Author Archives: classiq

Editorial: She’s Earned Those Stripes

Jean Arthur in “The Talk of the Town”, 1942 | Columbia Pictures   The Editorial: thoughts, short stories or essays about the world of cinema   Nora Shelley is wearing a men’s striped oversized pajamas when the entire town barges … Read More →

Posted by classiq in Editorial, Film, Film costume | | Comments Off on Editorial: She’s Earned Those Stripes

The Culture Edit: October Newsletter

Photographic print to the left available in the shop     “I had to contend with boredom. Meaning, when I was bored, I had to be bored and keep walking. As opposed to: sling up the ‘ole smartphone and walk-n-suck … Read More →

Posted by classiq in Books, Culture, Film, Newsletter | | Comments Off on The Culture Edit: October Newsletter

Ruggedly Masculine: Rod Taylor in “The Birds”

Rod Taylor in “The Birds”, 1963 | Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions   Who else believes Rod Taylor and his style in The Birds are underrated? Because this is what I think. He is just as underrated as Tippi Hedren and … Read More →

Posted by classiq in Film costume | | 1 Comment

Real Emotion and Visual Power: Interview with Matt Needle

I the run-up to the release of No Time to Die, I am talking Bond movies posters, Bond girl Vesper Lynd, design influences and what cinema is truly about with graphic designer and illustrator Matt Needle. Read More →

Posted by classiq in Film, Film poster design, Interviews | | Comments Off on Real Emotion and Visual Power: Interview with Matt Needle

Editorial: Driving Steve McQueen (When Porsche Beat Ford)

Steve McQueen and Jacqueline Bisset in “Bullitt”, 1968 | Solar Productions   It’s the car, it’s the casual elegance, it’s this time of year, it’s the times. It was Steve McQueen’s Mustang – a very fast, dark green 1968 Ford … Read More →

Posted by classiq in Editorial, Film costume | | Comments Off on Editorial: Driving Steve McQueen (When Porsche Beat Ford)