Three Hollywood Fall Hairstyles 1950

The  Short Crop 50's Hairstyle

Easy Directions for Three Fall hairstyles from 1950- Tired of your old hair-do? Afraid to take a chance? Here are three easy hair shaping tutorials from Hollywood to try. Elizabeth Taylor’s wind-blown bob, the short cap cut crop worn by Jane Wyman and Jane Powell’s long hairdo The  Short Crop 50’s Hairstyle Make a one-inch center …

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Straight Out Of The 50s

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Found photos of Women in the 1950s – Vintage style in amateur vintage photographs of beautiful women.  hair and makeup looks captured in magical Kodachrome color from the 1950s era. What they wore at home, for Christmas, for evening wear, at the beach or going skiing. A real time capsule of found photos of women …

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Ode to the Sweater – Part Deux

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More Free Patterns and more sweaters – Free to download – a classic 1939 sailor jumper pattern; a must-have for the summer !The pattern is called Chic Ahoy – a jumper with a nautical air .Just click on image or link to download the pdf to your device.This one comes via Vintage Pattern Files, originally …

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The Pin-up Project

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Brazilian pin-ups Renata Candido and Karla Stevanatto – In this exclusive interview for Glamourdaze, Brazilian pin-ups Renata Candido and Karla Stevanatto, also known by their nicknames Chubby Pinup and Gia RedHot, tell us the story of the project that has been revolutionized retro market in Brazil. Six months ago, the Brazilian photographic market gained a …

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1950s Fashion – Spectacle Glory

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Pathe News 1950 fashion report – A toast now to the women and where more attractive than this school for models, where we’re just in time for a lesson in the art of specmanship. Demonstrating this comparatively new art in using spectacles as a fashion accessory is top couturier Ronald Patterson. With this sophisticated town suit …

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The Age of Fashion comes to an end

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Necessity drives the future of Style – “There’s never a new fashion but it’s old” Geoffrey Chaucer What came before .. In 1902, a series of French postcards entitled “Les Femmes de l’Avenir” or Women of the Future, proved conclusively that – trapped as we are, in a linear dimension, few among us possess gifted …

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