Jennifer Lopez has been many things over the years—a dancer, actor, musician, mother, producer, fashion icon, philanthropist—but today, she’s a birthday girl. As the Hollywood and music legend turns 57, we’re marking the occasion by taking a tour through the early years of her sprawling career. From her promotional tour for the 1997 film Selena…
Nigel Cabourn, a British clothing designer whose fascination with heritage materials, vintage Army outfits and rugged work wear made him a venerated figure in men’s fashion, died on June 11 at his home in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England’s northernmost city. He was 76. His daughter Sophie Cabourn, an owner of the vintage retailer Re:Bourn, said the cause…
Did you know that “talking postcards” were once a thing? Back in the 1940s and 50s, tourists in the U.S. might pop into a coin-operated Voice-O-Graph booth to record themselves speaking about their trip, with their tales ending up on a lacquer-coated record that they could then mail to friends or relatives. A BBC report…
