The real women who served as muses to Charles Dana Gibson. The illustrator created the iconic Gibson Girl look of the 1900’s. See a 1904 film of real life Gibson girls brought to life with AI upscaling. The Real Gibson Girls Charles Dana’s Gibson’s pen and ink illustrations of what was to become known as …
Eye Beauty – The Windows of the soul – excerpt from Classic beauty – The History of Makeup. The eyes are not only the windows to the soul, but powerful communication tools. A simple glance can reveal the true intentions of its sender. Throughout time, makeup has played a prominent role in accentuating the eyes. …
Vintage Clothing? Look no further than 20th Century Foxy! World War Two and swing style tea dresses, 1940s style swing trousers, utility style fashions, in fact everything a land army girl could desire ! [ excluding the manure and pitch fork! ].1930s and 1950s inspired separates, wiggle dresses, scarves, the list goes on. 20th Century …
1930s Fashion -The French Beret replaces the Cloche. By 1933 the iconic Cloche hat which was so dominant in the 1920s was replaced by exciting new French styles. The beret – not exactly anything new to the French – was certainly a novelty for many women in the USA and others European countries. Not all …
1940’s Fashion Parade – Spring Dresses from the 1942 Sears catalog After the cold bitter months of winter, women across America eagerly scanned the juicy spring catalogs for some nice frock inspiration. Here’s a selection of spring dresses from the Sears Catalog of 1942. They were grim times for women at home, many of whom …
Take a Retro Nautical Style Holiday ! Modcloth Vintage have launched a delightful display of nautical styles to get you into a holiday mood. We’ve picked out a few little gems for you to drool over! Nautical Ensemble. Author Outings Dress Its retro hue, lightly textured stretch fabric, and see-through, crocheted details make this dress …
Deborah Kerr models the 1942 British Utility Dress Typical Utility dress of pale blue light woolen, it has double-breasted bodice and pleats in the skirt. Spectator model at 62 shillings and 10d. Everything about it is top flight except the price . Originally published in Picture Post 1942. Text transcription copyright Glamourdaze.com 2013 Look in …
1940’s Top Ten Tips to hiring Women- Sexist Guide. This patronizing sexist and retrospectively quite funny article was first published in the 1943 edition of Transportation. It dishes out sympathetic advice for the poor ‘male’ supervisor. Women ‘know your limits !’ 1. Give every girl an adequate number of rest periods during the day. You …
Cosmonaut Vogue New Yorker and Brooklyn born Arthur Elgort and famous Vogue photographer took these these super cool photographs of Russian model Natalia Semanova, for the December 1999 issue of Russian Vogue. Taken in the Cosmonaut Training Center of Star City with genuine cosmonauts. It has an unusually retro 1960s look about it. Original …
The Top 10 most sarcastic Flapper slang words. Umbrella- young man any girl can borrow for the evening. Rock of Ages- any woman over 30 years of age. Face stretcher- old maid who tries to look young. Cellar Smeller- a young man who always turns up where there’s free liquor to be had. Corn Shredder- …