1930s fashion – Recreating a Joan Crawford 1935 dress suit.

A while ago I stumbled across a vintage costume designer by the name of Anushka Tay. In the admittedly self indulgent and rather fluffy realm of vintage fashion blogs this girl caught my attention. In the course of her third year research she has devoted some considerable time and energy to studying and recreating – …

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A Short History of Women’s Fashion

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A Short History of 20th Century Women’s Fashion – 1900 to 1970. Glamourdaze have just published a concise history of women’s dress styles from the Edwardian era to the late 1960s. Read about the massive changes which came about in women’s fashion before, during and after the First World War. How women escaped from the …

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Vintage 1950’s Eye Makeup Glamour Tips

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1950s Eye makeup Glamor Tips. as seen in a 1954 Coty Advertisement. 1950s eyebrow and eyeliner tip. Outlining the brows and corners of your eye with an eye crayon is the first step to achieve lovelier eyes. Flattering pencil lines help to curve the eyelids upwards – eyebrows wide and high. 1950s eyeshadow tips. Apply …

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1940s Makeup – The famous Lipstick Scene in Black Narcissus

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1940s makeup beauty – Kathleen Bryon in Black Narcissus Some 1940s makeup images from two beautiful expressionist films made in wartime Britain by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger – Black Narcissus and A Matter of Life and Death. This short beauty post celebrates both the amazing cinematography of Jack Cardiff who shot both films, and …

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Besame Lipstick and Kenley Collins Scarf Set

Besame Cosmetics launches a limited run of a Kenley Collins gift set. You get a cool bold red lipstick in Besame’s signature glamorous gold plate tube, and this is paired with a gorgeous chiffon scarf created by Kenley Collins. There are only 1000 to be had, so grab one if you feel like a treat!