That’s why I don’t like the kindle either; I want to know the words in my book will be the same today as the day I bought it. Plus I lose things easy, ask anyone at CPAC. A few days ago I was watching Witness of the Prosecution staring Charles...

One of the shows I was most looking forward to seeing this season was Marios Schwab, and he certainly didn't disappoint. Taking inspiration from Marlene Dietrich there was a cinematic glamour to Schwab's Autumn/Winter 2012 collection. Highlights for me...

Lloyd’s, which claims to have insured everything from Keith Richards’ fingers for $1.6 million to Holly Madison’s breasts for $1 million, has a long history of celebrity-insured legs. Besides Grable, some of its high-profile policies have covered the...

Audrey Hepburn made it look effortless and chic with the sleeves rolled up in the 1953 movie Roman Holiday. Other screen sirens like Marlene Dietrich paired hers with trousers for a look that was elegant and powerful. PHOTO GALLERY: ONE SHIRT, THREE...

This season he cited Marlene Dietrich as his inspiration and it translated instantly on the opening looks like a selection of a ultra feminine but powerful belted knee length dresses teamed with elbow length leather gloves and T-bar heels that were the...

The bulk of the images in the book come from freelance photographer Harry Taylor, known to some as “Flash Harry”, who during his career snapped everyone from Marlene Dietrich to Sean Connery. Daughter Sandra went along, too, and recalls: “They were...

High-neck silk dresses gave a glimpse of flesh via lace paneling, while floor-length sheer dresses sparkled thanks to the sequin leotards worn underneath. But it was the finale dress, inspired by Marlene Dietrich, that stole the show. The floor-length...

This biweekly column focuses on just that: unexpected and out-of-the-box fashion icons from the past. We feature women who have not only made an impact, but also have distinct signature styles that we can still draw inspiration from today. This week...

Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday through March 4. Where: Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St. (at First), Dayton Tickets: $40-$83 plus service fees depending on day and seat location. 937-228-3630 or 888-228-3630 Rosemary Clooneys biggest hit singles 1951:...

Berlin is a work in progress. Over the last two decades, ripped-up tracks and a canopy of cranes have signalled its rebirth as a great city. If you haven't been here lately, you won't recognize the place. In the early 1900s, Berlin was an avant-garde...

She has also enjoyed strong representation on film, having been opulently portrayed by Marlene Dietrich and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Yet in historical fiction, there have been curiously few portraits of the long-reigning tsarina, with the exception of a...

For Fall 2012, old Hollywood glamour made its return, becoming new again for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. Designers from Tadashi Shoji to new-comers to New York Fashion Week like Prete & Bruno all drew inspiration for their collection based...

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Our very-visual, (almost) chatter-free snap judgment of the day: guys and girls alike can refurbish a button up sitting idle in the back of the closet with a Marlene...

Ever since Coco Chanel blatantly liberated women from corsets and put them in a man’s style shirt, the crisp white dress shirt has taken on iconic fashion status. Audrey Hepburn made it look effortless and chic with the sleeves rolled up in the 1953...

The Season, his classic study of showbiz, screenwriter William Goldman relates a tale which takes place at the Museum of Modern Art in the mid 1950s. MoMA's film department had prepared a reel of highlights from Marlene Dietrich's films (chasing Gary...

Like Marlene Dietrich and Katharine Hepburn before them, these ladies are giving menswear a sexy makeover! The trend has been going since the Golden age of Hollywood (if you don’t know Hepburn or Dietrich: 1. Give yourself a slap on the wrist and 2. ...

Marlene Dietrich and Katharine Hepburn before them, these ladies are giving menswear a sexy makeover! The trend has been going since the Golden age of Hollywood (if you don’t know Hepburn or Dietrich: 1. Give yourself a slap on the wrist and 2. Netflix...

Lincoln Center, the snow was just right for the warm, tailored couture collection. Referred to as “A Concerto for Two” by designers Claude Morais and Brian Wolk, the Ruffian opening featured models in crimson red hats, full-breasted wool plaid coats,...

Emil Jannings stars as a strict, forbidding professor at an all-boys prep school who lives alone in a bare single-room apartment. When he discovers that some of his students have been frequenting a local cabaret to see a sexy singer called “Lola Lola”...