Lavishly illustrated history of vintage fashion, makeup, and hairstyles for women in the 20th Century
Bohemian style didn’t begin with the hippies – its roots go back to the artists and outcasts of 1840s Paris.The decade’s most iconic women from Stevie Nicks to Talitha Getty were drawing on nearly a century of restless, anticlassical dressing. Most trend cycles feel arbitrary, driven by what the industry needs to sell rather than …
The story of 1960s evening dress is often told as a simple liberation narrative: women were trapped in rigid gowns, and then the decade arrived and set them free. The reality is more complicated, and more interesting. Structure, Propriety and the Hourglass Silhouette Formal dress before the 1960s was genuinely structured. The hourglass silhouette was …
An 1898 film by filmmaker William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson is brought to life. On a September day in 1998 pointed a camera at the afternoon crowd on Scheveningen Boulevard and pressed record. What he captured was unremarkable by design – people strolling, watching, being seen at one of The Hague’s most fashionable seafront addresses. Nobody was …
Watch this rare restored 1970s makeup tutorial film and discover how women created the decade’s most iconic beauty looks. Frosted eyes, glossy lips and feathered lashes. → Read the Full Guide: How to Apply 1970s Makeup This Rare 1970s Makeup Tutorial Restored — And It’s Fascinating Women learned the art of makeup the old-fashioned way. …
I’ve always been a bit obsessed with the idea of time travel. Not the sci-fi kind with DeLoreans and flux capacitors (though I’m not opposed), but the kind where you can peer through a window into another era and actually see it—feel it, even. When I stumbled upon this rare silent film footage from the …
Glamourdaze takes a psychic peek into the history and enduring popularity of psychic readings and seances from their first social trend in the 1920s and beyond. The Roaring 1920s: Flappers, Fringe, and Floating Ghosts Picture this for a moment – jazz trumpets blaring, dancers filling the nightclub floor and a flapper in an art deco …
If the 1920s had a soundtrack, it would be jazz. If the 1920s had a definite look, it would be the cloche hat tipping over the brows of rebellious flappers. This bell-shaped marvel is still as fashionable today. One moment you’re sipping a latte in 2023, and the next, you’re side-eyeing Prohibition agents with a …
When it comes to the history of lipstick, if you think our little lip beauty pal is a relatively modern invention, you’re in for a surprise. The earliest evidence of lipstick goes back as far as 5,000 years ago. Yes, our Sumerians and Indus Valley ancestors are thought to be the first to wear lipstick! …
Mary, a young 1940s factory worker, begins her day with her ritual 1940s beauty routine and gets dressed for work. Mary’s 1940s Beauty Routine Mary stands in her ivory satin slip, the fabric whispering against her skin as she turns sideways in front of the tall mirror. Her reflection is a study in contradictions—the soft …
Travel back to the roaring 20s with this 1920s flapper makeup. Draw the perfect perfect cupids bow lips and downturned eyes for your next Great Gatsby party. The vampy makeup look of the iconic flapper was inspired by the great silent films icons of the 1920s. From Theda Bara to Greta Garbo, the classic sad …