vintage dress, please get in touch and let us know. We have hundreds of beautiful cocktail dresses in our stockroom for sale and rental.

Next time: Winona Ryder

JSH selected for top 50 online fashion boutiques

We were delighted to be included in the Sunday Telegraph Stella magazine's top 50 online fashion boutiques alongside retail behemoths such as Net-a-Porter and 1st Dibs. Although we are a much smaller operation, Juno Says Hello aims to offer the finest customer service and an unrivalled selection of vintage dresses. 

You can read the full list by clicking on this link. 

To go straight to our online boutique, click here. 

Our first pop-up of 2014

We're partnering with award-winning vintage fashion boutique The Gathering Goddess and shoe designer Georgina Goodman for our first pop-up of the year on Saturday 8th February at Paradise by Way of Kensal Green in north west London.

Upstairs at Paradise

Come along and browse our new collection - not online until end of February - and take advantage of exclusive discounts. New stock includes this 1930s black evening gown with taffeta bodice, floral print skirt and organza overlay: 

For more photos of our new collection please join our event page on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for further updates.  If you have your eye on something from our online boutique please get in touch and we'll make sure it's on the rail! 

The mastermind behind the event is Wilma Mae Basta, owner of The Gathering Goddess vintage boutique. This lady has amazing taste and there will be a fabulous selection of dresses, jacket and accessories for sale. 

Thandie Newton in a vintage dress from The Gathering Goddess 

We will be joined by shoe designer Georgina Goodman who is selling off some of her incredible archive. Georgina has twice been nominated for Accessories Designer of the Year by the British Fashion Council. 

Killer heels by Georgina Goodman

Other dealers include Lovely's Vintage Emporium - another award-winning online boutique with an amazing selection of vintage clothes and accessories.

Lovely's Vintage Emporium in the press

All purchases from Juno Says Hello include a scented candle in our new tuberose fragrance, plus a limited edition printed tote. 

Vintage All Stars

12 noon - 6pm

Saturday 8th February 2014

Paradise by Way of Kensal Green

19 Kilburn Lane, London

W10 4AE

Juno Says Hello's TV debut

Happy new year to all our customers! 2014 starts with some great news: our beautiful vintage dresses are coming to a TV screen near you very soon. Dawn O' Porter has just finished filming a Channel 4 documentary series about why vintage fashion is so popular, and we were delighted to supply much of the wardrobe for the program. Dawn is a huge fan of vintage fashion and has written a book on the subject to accompany the series.

Dawn O'Porter 

Click here to read this preview from The Guardian. It's going to be a fantastic show! We'll be posting again when we know more about broadcast dates. Stay tuned..

Hats! Part III

This is the third (and final) part of our series on vintage hats. Or fourth if you include this one about headscarves! We've talked about turbans - and the incredible women who wore them - as well as millinery from the 1920s to the 1940s. This post will focus on hats and headpieces from the 1950s and 1960s. Enjoy.

Audrey

Bettina, c.1950s 

Nena von Schlebrügge (Uma Thurman's mother)

Fashion editorial, c.1960s

The Boss, 1954

Photography by Lilian Bassman, c.1950s

Anne Gunning, Vogue 1956

Pillbox with feather, c.1950s

Vogue Paris, 1954

Photograph by Clifford Coffin, 1952

Model Tania Mallet, c.1950s

Harper's Bazaar, 1952

Harper's Bazaar, 1950

Brimmed hat with sash, c.1950s

Ladies' Home Journal, 1950

Fur hat by Dior

Ava Gardner

Bridesmaids in Harlem, 1962

Celia Hammond in YSL tulle headdress 1964

Hat by Adolfo of Emme, feathers made to look like silk. 1959

Chignon cap by Givenchy, 1954

Hat and lace dress with sash by Balenciaga, 1951

Fine straw hat, c.1950s

Red velvet pillbox, c.1950s

Dovima & Sunny Harnett

Sophia Loren

Mustard yellow cloche, c.1950s

Brigitte Bardot

Sun hat, c.1950s

Feathered headdresses by Guy Laroche

Marilyn Monroe

Model Capucine in a hat by Le Monnier, 1951

Audrey

Hat by Jean Barthet, 1958

Feathered cloche

Tulle and corsage blue hat

Dame Judi Dench

Marcel Rochas in his atelier, 1951

Vogue, 1959

Simone D'Aillencourt

Vogue 1964

Boater, 1954

Felt hat with bow

Lace hat by Balenciaga, c.1950s

Eastern influence, c.1950s

Hat by Legroux Soeurs, 1952

Vogue, 1963

Dovima (and companion) 1952

Monochrome organza, c.1950s

Nicole de la Marge in a hat by Peter Shepherd, 1965

Audrey

Bettina in a headpiece by Paulette, 1953

April 1956

Photograph by Walde Huth, c.1950s

Photograph by Leombrodo-Bruni

Dovima wearing leaf-inspired hat

Harper's Bazaar, 1960

Wilhemina for Revlon, 1964

Persian lamb, c.1960s

Vogue 1952

Faye Dunaway

Vogue 1964

Audrey