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 …
The 1960’s London Makeup Look – Pattie Boyd In 1960’s Eye Makeup Tips and 1960s Long Hairstyle Tips, I’ve showed you dolls how to put on eye make-up and how to do up your hair – if it is longish. Now lets look at your face – how to care for it and its beauty …
1960’s Hairstyles tricks for Long Hair – Pattie Boyd Most of us will agree that a girls shining glory is her hair. I feel it is so important for a girl to devote her main attention to her Barnet – which is the London slang word for hairstyle. My hair is pretty longish, so this …
1960’s Eye Makeup Tips – Sixties model Pattie Boyd Originally published in Sept 1965 in the beauty magazine 16. Pattie Boyd – ( Beatle girlfriend and source of inspiration to classic songs such as George Harrison’s Something and Eric Claptons Layla. ) wrote a column entitled Pattie Boyd’s Beauty Box. In this, the first article, …
Illustrated 1920’s Dress Color Combinations Photoplay’s Caroline Van Wyck writes in 1928 about “distinctive dressing”. With 1920’s hats the same tight little shape on every woman, with 1920s dresses the same slender models, it’s hard for a busy a girl to find distinctive clothes. Read how color helps the clever girl! Visit our top tier …
1920s Fashion – US Banks ban Flappers – 1922 report. In 1922 – a furor was created when banks across the USA, including the US Federal Reserve stipulated that ‘women’ should dress accordingly when stepping through their hallowed doors. Above all that insidious creature known as ‘the flapper‘ was banned outright. Original 1922 report – …
Fashionistas – How to be ready for sudden mode change! Courtesy of Modern Mechanix Blog. A. Large Picture Hat to conceal the latest copy of Women’s Wear Daily, which has hopefully decreed that skirts are going midi, willy nilly ! B. A calibrated cigarette holder and tape-measure charm bracelet for measurement of other women’s skirt …