Vintage Hats – Made to order !

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 …

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Classic Beauty – The History of Make-up

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, …

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1920’s Makeup Guide Book | Original

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 …

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The Cloche Hat

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 …

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Flapper Beauty Contest

The Great Flapper Beauty Contest of 1922 Above poster available at Glamourdaze Zazzle Courtesy of Old Magazine Articles – Girls, here’s good news for you! How would you like to get a hundred dollars – just for being a flapper? Also a chance to move to Hollywood and become an actress star ! Provided you …

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1920’s Women in Colour – Beautiful

1920s Women shot in Autochrome Color – Not very often does one come across color imagery of women’s fashion and dress looks from the 1920’s, but the National Geographic Stock Online have some stunning color photographs for sale of late 1920s women from different parts of the world – all taken around the same time …

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The 1920’s Silhouette

The 1920’s Silhouette The Woman’s body shape saved by Hollywood ! The 1920’s began with the disappearance of the female silhouette altogether ! Women’s wear became more mannish. The waist was gone, bust was gone, shoulders broader and hair much shorter. The new silhouette emphasized a flat chest and any womanly curves were eliminated as …

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1920’s Women’s Fashion Revisited

Rare 1920s Color Fashion Film – This rare 1920’s fashion archive color film found by archivist Murray Glass  features some stunning 1920’s dress styles from the spring of 1928. Here it is again with a breakdown of each item of clothing as worn by some well know women of the late 1920’s. Read  our exclusive …

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Vintage Swimwear Fashion Guide

Women’s Vintage Swimwear Secrets Before you go shopping for some cool Vintage swimwear or Retro Swimwear, why not sit back and learn a bit about what you’re wearing! Photo courtesy My Vintage Vogue Perhaps more than any other garment, the swimsuit has changed beyond all recognition in the last century. One of the most appealing …

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