My Vintage Vogue -Found Fashion
My Vintage Vogue – Found Fashion Another cool page from My Vintage Vogue.These are wonderfully cool photos of ‘real’ women and their own fashion picks.This set is from the 1930’s
How to capture that 1940’s Glamour
How to capture that 1940’s Glamour Invest in the right colors: 1940’s gals knew how to discriminately pick from the colors of the rainbow. Autumn and primary colors are your best bet for getting your 1940’s glam on. Chocolate, navy, black, burgundy, cardinal red, royal blue, and gold are just a few great choices. Stay …
1950’s Fashion – Fully Fashioned Stockings
1950’s Fashion – Fully Fashioned Stockings Put simply there is no better supplier of vintage inspired seamed hosiery than What Katie Did.
1930’s Fashion – The invention of Nylon Stockings !
The invention of Nylon Stockings ! The story of nylon, and subsequently – nylon stockings began with a gentleman called Wallace Carothers, whose team at DuPonts chemical company, after ten years of research in the field of Polymers, produced a fiber that was to replace silk in many clothing garments.After his lab came up with …
1930’s Fashion – How to be Chic on a low income
1930’s Fashion – How to be Chic on a low income ! A woman can dress within her income and be chic !almost no matter how small that income may beGet into sewing ! Though getting patterns isnt as popular as it used to be -there are somebrilliant sites for getting you started !I adore …
Vintage 1940’s makeup tutorial – You Will Be Prettier !
Another snippet from our vintage 1940’s makeup and beauty tutorial courtesy of the Prelinger archive.This one shows ugly betty transform into pretty polly. Hilarious example of old fashioned mores. But has anything really changed ?
1940’s Fashion – Handbags
1940’s Fashion and The Handbag The war saw the smooth contours of the 1930s fashion change to a more military look. Bags became larger, squarer, and more practical, reflecting a desire to appear self-sufficient. As zippers, mirrors, and leather became scarce, designers turned to wood or plastic for frames and employed new synthetics such as …
1930’s Depression Fashion – Hemlines go down with the dollar
1930’s Depression Fashion – Hemlines go down with the dollar ! At the beginning of 1930, women’s hemlines fell all the way down to the ankle,their necklines became lowered, and their torsos were under their shoulders.In the 1930s, skirts were also in mode.Patterns from Vogue and McCalls became extremely popular,encouraging home industry among young women.Upper …
1930’s fashion – Lingerie and Pre Code Hollywood
In the 1930s, the stars of Pre Code Hollywood dictated the body shape. The escapism that Hollywood offered drew huge audiences and many women and men were captivated by a new generation of sex idols, such as Marlene Dietrich and Jean Harlow. The bosom was captivatingly emphasised by Hollywood with careful fitting over the bust …
1940’s fashion – Womens Dress Code in the War Years
1940s Clothing – Women’s Dress and Style– Now see the lavishly illustrated concise history of 1940s women fashion !! Also you can read a free e-publication World War Two Fashion – by Tia Craig . Just click on image below to download direct to your smartphone,tablet or desktop. Welcome to the main hub to several entertaining posts on …