Rachel Harris-GardinerSex, sales and Sue ShawIn 2021, we heard that yet another personality from the golden age of Formula One had passed on. Model Sue Shaw, who died from lung cancer…5 min read·May 15, 2023----
Rachel Harris-GardinerWho was Miss Ford Sport?Miss Ford Sport had to be a glamour girl, surely? She appeared in 1970, a time when fully-naked women graced motor show stands and…2 min read·Jan 27, 2023----
Rachel Harris-GardinerJe n’adore pas DiorTaking a long-overdue potshot at fashion’s holiest cow5 min read·Dec 13, 2022----
Rachel Harris-GardinerFigureheads and flying ladiesThe motoring world loves a muse. Within its complex love-hate relationship with women, the muse gets the easiest ride, literally and…4 min read·Sep 9, 2022----
Rachel Harris-GardinerThe time the scandalous Duchess of Argyll came to BrooklandsMargaret, Duchess of Argyll has intrigued a new generation last year with the BBC film, A Very British Scandal. Her “Headless Man”…4 min read·Aug 25, 2022----
Rachel Harris-GardinerLucile: one of the first female auto stylistsEdwardian fashion designer Lucile was an innovator in many ways. One of the first couturiers to embrace diffusion lines and branded goods…3 min read·Aug 20, 2022----
Rachel Harris-GardinerBeware of prettyRepresentation for women in motorsport is great, but this cautionary tale from the past shows we should be wary of “role model” as a career…3 min read·Jul 23, 2022----
Rachel Harris-GardinerThe first grid girl?Modernisation put paid to F1 grid girls and coronavirus banished them for good. We know the end, but how did the whole thing start?3 min read·Apr 8, 2022----
Rachel Harris-GardinerGabrielle’s garageAnother tale for Women’s History Month: pioneering garage owner Gabrielle Borthwick, mechanic and mystic.5 min read·Mar 20, 2022----
Rachel Harris-GardinerThe electronic dreams of Johanna BeyerAnother Women’s History Month story, this time from the woman who may well have helped invent electronic music.3 min read·Mar 11, 2022----