How to feel like a glamorous spy from a 60’s movie
Fashion: white miniskirts and square toed boots. Black turtlenecks and big blazers. Slim leg suit trousers and shiny black oxfords with a white shirt and a skinny tie. Silver cuff links that catch the light. Big sunglasses. The Chanel style skirt suit. A string of pearls. A Kelly handbag. Kitten heel mules. White gloves - think Audrey Hepburn. A simple watch with a black strap. A black leather vintage briefcase as a bag. A black or white beret. A silk scarf. You should wear mainly black, white, navy, cream, and other nondescript colours. If you have to add colour make it a slash of red lipstick or a red flower in your lapel.
Details: white eyeshadow with thick black cat-eye eyeliner. Lots of mascara. Fake beauty spot by your lip. Golden shimmer on the cheeks (feminine). Clean shaven face, thick strong eyebrows (masculine). Hair parted and slicked over with shiny pomade (m) or else a slick beehive with an eyebrow length straight fringe (f). Include a pocket square in your jacket or a big statement ring.
Perfume: Pure Poison - Dior. Sauvage - Dior. Amour Nocturne - lucky scent. The One, for men - Dolce & Gabana. Eau Tendre - Chanel. J’adore - Dior. Guilty Absolute pour femme - Gucci.
Character details: listen to French songs from the 60’s eg. Françoise Hardy, Brigitte Bardot. Carry a little vintage compact mirror to powder your nose/check you’re not being tailed. Carry around paperback novels in your briefcase/handbag to use for coded messages. Drink martinis. Smile at people mysteriously from over your martini in the bar and if they ask what you do for a living say “that’s classified.” Wear your sunglasses often and lower them to peep at people discreetly. Invite your friends to come over and watch old bond movies, while drinking martinis. Make up code words with your friends and use them in everyday conversation. Cultivate an aura of mystery by giving out as few personal details in conversation as possible while listening intently to what the other person is saying. If you’re not drinking martinis you should be drinking double espressos while reading a broadsheet or writing in a notebook in a little cafe with wooden tables and a window for people watching. Invest in silk pajamas and dance around your room in them, pretending it’s a hotel room in Moscow and you’re about to go on a date with a Russian spy to drink martinis and plot against the Soviet government.
{inspired by @roseate-angel }











