She Was the World’s First Female Architect, but No One Really Gave a Damn
You would think that being Frank Lloyd Wright’s earliest protégé; the woman behind so many…
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Meet the Man Who Dressed Dolly Parton
An overdose of rhinestone encrusted onto pastel leathers with fringes at every available seam. It’s so bad…
House of a 1920s Lady Gaga
“Eccentricity exists particularly in the English, and partly, I think, because of that peculiar and…
Classrooms without Walls: A Forgotten Age of Open-air Schools
This old black and white photograph pops out at me every now and again on the…
The Most Exclusive US College that You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
What if I told you there was an elite college as exclusive as Harvard and…
Bohemian Grove: The Secret Society Summer Camp
I just spent the morning finding out everything I can on the Bohemian Grove. For two…
The Enchanting Genius of a Quietly Forgotten Midcentury Maximalist
Let us take a look inside the classical grandeur and neo-romanticism that flows through the…
Your Summer Photo Goals, as Demonstrated by the 1920s Morris Mermaids
It all started with this those three girls on a rock in 1922, putting my…
Summering with the Surrealists: Sea, Sex and Sun
Let us rewind to the sizzling summers of 1936 and ‘37 to holiday on the…
The Selfie-Obsessed Countess of Vanity
She wasn’t the most likeable character of her time. Once rumoured to be the most…
Hollywood’s Original “Bad Girl”: The Tragic Muse of Kurt Cobain
Even before she was famous, Frances Farmer had a bad girl reputation. In high school,…
Indulge in the Underrated Influence of Erté
An artist like Erté was unlikely to go by unnoticed in history with his profound…