Hedy Lamarr – originally from Austria – was once dubbed the most beautiful woman on film. She exhibited a style that was both unique and also expressed the fashions of the time better than most of her fellow actresses. Not only a talented and glamourous star – she was also an inventor.She co patented a …
A charming and slightly far fetched little movie short of a glamourous Hollywood party at the famous Ambassador Hotel.. It features some of the biggest stars of the day, wearing the latest fashions. Some lovely examples of 1930’s womens hairstyles In the 1930’s the world was gripped by the Great Depression and very often, as …
Now read a Complete History of 1940’s Makeup – including galleries galore of beautiful imagery. The defined style for makeup in the 1940’s was glamour ! A full luscious red mouth and more prominent eyebrows, getting away from the pencil thin look of the 1930’s.Eye makeup was kept to the minimum with very little shadow. …
1930s fashion – Women’s Hairstyles Vintage archive film of popular 1930’s hairstyles. Women’s Hairstyles in the early 1930s remained quite close to the head with deep set finger waves. Hair partings in the center,or on the side.However the styles began to soften a little bit, with some play in the waves becoming increasingly popular and …
1930’s Vintage Makeup Guide By and large the most fascinating period in women’s fashion.Beginning with the art deco style that spilled over from the late 1920’s. The feminine makeup look changed rapidly from the late 1920’s and in to the 1930’s. Gone was the coquettish girl of the late victorian era, to a more independent …
A vintage fashion show displaying the latest 1920’s Dress. The venue was the famous Great Cumberland Place in London. Lots of Fashion houses resided there in the 1920’s. All very House of Elliot ! Download rare and beautifully restored 1920’s make-up and beauty guides.
This vintage fashion film from the 1940s explores the ‘ scientific research ‘ conducted to improve the look of bespectacled women. Oddly informative.
Women’s Dress Codes up to Christian Dior’s New Look – Follow up to Women’s Dress Code of the 1940’s – the War Years. Now read the full Concise Illustrated History of 1940’s Women’s Fashion – 1940 to 1949. Click on the image below. If you are looking to quickly and easily recreate the 1940’s look for …
A feast of archive vintage fashion clips from the 1920’s to the 1950’s showing the finest in lingerie design. With music by the Olympic Dance Orchestra from 1927.This is the first of several films which will showcase the diversity of womens fashion from the halcyon days of glamour.
The Female Body Shape – Which are you ? A vintage tutorial on how to dress correctly for your body shape.Everything you need to know about what kind of figure you have, and what kind of figure you might like to have ! The irreverent Trinny and Susannah have identified 12 different body types – …