Babylon Blog

many a fine shoe have passed through our little shop, and as many of you know, shoes are my passion (i occaisionally host popups where footwear is the main attraction) i've always been a fan of unique footwear and was thrilled by the resurgence of platforms a few years back...and they seem to be here to stay. maybe they aren't for everyone, and not everyone knows how to rock them, but they are beautiful as an object at that.   above: ferragamo recently re-produced this style originally conceived in 1938 above: november 10, 1944 - carmen miranda poses with her large collection of wedges above: twiggy posing in biba's kensington store, 1971 looks featured on whowhatwear below

often thought of tacky, aloha prints are truly an amazing cultural treasure. these tropical prints emerged from hawaii in the twenties and thirties around the time the tourism industry was just starting. the prints were very inspired by japanese kimono prints, traditional hawaiian block prints and of course the exotic landscape. black + white japanese inspired chrysanthemum print. elvis from blue hawaii. forties rayon hawaiian shirt with amazing color palette. chinese inspired hawaiian dresses forties through sixties. marni runway looks a few current looks featuring aloha prints courtesy of refinery29 a few of the many options available at our shop hollywood babylon in portland, oregon.  

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there is something irresistible about a leather clad bad boy. am i wrong? the leather jacket is an essential ingredient of the tough guy image.

here is a little photo tribute to some dudes looking bad in leather through the years...

below: archival photo of a hells angel wearing his metal studded leather jacket 1960 - 1970

above: Steve McQueen was the ultra-cool male film star of the 1960s, and rose from a troubled youth spent in reform schools to being the world's most popular actor.

above: Marlon Brando in 'The Wild Ones'

James Dean above.

above: the T-birds

below: our favorite gang of leather jacket wearing dudes The Ramones

above: The Misfits circa 1977

above: Mr. John Lydon with Sid Vicious in the late seventies.

stay tuned for a bad girls post yet to come....

above: Brigitte Bardot on a motorcycle circa 1971

we love our local portland wardrobe stylists that bring us amazing pieces and shop hollywood babylon for shoots etc. it's always special when they find something to keep for themselves...one of the best parts of this biz is seeing the magic of when a dress like this finds its destiny.

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hello friends, we are clearing the way for new goods + have four big sale racks full of smoking deals! get it while it's hot! photo credit: matthew brush