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1940′s Fashion – Spring Frock Parade

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Madamecoco

1940s Fashion Parade – Spring Dresses from the 1942 Sears catalog. After the cold bitter months of winter, women across America eagerly scanned the juicy spring catalogs for some nice frock inspiration. Here’s a selection of spring frocks from the Sears Catalog of 1942. They were grim times for women at home, many of whom worked in munitions factories, aircraft…

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1940s Fashion – Deborah Kerr models the 1942 British Utility Dress

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Madamecoco

Deborah Kerr models the 1942 British Utility Dress Typical Utility dress of pale blue light woolen, it has double-breasted bodice and pleats in the skirt. Spectator model at 62 shillings and 10d. Everything about it is top flight except the price . Originally published in Picture Post 1942. Text transcription copyright Glamourdaze.com 2013 Look in your shops for Utility Dresses….

Fleur de Guerre talks to Glamourdaze

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Madamecoco

Glamourdaze chats to Fleur de Guerre vintage style model and authoress of ‘Diary of a Vintage Girl’ The vintage fashion blogosphere is certainly a strange country, populated mostly by women who have a distinct penchant for the ‘feminine’, but with an attitude that says sweetly but clearly ‘mess me with me and you’re dead !’. Glamourdaze have several favorites including…

British War Time Christmas Beauty Tips for Women in 1941

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Madamecoco

British War Time Christmas Beauty Tips for Women in 1941 A touching and a unique record taken from the 1940′s British fashion periodical Good Taste – Dec 1941. The writer envisions various date scenarios and dishes out advice on the appropriate clothing, hairstyle and makeup to wear for these very special occasions with their soldiers home on leave.1940′s Women considered…

1940s Fashion Film – Ladies Department

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Madamecoco

Out first ‘new’ archive film in a while – now on our vintage fashion channel over at Youtube. Buried in the back of a US government film on Archive.org we found these amazing images of women browsing in a ladies department store. the fashions are pure 1940s – probably 1946-7 and the detail is excellent. A real treat for some…