In these pap-frenzied showbiz times you can’t really blame a beautiful, famous, fiancé-ed duo for bypassing the hungry media-moguls jaws and leggin’ it to secluded surrounds to get hitched, eh?? No, it’s not Katie-any-Price and Mr Potato-head for the third time…We’re talking about the beautiful pair that are Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr.

The loved up lovelies have been photographed at LA airport following their Caribbean honeymoon, and sporting mega sparklers. It’s been revealed that they married in a secret ceremony somewhere in America last Thursday.

Apparently Miranda requested four Colette Dinnigan vintage dresses to choose from with the precious frocks flown from Sydney to LA especially for the big day. She also presented Orlando with a ring made by Sydney jewellery designer Stefano Canturi, this gal sure does stay true to her roots! We congrat you on your taste Miranda – both fashion and fella…

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Janie Bryant of Mad Men wardrobe fame is a star on the rise, this year alone saw her getting nominated for her 2nd Emmy for the phenomenal show, she also launched her own clothing line, and wrote her first book.

Below, taken from The Huffington Post website, freelance writer Nour Akkad interviews Bryant about the ensembles on show this season, her new clothing line ‘Mod’, and achieving a little Mad Men style for the rest of us…

Nour Akkad: First of all Janie, congratulations on your Emmy nomination for outstanding costumes for Mad Men! How does it feel?

Janie Bryant: It feels great. I’m really excited.

NA: What kind of fashion can we expect this season? Are we going to see the fashion go mod? Will the hemlines be shrinking? Will Peggy shock us all and wear a miniskirt?

JB: [Laughs] Well, I wish I could tell you about this season but I can’t say anything. I can tell you a couple of things but I really can’t go into too much about what the audience will see. I think as far as our principle characters, their costumes and their styles are established. I talk a lot about how change takes time and I always like to mimic that subject within the costume design. For new styles, I always like to implement the new fashions with the new characters, new day players, and really use it that way. With the principle cast, I think it’s like everyone’s closet — you get new pieces, you keep the old, you combine the two — and that is really how I approach my job as costume designer.

NA: Is there one character whose style will be changing the most?

JB: We’ll definitely see new things for Betty and we’ll definitely be seeing new things for Peggy. There’s a little bit of a shift for Joan as well, and for Jon Hamm (Don), and for Pete. It will be interesting to see what the audience notices. You know I always think the show is subtle and the subtleties are what make is so great. That’s true within how Matt (Weiner) writes the show, how the production design works with the costume design, and how the cinematography is. I think it all works together in its subtleties.

NA: Speaking of change, the sneak peak photos are out for season 4 and people are buzzing about Peggy’s new hairdo! How does that represent a change in her life?

JB: I think for every season, Peggy is the character that really shifts the most and I just think that really continues.

NA: How do you think fashion in general represents change in people’s lives?

JB: That’s a good question, Nour. Do you mean Mad Men style specifically or do you mean fashion in general?

NA: Both

JB: I think that there has been a real shift in people wanting to dress up more and I love that because I love dressing up. I think it’s great that it has really caught on and I think that people express themselves through fashion. It really communicates a story about somebody. We often see how people put things together, if it’s a real passion for them, or of they don’t really care, or maybe they don’t know. There are so many different aspects to how fashion communicates.

NA: What about in terms of Mad Men?

JB: I think people have really responded to the Mad Men style so much because of the beauty of that period — like all of the printed silks, and ladylike silhouettes, and the minimal streamline aspects of the men’s suit and tailoring — I think it’s a really beautiful, elegant period. Also, still, those silhouettes are very accessible today. They are really the classics, unless you go into the real vintage, the more architectural silhouettes of Cardin, and Courreges, and Givenchy of the iconic sixties silhouettes that are more structural.

NA: Do you think that is why people have resonated so much with the show and your designs?

JB: I think so, I do. I think that people have really discovered that dressing up and looking great really is fun and also, I think that when you feel great you have a different perspective on your day.

 NA: What has been your biggest costume challenge?

JB: There’s so many on a day-to-day basis of Mad Men. I always feel the pressure when there are a lot of characters in one scene — a lot of the principle characters with the day players with a lot of the background. I always think of that as a well-coordinated dance and just to have all those elements working together are usually the most high-pressure times. It gets complicated, and then if one thing is out of place it can bug me a little, but I guess the audience will never know, right?

NA: Does Matt (Weiner) notice?

JB: [Laughs] You know sometimes he does. Sometimes he’ll point out some things and I’m like, ugh, God I know, that didn’t happen that day. But we all try our best and it all works out very well.

NA: In a recent interview with LA Times Magazine, Christina Hendricks said the undergarments in Mad Men have given a her a little war wound, why were underclothes in the 1960′s so uncomfortable?

JB: Well, the materials. They’re wearing girdles and also underneath the girdle is a little garter sewed under the girdle and that garter rubs the skin sometimes.

NA: I know you’ve talked about how you think it’s so important for the actors to not only feel the characters from the outside but from inside as well.

JB: It’s true. I think it’s an interesting thing for actors to transform themselves and to go back in time. I always feel it’s very important to me for them to have that experience — to go through what a woman would go through during that period. I’ve said older actresses always tell me “Oh my God, we weighed twenty pounds and we still wore our girdles.” You wouldn’t go out of the house without your proper foundations. And it’s also important for the fit of the clothing. Vintage clothing is constructed differently than our clothing today and that’s how the garments fit properly over the figure.

NA: Everyone, and I seriously mean everyone is so excited because your new collection called Mod is launching in September on QVC. What was your inspiration behind your clothing line and how much of it was influenced by Mad Men?

JB: It’s definitely vintage inspired and I just designed pieces that I really love from periods of the 50′s and 60′s so it’s not Mad Men, it’s vintage inspired but the pieces are real statement pieces and I think they can change one’s look in an instant. The pieces are really fun. I love the jewelry. I love the handbag too.

NA: In your line you have about 10 to 15 pieces of jewelry and one handbag, correct?

JB: Yes and then outerwear, and jackets, and cardigans. And there is a pair of cigarette pants as well.

NA: Also you wrote a style guide due out this fall titled The Fashion File. Can you give us a little preview of the kind of advice Mad Men fashionistas can expect from the book?

JB: The book really is about how to become your own leading lady and how to express yourself through style. There’s a chapter on vintage. There are also a lot of tips like how to have the proper undergarments, the right fit, inspirations and advice that I use in my own personal experience, and mainly I really feel like the book just has an overall message about feeling great about yourself.

NA: Where are your favorite places to shop for vintage clothing and accessories?

JB: Well, of course for Mad Men I use the rental houses a lot and there are so many special surprises there because they have a huge collection for our industry. I’ve met a lot of vendors from the Rose Bowl (flea market) that happens once a month here in Pasadena. And I go to a store called Hubba Hubba a lot.

NA: Is there a certain piece of clothing or accessory you can’t live without?

JB: High heels in general, for sure. And I love big necklaces but I’m always changing what that is. It sort of depends on my mood. This year I’ve been wearing them a lot. I’m sort of fickle but definitely high heels are always the mainstay. People always make fun of me on set, “How do you wear those?” I’m not sure if it was because I was a ballerina as a child or what. I pretty much tell my mother that I was born with high heels.

Mad Men premiered Sunday, July 25th on AMC, stateside and coming across the pond soon.

Mad Men‘s Joan, Peggy, and Betty (Photos Courtesy of AMC)

Peggy Olson (Photo by Mike Yarish/AMC)

Mad Men cast. (Photo by Frank Ockenfels/AMC)

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Bianca Jagger – proving that the seventies had style and glam in abundance -and didn’t she wear it well!

Some gals dream of marrying a rock star, some do, and in the words of former chick of Mick’s ‘my marriage ended the day I got married’ – kinda deflates that dream eh?

The former model turned activist was THE original party girl, namely of the infamous studio 54 and bestest pals with one Andy Warhol. Rocking into her own birthday bash on a white horse, now that’s accessorizing to the max!

Bianca helped set the stage for 70′s glam and many a style muse to come. Trend setter, rock chick, super-model and super looking…check out some of our fave pics of this iconic beauty…

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Spread the word bargain lovers…Yes every single item in our online shop -  www.perkupvintage.com – has been reduced! Even our new arrivals, so jump online and grab a genuine vintage bargain while you can!

Or come see us in The Loft where are fab 50% off  Summer sale continues!!

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‘I recently spoke with vintage couture expert Kerry Taylor, a former Sotheby’s head who now leads her own auction house in London, Kerry Taylor Auctions.

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Long before M&S beckoned with their joyful ads and printed totes, Twiggy was THE Mod girl with the most. And if it was workin on the worlds first supermodel then that’s good enough for us. The scooter style mini dress is iconic of the swingin 60s but looks amazing in both Mod and modern times. Check out a couple of celebs in their designer scooter-inspired frocks and then see a couple we have in store for Summer- even Twiggy herself could have slipped into these 60s originals…

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Some of these styles have actually made a not too unwelcome return to the catwalks, albeit redone with a tad better tailoring…but those models?  Smiling, waving and dancing, oh my! Was looking cheerful on the catwalk allowed a mere 20-odd years ago? apparently so – retro indeed…

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Get your salivary glands around these tasty new necklaces online…our true blood pendant which is inserted into a vintage scrabble piece – hello, talking point? is so unique, click on each image for more info…

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…Former Bond babe Gemma Arterton loves shopping in vintage stores because she can haggle over the price – not that she’s a total scab like…just a warrior of the swing tags

Vogue magazine online reported: Shez she…

“Yesterday I bought an incredible pair of vintage, leather harem trousers in a shop in Los Angeles. I couldn’t believe it when I looked at the price tag and they were USD 38,” said Arterton.

Although she likes a bargain, the 24-year-old beauty does enjoy getting dressed up for the red carpet because it means she can wear expensive gowns, something she wouldn’t do in everyday life.

“Of course I enjoy it! I get to wear things that I would never be able to wear in my own life’’ Yep, like 2 dollar thrift-shop finds Miss (now renamed) ‘Tight Arterton’

More nooz this side of d’pond… Junior Apprentice star Zoe Plummer has revealed her plans for an online vintage clothing company. The 16-year-old, who lost out in the final, is launching her own business venture with her sister Rebecca.

“We are setting up and launching a new online company ‘victoryvintage.co.uk’, selling vintage clothing, so now my exams are over for this year I’m going to put lots of work into making that a huge success,” she said…with her unnaturally screwed on 16-year old brain, hello? At 16 the only success she should be making is that of bad fashion choices and hair-do’s designed to haunt her for decades…kids these days?

Meanwhile, on a shopping street Stateside…savvy Anne Hathaway was busy building a fashionable summer wardrobe during a shopping trip at ‘Only Hearts boutique’ on Mott Street in New York. There with girlfriends, the actress picked up some Only Hearts dresses, including a vintage black and floral-print frock and a tan floral dress. Hathaway also snagged some white canvas Ash sneakers….Hathsaway to do it girls (sorry, couldn’t resist the cheesy flavour…)

And a little glimpse of some L.A ladies flaunting their retro wares…

Mary Kate Olsen wears a leopard print jumpsuit from the 1980s from Vintage store The Way We Wore whilst out on the town…yet another reason to plan that Olsen wardrobe heist, anyone in?

Lauren Conrad, who has penned her own book with the imaginative title Style, was spotted toting a recycled shopping bag whilst doin the weekly shop…

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Looking for an exhibition with a twist? Or need a day out to quench your fashion thirst? Well get yourself to Bray before the weekend is out! Bébhinn Flood is the innovative designer behind this very special event  ‘The Art of Fashion Exhibition’ - local fashion designer with her own label, she is also a resident of The Loft Market. She explains:

”Through running my label I saw the correlation between creating one-off couture fashion pieces and other artistic forms such as painting, sculpture etc.  I’m having an exhibition opening Friday 25^th June . This exhibition aims to explore the notion of fashion as an art form.  It displays how fashion is in many cases a highly-skilled art form, by showing classic craft techniques with a new fashion twist in a beautiful, sophisticated and timeless way. The show incorporates unique handmade beaded garments, textural wall pieces and knitted works with display mannequins placed looking at the pieces but wearing garments inspired by the work on the wall.”

Details:

 Signal Arts Centre, 1 Albert Avenue, Bray, Co.Wicklow

 Exhibition Running Tuesday 22nd June – Sunday 4th July 2010

 Tel: 353 01 276 20 39

Email: info@signalartscentre.ie, bev@bfashiondesign.com

Web: www.signalartscentre.ie, www.bfashiondesign.com

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