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What to Do with an Excessive Vintage Collection

Glamourdaze — Sat, 10 May 2025 13:47:26 +0000

We can all end up accumulating a large vintage collection of clothes. Iconic shoes, hats or skirt styles add a quirkiness to our individual styles. Even our own wardrobe choices become vintage eventually, if we hold on to them. So as any vintage lover knows, sometimes our collection can grow a tad too big. It ...

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1920s Inspired fashion – House of Foxy

Glamourdaze — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:05:15 +0000

A look at one of the Uks premier vintage fashion besoke clothing labels. Here we look at 1920s inspired fashion. If you’re a girl with a flair for being a flapper, you’re going to adore the new collection of 1920s inspired dresses from our friends at House of Foxy and all made in Great Britain ...

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1940s Fashion – A Day in the Life of a Model

Glamourdaze — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 20:15:14 +0000

A day with a 1940’s fashion model – And now let’s drop in to the house of England’s number one glamour girl Joan Richards. A 1940’s fashion model, who turns her charm and ability into a business. Joan has a long and busy day ahead, splitting her modelling duty between giving shows for the troops. ...

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Vintage 1920s Shoe Fashion on Film

Glamourdaze — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 21:00:36 +0000

A look at a Pathe era 1920s shoe fashion film. 1920s Shoe Fashions on Film, courtesy of Pathe Films. Once upon a time, fashion shows were more or less dress hows. In 1929, a 1920s shoes eye view to beauty is important enough to require a special show of its own as we are treated to ...

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A Short History of Women’s Dress Sizes

Glamourdaze — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:14:34 +0000

Ever wondered why a size 12 is called a size 12? – Kass McGann of Reconstructing History.com Explains – Dress sizing is certainly confusing! I mean, a man’s jacket size 42 fits a man with a chest measurement of 42″. Jeans sized 36/32 fit a waist of 36″ and an inseam of 32″. But what ...

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1950s British Fashion Show in Color 1951

Glamourdaze — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 21:46:08 +0000

An Evening of Fashion – Savoy Hotel London 1951 Pathe fashion newsreel in luscious color. Includes an exclusive peek backstage during the show. Let’s join the stars, celebrities and Britains top fashion designers. The occasion, a mannequin parade with a difference. Beginning beautifully by this Worth model Rolande, exhibiting this banana coloured facecloth dinner dress, ...

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1940s Fashion – Liquid Stockings for Summer

Glamourdaze — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 16:16:29 +0000

Sheer Stocking Solution in 1940 – When the temperature warms, a woman has three choices when it comes to leg beauty: stockings ( cotton, silk, or the new Nylon); she can go bare legged, or she can paint on a variety of cosmetic liquid stockings. Above are a comparison. To the male eye a pair ...

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Competitive Swimsuit Styles in 1944

Glamourdaze — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 11:24:05 +0000

Life visits Lake Shore Swim Team Chicago 1944 Very few cities get as searingly hot in summer time as Chicago does. Even fewer cities have as many swimming facilities. More than 40 Outdoor public swimming pools and 15 Indoor. All summer long Chicago becomes one vast city of bathers trying to beat the heat and ...

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1930s Fashion – Hollywood Summer Frocks 1931

Glamourdaze — Thu, 05 May 2016 10:49:31 +0000

Hollywood sets the 1930s mode – Lilyan Tashman‘s Style Lovely Lilyan Tashman starts off our little fashion show with these two stunning outfits. Left: Miss Tashman in a spectator sport costume of dust blue and white. Over a frock of dust blue roma crepe, bound with silk braid at the hem, Miss Tashman wears a ...

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Charlotte and Jane – Irish vintage fashion house

Glamourpost — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 18:19:52 +0000

1940s and 1950’s retro inspired Spring Summer clothing collection from Ireland. Continuing our current Irish flavour for vintage fashions, and following up on our wonderful find of an archive color fashion film of Sybil Connolly from 1957, we’re taking a quick peek at this years Spring Summer Collection 2012 from Charlotte & Jane, the Kinsale ...

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