1960s Fashion – The Jackie Kennedy Mannequins 1961. The wonderful archive at Time Life Magazine throw up some beauties every now and then. These wonderful photos were taken on the way and at John Frederic’s shop in New York in January 1961. The caption which went with these pictures when Life Magazine first published it …
Besame Lipsticks – Glamorous Lips in Classic Colors. Step in to spring girls with some daring lipstick colors from Besame Cosmetics Besame’s delectable 1940’s style lipsticks are for the true vintage girl. Enriched with vitamins – including green tea, your lips will thank you daily for it.Here’s a quick peek at the palettes now available. …
Retro Swimwear Glamour – For Luna If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere of this fair globe we live on, then it’s getting warmer and you’ll be thinking soon of pulling on something fashionable and head turning for the beach this summer. There’s a plethora of swimwear supplier out there, but For Luna simplifies things. Their …
Here’s a short glimpse in to the glamorous past. 1930’s women browsing a department store.
Be a 1920’s Gatsby Style Bride – Vintage Wedding Dress Ideas. With the rash of 1920s and 1930s related movies of recent years ( The Artist, Atonement, Howard Hughes etc) the latest now being the new and star studded 2013 film of F Scott Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby, you may wish to add a little 1920s …
Colleen Moore Manic Flapper Makeup Scene 1923 Colleen Moore plays up the flapper in this funny 1920s ‘makeup’ scene from the 1923 film Flaming Youth
Vintage Shopping Online – The 100 Best Stores. The 100 Best Vintage Shops Online – finally – a definitive and well researched source for all things vintage in fashion and beauty. Beautifully presented by the gorgeous Sammy Davis Vintage, this 50 page eBook is packed full of reviews and up to date links to the …
Vintage Makeup Guides – our sister channel have just published a cute 1930s makeup tutorial assembled from an old Pathe newsreel. Complete with photos, learn how to perfect your face contour in 1930s style. Learn some tips on what type of V shape you need for your particular shape of mouth. All ‘jolly good fun …
Why not head over to our sister channel Vintage Makeup Guides to see a charming 1930s makeup tutorial video from Pathe Films – Hollywood Eyebrow makeup tutorial from 1938. We’ve written out the text with video stills for you to see. Now you can have that ‘eyebrow’ accent which the quipped British commentator suggests you …
1920s Silhouette – Clara Bow vs Venus de Milo. Another post on the subject of the 1920s gamine silhouette. Clara Bow was without question one of the biggest silent movie stars in Hollywood and all women’s eyes turned to her for beauty inspiration. We put this comparison together of the measurements of the ancient Greek …