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 …
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 …