Tag: London

The Best British Chick Flicks

Some of the best chick flicks, the real romantic tearjerkers with happy endings, were made in Britain. These are the really plucky romantic stories that are funny and sad all at the same time.   One of the most famous is Bridget Jones Diary (2001) and all of its sequels.  The film is famous partly because American star Renee Zellweger had to pack on about […]

Fashion Icon Mary Quant

Mary Quant is the fashion designer most credited with creating the London-based Mod movement of the sixties.  This is quite relevant still today as so much of today’s retro movement in fashion is based on the mod looks she invented for such figures as Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton and Marianne Faithful..  This was also known as the Chelsea Girl look.   Even at age 77  Mary […]