The full color Pochoir 1920s Parisian fashion magazine – Read or download Art-Gout-Beaute at Archive.org – courtesy of the California State Library. “I think it is the most beautiful magazine I have ever seen,” said Gary Kurutz, the State Library’s head of Special Collections. ” Art-Gout-Beaute: Feuillets de L’Elegance Feminine” meaning Art – Good Taste …
1920s Style report – from Carolyn Van Wycks in 1927 – FROM luncheon to summer – all without a change of costume! Carmel Myers designed this four-in-one 1920s dress for the girl whose dates overlap. The gown is also called Bermuda Onion, because it can be unpeeled in layers. Carmel considers it the biggest invention …
A sassy new video showcase for Besame Cosmetics famous Red Lipsticks – Starring gorgeous models Shay-Anne Aboud and Raven Brookes, this entertaining showcase film was created by the new bespoke European distributor of Besame makeup – VHL Distribution – a sister company to the UK based Vintage Hair Lounge. The video was shot by Scott …
Proper leg postures and deportment- 1920s fashion report for Glamourdaze.com from Carolyn Van Wycks in 1924. “MEN WILL anyway and a girl ought to be prepared. We asked a Max Sennet beauty to model the good and bad postures which can dictate our lives for us! With an ever rising hem and an ever increasing amount …
All the dresses from 1929 – up to Cate Blanchett’s 2014 dress – This clever Best Actress Oscar Dresses Infographic stretches back to 1929 – the year of the first Academy Awards – created by the team of Mediarun Digital. From the first winner Janet Gaynor’s Peter Pan collar dress to Cate Blanchett’s gorgeous Armani …
Fat ankles, thin ankles – wear the stockings to suit – 1925 style! 1920s Fashion Report – from March 1925 – Carolyn Van Wycks for Glamourdaze 1920s fashion hosiery for your type! The purpose of “The Illusion Stocking” is to make the ankles look like what they “ain’t.” On the left, Lilyan Tashman demonstrates the …
An animated vintage fashion feature We came across a charming 1920s fashion ‘sticker’ book for children recently. Packed full of delightful and historically accurate digital depictions of key 1920s clothing. Created by Usborne Publishing – an innovative publisher for children. You can have fun dressing these dolls in a Coco Chanel wardrobe, for a Paris …
1940s fashion report from Gwenn Walters – Merle Oberon, Marlene Deitrich, Ann Sheridan and Irene Dunne model a day fashionable day suits from February 1940. Merle Oberon is the crisp “suit-type” who likes to travel “light” and is apt to turn up at El Mirador in Palm Springs or at the new Arrowhead Springs Hotel …
Follow my blog with Bloglovin 1930’s Fashion report from Hollywood. for Glamour Daze from Carolyn Van Wycks in 1937 – Virginia Bruce. For Spring days and city streets Virginia Bruce chooses a pne-piece frock of wood green wool crepe. A brown velvet belt is put firmly in its place by a gargantuan safety pin of …
What was the scent of the 1930s woman? – A 1930s Beauty Report for Glamourdaze.com from Carolyn Van Wycks in Hollywood 1937. Explore the popular perfumes of the 1930s woman. Do you choose your 1930s parfum for the exotic sensuality of Guerlains “Shalamar” or the suggestive name of Lanvin’s “My Sin”? Or have you the …