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…May 15, 2023May 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…Jan 27, 2023Jan 27, 2023
Rachel Harris-GardinerJe n’adore pas DiorTaking a long-overdue potshot at fashion’s holiest cowDec 13, 2022Dec 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…Sep 9, 2022Sep 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”…Aug 25, 2022Aug 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…Aug 20, 2022Aug 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…Jul 23, 2022Jul 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?Apr 8, 2022Apr 8, 2022
Rachel Harris-GardinerGabrielle’s garageAnother tale for Women’s History Month: pioneering garage owner Gabrielle Borthwick, mechanic and mystic.Mar 20, 2022Mar 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.Mar 11, 2022Mar 11, 2022
