Vintage Paper Dolls – Fashion Doris Day – courtesy Carla at Home Paper Dolls go back a long long way. Children, always creative, love to play dress up. By the 1930’s and 1940’s it was a golden age for paper dolls, they were cheap, often came within fashion magazines, and were a great resource for …
Lindy Hop – The original Swing Dance – New York 1939 No one can really experience the feel of the 1940’s and not try the Lindy Hop dance. The original swing dance. The Lindy Hop was inspired from headlines like Lindy Hops Atlantic after Charles Lindbergh’s flight to Paris back in 1927 . It’s also …
Louise Brooks and Clara Bow, possibly the two greatest female screen icons of 1920’s beauty style. Their individual beauty helped define the flapper look and the jazz age of the roaring twenties.This film celebrates them both. If you should ever need a definitive tutorial or just some tips on 1920’s, fashion, dress, bob hairstyles, clothing …
Street Fashion 1940’s in New York Continuing in the theme of vintage street fashion, here are some great photos from LIFE MAGAZINE A fabulous site to browse for a window into the past. When it comes to glamour, nothing much has changed in Manhattan. But these women in the 1940’s really raised the bar when …
Its interesting to remember that Pilates, now a hugely popular guide to good posture was developed in the 1940’s and named after Joseph Pilates. Women of the 1940’s simply had to master correct posture. There was no option. Corset makers like Spencer did their bit to help, but there is no better alternative than simply …
The street fashion and hairstyles of everyday women in the 1930’s from a unique film by Ivan Besse shot in the small South Dakota town of Britton in 1938 The Wall Street Crash had a huge impact on women’s fashion in the 1930’s. Lots of women took up sewing and the Women’s Institute became famous …
Margaret and Francis Macdonald – Photo of Margaret and Francis taken by Charles Mackintosh 1894 These two remarkable sisters were highly regarded artists of their day and were the bright young things of their time ! Margaret was married to the famous Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a member of the Glasgow ‘ Immortals’ in the late …
1940’s Clothing Plan and Budget 1947 – Now see the lavishly illustrated concise history of 1940s fashion ! 1940’s Fashion – A Young Woman’s Annual Clothing Plan A typical yearly clothing plan for a 19 year old San Francisco woman in 1947. Even in the opulent USA, the average woman of reasonable means, could only …
1950’s Beauty & Hair Guide Joan Holloway – Mad Men Step 4 – Hair Care We probably spend most of our attention on our hair. Our hair needs careful attention !Like caring for the skin, proper care of the hairrequires some understanding of its structure and function. A healthy scalp has plenty of oil to …
1950’s Beauty Guide Joan Holloway – Mad Men Step 3 – Hair removal and Nail Polish The removal of hair, is sometimes a problem.You can take care of single hairs with a pair of tweezers. But for leg and underarm hair, your best bet is a safety razor. Don’t worry that shaving your legs will …