Cross Bracelets – Their Origin and Evolution Over Time

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Cross bracelets have had, over time, quite a profound and multifaceted appeal to women. It extends far beyond mere ornamentation. The cross itself though associated often with Christian symbolism extends back into antiquity. Crosses in jewelry can be traced back to civilizations long before the advent of Christianity.   To truly understand the origins of cross …

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1920s Art Deco Engagement Rings – When Flappers Said ‘Yes’

1920s art deco rings

Paris, April 1925 and suddenly, everything from engagement rings to your bedroom dressing table  was serving geometric lines. The city threw a fancy gathering called the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts. Art Deco, the design world’s new crush came decked out in triangles, zigzags, and enough symmetry to make a kaleidoscope jealous.  …

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Styling a coatless outfit for early spring wear

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No matter how much you love winter, by early spring I bet you can’t wait to take off that long thick coat that buries the rest of your outfit and show off your style. Now, the temperatures might not be so gentle yet, so you’ll still have to wear some sort of cozy overlayer in …

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Vintage College Styles Still Popular with Students

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While fashion trends change over time, many enduring vintage college styles continue to remain popular. Vintage fashion serves as a perfect illustration since student wardrobes continue to adopt styles from previous decades. Students today enjoy mixing in 1980s and 1990s college styles to their wardrobe, to create a blend of vintage and modern trends. Students …

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2025 Fashion Trends – Is silk à la mode?

2025 fashion trends

Glamourdaze takes a peek at some potential 2025 fashion trends. Animal prints, silk ties, sequins, oversized bags. There is no style that is old. Animal prints Animal prints have endured a turbulent relationship with fashion lovers over the decades. Oscillating between being seen as classy and trashy. This year, though, they’re most definitely the former. …

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The Unexpected Origins of Perfume

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How fragrance became a beauty essential. If you ever wondered about the origins of perfume, you might imagine a 16th-century noble who wants to mask their body odors with another, more pleasant scent. And while that’s not entirely incorrect – perfume was popular among the French royal court for this very reason – perfume is …

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Mary’s Daily 1940s Beauty Routine

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 …

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