Lou Reed I must admit I was a fan of Lou Reed’s way before I’d even heard any of his music. Truth be told, I was fixated on his and The Velvet Underground’s involvement with Andy Warhol and the whole Factory scene. We all know what a huge […]
The Carpenters I don’t care who you are, if you don’t shed an internal tear when you hear Karen Carpenter sing about wanting to be close to you then you are DEAD inside! Sister was a bad-ass singer AND drummer = soft rock goddess! My love for the […]
So much 70s fabulousness! I really do believe that if you grew up in Australia in the late 70s/early 80s your love for ABBA is almost a part of your DNA! Although in our house it was split between ABBA and Kiss (it was that era after all, and my […]
Parallel Lines line-up If you’re a regular A Red Lip And A Nude Shoe reader you know that last year’s Sunday series featured all my favourite and fabulous Fierce Females and the first cab off the rank was none other than Deborah Harry. I love Debbie’s punk rock […]
Image Credit: Album cover shoot for Aladdin Sane, 1973. Photograph by Brian Duffy Remember that moment you saw David Bowie as the Goblin King in The Labyrinth when you were a kid (or as an adult) and you had mixed feelings of being absolutely scared of him and having a […]
70s chic – such babes! Benny and Björn may have been the lyrical and melodic geniuses behind those amazingly catchy tunes but it was Agnetha and Frida who ultimately made you fall in love and shake your booty to all those ABBA hits! This dynamic duo (not the last […]
If you asked me two years ago what the Pantone Color of the Year was I’d have responded with “what you talkin’ bout Willis?!” I had no idea that there was a predetermined colour that was bestowed upon us mere mortals each year by the powers that be, […]
How fabulous is this vintage coat?! I’ve been banging on about wanting to wear all my winter coats instead of always sticking to the one each year and remembered I have this baby stashed away. This amazing coat was my mum’s from the 70s and I stole it […]
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