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1940s Fashion – The Wartime Day to Day Frock

Glamourdaze — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 15:31:19 +0000

Pathe 1940s fashion newsreel from 1943 – In wartime Britain, women had to make do and mend, with severe rationing from coupons and utility clothing a must, the new ethos was to be innovative with your current wardrobe. This Pathe film suggests – a tad optimistically that a girl could get by for a whole ...

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The Gamine Figure – The Second New Look of 1949

Glamourdaze — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:02:57 +0000

New Gamine Figure of 1949 turns heads American women, battle-scarred survivors of the 1947 style revolution, when the New Look took over, are hearing disquieting reports from the fashion front: Having made over their figures for the New Look, was it possible that they were going to have to do it all over again? The ...

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The Masters of Fashion Illustration – adult coloring book

Glamourdaze — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 17:12:18 +0000

Become a Colorist ! – Glamourdaze talks to illustrator Wendy Piersall, whose recent publication The Masters of Fashion Illustration recreates a forgotten era of art nouveau in fashion illustration, and what’s more – you get to colour it in ! Why did you want to draw an adult coloring book about vintage fashion? I have always loved ...

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1940s Fashion – Summer-Frocks – June 1946

Glamourdaze — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 10:25:04 +0000

Some early post war summer styles- To the left – actress Diana Lynn sports Henry Rosenfield‘s superbly cut “sun dress” of Shire cotton poplin. It has a tiny separate jacket to cover its one bare shoulder ! To the right – a lustrous melon colored tropical worsted by Junior Deb. Gracefully ballooned sleeves with the ...

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1940s Fashion – How to get Christian Dior’s New Look !

Glamourpost — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:30:01 +0000

Corsets and padding for Diors New Look of 1947- 1940s Fashion – from Glamourdaze.com – Two 1940s British models attempt to achieve Christian Dior’s New Look by wearing the latest 1940s shape-wear -From the Pathe’s film archive. With half of London still in ruins, and food and clothing rationing still enforced, this was more of ...

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1940’s Fashion – Vintage Evening Dress show

Glamourdaze — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 13:46:00 +0000

1940’s Fashion – Vintage evening dress show ” You look so desirable in your new dress !” Yes, it was all about impressing the men those days! Funny how all the men were called Charlie. Still, this film displays some lovely evening dress examples of the 1940’s.We see a waltz time skirt with black lace ...

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