{"title":"Home page","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"rudolph-valentino-new-star","title":"4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe film that launched an unknown Rudolph Valentino into superstardom, Rex Ingram’s anti-war epic, based on Vicente Blasco Ibáñez’s novel of the same name follows a wealthy, extended Argentine-European family forced to fight on opposite sides during World War I. Playing Julio Desnoyers, Valentino’s smouldering tango scene just 10 minutes into the film catapulted him onto the world stage and triggered a massive Western cultural shift. Tango halls noticed a huge upturn in attendance, turning gaucho pants into a fashion craze, and the scene single-handedly redefined male sex appeal in Western media. This \"Latin Lover\" archetype heavily shaped men’s fashion in the early 1920s; the signature pomaded, slicked-back hair even spawned a culture of “Vaselinos” with young men looking to mimic Valentino’s polished appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe film became the highest-earning movie of 1921, immortalising Valentino forever as an icon of the silver screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/1070\/6779\/files\/FF82X9_76199451-7f84-4d4f-8991-4afa88bdb205.jpg?v=1779450201\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gilded Stars","offers":[{"title":"M","offer_id":52209195057499,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":52209195090267,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":52209195123035,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/1070\/6779\/files\/4-HORSEMEN-FRONT.jpg?v=1777737652"},{"product_id":"garden-of-alla","title":"Garden of Alla Hotel","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWelcome to The Garden of Alla, a lawless, tropical oasis on the Sunset Strip where Hollywood’s elite lived out their wildest desires and left their dirtiest secrets. Opened in 1927 and built around the private estate of silent screen diva Alla Nazimova, this legendary residential hotel consisted of 25 private Spanish-style villas wrapped around a massive swimming pool shaped like the Black Sea. It operated under a strict, unwritten code: \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ewhat happened at the Garden, stayed at the Garden\u003c\/span\u003e. For over three decades, this lush 2.5-acre fortress became the ultimate playground for stars escaping the watchful eyes of the press, the police, and conservative studio bosses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe estate quickly turned into a high-society crossroads where literary titans, screen royalty, and avant-garde artists collided in a haze of alcohol and glamour. The guest list read like a fever dream of 20th-century pop culture. It was here that F. Scott Fitzgerald battled his demons while rewriting scripts, Dorothy Parker traded razor-sharp barbs poolside, and Errol Flynn indulged his notorious appetites. The ever elusive Greta Garbo regularly sought refuge here, gliding across the pool daily to maintain her absolute privacy, alongside early Hollywood icons like Charlie Chaplin and Rudolph Valentino. The Garden was a chaotic creative incubator where love affairs were ignited, studio contracts were signed over midnight martinis, and literary masterpieces were written in the dead of night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBeneath its palm-fringed canopy, the hotel functioned as a bulletproof vault for the industry's most explosive secrets. In a deeply conservative era, Nazimova’s sanctuary offered a fiercely protected safe haven for Hollywood’s closeted queer community, becoming a destination for hushed gatherings known as \"sewing circles\". The villas witnessed the legendary, alcohol-fueled brawls of John Barrymore, the clandestine trysts of married icons, and the frantic clean-up operations of studio fixers. 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Rudolph Valentino, the world’s ultimate screen idol, succumbed to peritonitis at the tragic age of 31, triggering a wave of mass hysteria and collective grief never before seen in modern history. As news of the \"Latin Lover’s\" sudden passing spread, over 100,000 devastated fans flooded the streets of Manhattan outside the Frank Campbell Funeral Church. The scene quickly devolved into a chaotic riot of shattered windows, fainting spells, and desperate clashes with police, as grieving devotees fought to catch a fleeting glimpse of their fallen icon in his silver-plated casket. Rumours of distraught fans committing suicide swept through the press, cementing Valentino's legacy not just as a movie star, but as one of icons of the silver screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAmidst this unprecedented national mourning, the music industry moved swiftly to capture the heartbreak of a generation, birthing one of the earliest and most successful celebrity tribute records in history: \"There’s a New Star in Heaven Tonight.\" Rushed into recording studios just days after his death, the melancholic ballad written by J. Keirn Brennan, Jimmy McHugh, and Irving Mills, was famously recorded by popular crooner Rudy Vallée. The song was a sentimental, tear-jerking masterpiece of melodrama, comforting millions of grieving fans with the poetic notion that Valentino had simply transitioned from Hollywood royalty to cosmic divinity. It became an instant phonograph sensation, echoing from parlour’s across America and providing the soundtrack to the first great tragedy of the cinema age. Valentino’s death marked the symbolic end of early Hollywood's innocent decadence, and this haunting melody forever immortalised the moment the world's greatest lover became an eternal myth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gilded Stars","offers":[{"title":"M","offer_id":52209482367323,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":52209482400091,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":52209482432859,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/1070\/6779\/files\/NEW-STAR-FRONT.jpg?v=1777737862"},{"product_id":"nazimova-camille","title":"Nazimova Camille","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"How dare you bring that gigolo to my table? How dare you introduce that pimp to Nazimova?\" This was the legendary reaction Alla Nazimova had when first introduced to Rudolph Valentino in 1919. Fast-forward two years, and the theatrical diva had cast that very same “gigolo” as her romantic lead in her highly stylized, avant-garde silent masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eCamille\u003c\/i\u003e. Having become the highest-paid actress of her era before transitioning into cinema, Nazimova’s uncompromising commitment to artistic experimentation ultimately sabotaged her legacy. Suffering a string of legendary box office busts that only later gained critical appreciation for their striking production value—not to mention the decadent rumours of what went on behind the scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eCamille\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a peak example of this artistic ambition, largely stealing the show through its exquisite, geometric sets and costumes. 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