Want to get the vintage 1950s make-up looks of Grace Kelly or Audrey Hepburn ? Two entertaining and lusciously restored and illustrated make-up and beauty manuals from the early 1950s. As in the previous 1940s decade, the operative word for beauty was Glamour ! Learn the tips and tricks of 1950s makeup style as taught …
This is our tribute to women’s long love affair with make-up. Enjoy ! Beautiful vintage make-up and beauty guides available for download at Vintage Make-up Guide.
1940’s Makeup and Beauty guides. Want to be a 1940’s bombshell beauty ? Then this fabulous and beautifully restored 1940s make-up and beauty book by famous Hollywood make-up artists, is the answer. No better way to achieve the 1940s pin-up girl look of this glamorous decade, than to learn from the masters. Beautiful and inspiring. …
If you are looking for high quality millinery with consummate attention to every detail then mark Gail’s shop as a part of your shopping experience. She is always busy adding new designs to her shop so stop by often. If you have questions she will surely try to help you with the answer. Gail sells …
The definitive story about women’s Make-up. by Gabriela Hernandez [ founder of Besame Cosmetics] The definition of a beautiful face has never been constant. Gabriela’s stunning new book explores the social political climates which helped mould what are now accepted beauty rituals. Classic beauty is a stunning reference book, chronicling make-up trends for eyes, lips, …
A beautifully illustrated and lovingly restored e-publication of an original 1920’s makeup guide for women in 1925, this little book is filled to the brim with advice for young ladies in an era when women first began to experience the true feeling of liberation, and of their own feminine power. Download beautifully restored 1920’s makeup …
What Katie Did for Christmas ! If you’re planning to wrap up up for winter in some luxurious vintage retro style lingerie, then isn’t it time you sent that order off to Santa now ! Vintage Lingerie and Corsets What katie Did, the reigning queen of faux-vintage undergarments and hosiery are taking orders now for …
The Cloche Hat The french word for ‘bell’, the Cloche was reputed to have been invented by the famous ‘ queen of the milliners’ Caroline Reboux. She operated her shop at 9, avenue Matignon, Paris from the 1860s and became the most sought after of milliners in the early days of Haute couture.Among her clients …
What Katie Did have really gotten into the seasonal Halloween spirit this year with bewitching corsets, Maitresse Bullet bras and Girdlettes, and Glamour Corselettes, all celebrating the glamor of 1950’s women’s fashion. Think Hollywood films like Easter Parade and Singing in the Rain ! Happy shopping !
Just reminding any vintage fashion enthusiasts out there in the area of Eden in High Wycomb in beautiful Buckinghamshire and beyond, that there will be a great Vintage Retro Fashion Fair on Saturday and Sunday the 22nd and 23rd of October. Over 30 stalls packed to the brim with bags, broaches, skirts and scarves and …