Three 1940s women sharing an early iPAD !
Great Norman Parkinson photo I found. That really could be an iPAD they’re studying !
Vintage Life – A must have magazine for retro fashion lovers
Image by For Luna Vintage Life – The must have little magazine for vintage loving girls. If you’re a woman who is convinced she’s a 1920s flapper, a 1930s starlet, a 1940s bombshell, a 1950’s pinup. In other wards if you suffer from that oddly perplexing yet mightily addictive condition known as vintage fixation and …
1940s Fashion Film – Gorgeous Women’s Shoes
Archive shoe fashion film – Our latest film find featuring some beautiful 1940s shoe fashion for women. Featuring the classic wedge heel look so typical of the war years with styles including slingbacks, sandals, strap-on and two tone pumps. That’s all ! ©Glamourdaze.com
Interview with Julie Hewett – THE ARTIST’S Make-up Designer
An exclusive interview by Glamourdaze with Julie Hewett – Award winning make-up designer on the Oscar laden THE ARTIST. First of all on behalf of our readers, a belated congratulations on your Bafta Award for Makeup design in THE ARTIST. Your list of credits on films from the brilliant Grifters in 1990, American Beauty in …
The 1930s Look – Step by step make-up tutorial
Just a heads up to our regular readers and any newbies of course – that Glamourdaze will be producing a ‘ How to’ make-up guide in the near future with detailed step by step instructions on how to achieve the beauty looks from the 1920s , 1930s makeup styles to the 1960s look of Twiggy …
The 1940s Face – 7 Make-up Secrets by Gabriela Hernandez.
The 1940s Face – 7 Make-up Secrets by Gabriela Hernandez. Excerpt from her book Classic Beauty – The History of Make-up Gabriela Hernandez shares her basic 7 points to a 1940s style face. The 1940s Face – Seven Secrets 1. 1940s Eyebrows are manicured and are kept natural in thickness. 2.Dark brown pencil is used …
1940s Fashion – Women at war
Came across this charming tribute film compiled by Blitz and Peaces to the women who served during WW2. Rare color footage of women in uniform and everyday 1940s fashion. Though some footage looks like it is from the early 1930s to me, but maybe it was a fancy dress party ! The finger wave hairstyles …
The Little Black Dress – from Chanel to Givenchy
A short illustrated history of every woman’s favorite wardrobe item – the little black dress. Who invented it, who made it popular. That Iconic item in every woman’s wardrobe A big fan of single neutral colors, Coco Chanel was really just pleasing herself with this number. In mourning mode after the death of her lover …
Cloche Hat – How to Wear the 1920’s Hats Style
The Cloche Hat – A 1920’s Guide to Color and Design Cloche Hat design and material The standout feature of women’s millinery in the 1920s was to frame the face, often hide it, either with narrow or wide brims. Angelina Jolie remarked on how wearing the cloche hats in the movie The Changeling, was good …
A 1930s Womans Wardobe Plan – by Elsa Schiaparelli
How to be chic on a low income.Schiaparelli extolls the virtue of one suit for all seasons. Acutely aware and empathetic of women on lower incomes, the famous fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli gave her cents worth of advice to Photoplay magazine in 1936. A woman can dress within her income and be chic almost no …