Five simple makeup steps for the pale 1960s makeup look from actress Natalie Wood. 1.Natalie has pitch-dark lashes and mascaras only the tips – but those thickly! 2.Back in prehistoric times, you had to have naturally curly lashes! Now you can curl them at will. 3.Just a little stroke of eyebrow pencil makes all the …
Pompadour with Psyche knot – in 8 Steps! – Do you have long hair? Fancy a Downton Abbey Look? Then you can quickly create a classic Edwardian hairstyle look from this rare little pictorial hairstyle guide for women found in Girls Own 1911. Note: The illustrations show the right side of this young woman’s hair …
Chic new vintage style dresses and pants from 20th century Foxy… Recently at the York Festival of Vintage, Clare Quartermaine’s 20th Century Foxy put on a delicious display of some of their new stock due in from this month onwards . Hair was by Bethany Jane of The Vintage Beauty Parlour. 1.Top of the list …
Authentic Vintage and Vintage Inspired Clothing. With customers from all over the world, Blue Velvet Vintage,founded by Theresa Campbell McKee, is one of the webs premier online vintage clothing suppliers. We thought we’d feature some of their gorgeous vintage inspired evening dresses. Theresa kindly took us on a tour through her business. “We have been …
Get the Great Gatsby Look this season from Modcloth’s unique and dedicated 1920s era shop… Whether it’s for a casual 1920s themed dinner party, a cocktail evening or a mad flappers night out, there’s dresses, shoes, headbands and other accessories to add a flapper flair to any look this coming summer. Add glitzy details to …
Exclusive in-depth interview with the co founders of the Irish Vintage Style Design Label – Charlotte and Jane Charlotte & Jane – Silks, Seams and Silhouettes. Every year at the London fashion week – quite a noticeable proportion of designers showing have come through the cloistered halls of Central St Martin’s ( ok – …
Lady Olive Baillie – The English Great Gatsby. The subject of BBC4’s excellent Woman’s Hour this week was the experiences of women in Britain after the First World War and on into the 1920’s. Women’s role in employment, politics and in the family were discussed. But it was the arrival of former Labour MP Shirley …
1940s vintage tutorial on film Over on our sister site Vintage Makeup Guides – we’ve transcribed our most popular vintage 1940’s makeup video on our Youtube channel,( over 170,000 hits and rising! ) so you can follow with text and images the exact process of makeup application as taught by Miss Ratherly Stern back in …
Vintage Fashion Reviews – Edwardian Summer Gowns 1905. The 1905 issue of the Los Angeles Herald reviews the latest in evening gowns for those soft summer nights. Pointed, Square and Round decolletage. Elbow sleeves with ruffles are the latest decree in women’s 1905 summer fashions. There is always something most attractive about the fashions for …
1940’s Department Store Fashion – Louisville. All images – Royal Photo Company Collection Deep in the heart of Louisville, Kentucky was the now long departed Kaufman Straus Department store which carried up to date women’s clothing from 1879 to 1969. By the 1930’s and 1940’s – fashion shopping was a family affair where mothers,daughters,aunts and …