It was April 24 1975, and six armed German terrorists from the far-left militant group known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang had stormed the embassy, taking the ambassador and his staff hostage. Ten of the ...

Every dollar of our after-school jobs was saved to buy the fragrances which were the epitome of sophistication at the time — Dior's Poison, Elizabeth Arden's Red Door and of course, Lancôme's Tresor.