NOTE DE L'HOTEL: September 2012

28 September 2012

Summer Madness in the Piazza San Marco : 1955

Katharine Hepburn and Rossano Brazzi in Summertime (1955)

27 September 2012

Teen Wolf Heart to Heart : 1985

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James Hampton plays Harold Howard in Teen Wolf (1985) with Michael J. Fox

"An explanation is probably long overdue"

26 September 2012

Liz Taylor Eye Shadow Tutorial 1974

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Elizabeth Taylor in The Driver's Seat (1974)

Also known as Identikit, this Italian adaptation of Muriel Spark’s 1970 novella is the holy grail for late Liz fans. Never even released in the UK, it was Taylor’s first film with no US backing, and boasts her most extraordinary – yet least seen – performance. As the disturbed Lise, flying south to Rome in search of the “perfect boyfriend”, her portrayal of a psyche fracturing against a backdrop of immense social change is remarkably true to Spark’s vision, but was met with howls of disbelief before sinking with barely a trace. A cult classic in the making, it features Andy Warhol in a dubbed cameo as an English lord.

25 September 2012

Vintage People Do It Better : Thrillseekers of 1959

24 September 2012

Night Lights 1959

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Official looking man rides down Hollywood Boulevard, 1959.

17 September 2012

She is Curious (Orange) : Terry Richardson Shoots Candice Swanepoel in Hotel De Ville Sunglasses for Vogue Japan


Victoria's Secret model Candice Swanepoel wears the Mongoose Sunglasses by Hotel de Ville from the Snake and Mongoose Collection. Photographed by Terry Richardson.