Lavishly illustrated history of vintage fashion, makeup, and hairstyles for women in the 20th Century
Time travel back to 1930 Kyoto for a fashion show by women in Japan. AI enhanced using deep learning techniques. Organised by women from the Young Women’s Christian Association of Japan.The YCWA is a nongovernmental, nonprofit membership association. It has promoted women’s full and equal participation in society. Footage provided by kind permission of the …
Time travel back to the lost world of Lhasa Tibet in 1942, now brought to life by AI. Filmed during WW2, this AI enhanced clip is an eye opener. AI Enhanced film of Old Tibet At the height of WW2 the Allies were desperate to secure a land route that would reconnect China and India. …
Time travel back a century to 1920 for a day on Palm beach in Florida. AI enhanced from silent black & white footage to ultra HD color film at 60 fps frame rate with sound. ( nine years before actual sound film). Hope you enjoy. A special thank you to the folks managing the Moving …
Time travel back to China of 1929 for a rare 1920s Shanghai fashion and hairstyle feature. Restored by Deep learning AI enhancement. Footage from the Moving Image Research Collections with kind permission of the University of South Carolina. Presented ( purportedly) by a niece of Alfred Sao-Ku Sze, China’s first ambassador to the United States. …
Time travel back to roaring 20s Biarritz France on a September day in 1928 thanks to the magic of AI neural networks.Original footage from the Moving Image Research Collections. With kind permission of the University of South Carolina. Watch A Day at the Beach – Biarritz 1928 The film starts with clips from a hotel …
Century old film unearthed in AI enhanced glory Time travel back a century to a beach in Holland filmed circa 1921. What we love about this 100 year old film is that we see normal working class people having fun.The early 1920’s social attitudes were still quite conservative when it came to swimming in public.As …
Parisian Woman captured in a fragment of color film in 1925. A young 1920’s Paris flapper captured in a fragment of color film in 1925.Part of a series of clips from a 1920’s fashion photo-shoot in 1920’s Paris, A French woman models jewelry, necklaces and makeup compacts. Her bobbed hair and dress is typical of …
Spitfire Girls is a short tribute to the girls who built and repaired the iconic RAF fighter plane during WW2. They are the forgotten British Rosie the Riveters. The unheralded British women of WW2 who built and repaired the RAF’s iconic Spitfire.AI enhanced film made in 1940/41. Original footage courtesy IWM. Spitfire Girls Film – …
An edit of a 1907 Alice Guy Blaché film “The Irresistible Piano“. AI enhanced to produce possibly the oldest ever music video Alice Guy-Blaché was a pioneer film director and one of the few women working in the movies, Her story begins in 1885, after she attended an early Lumiere film presentation. Alice was a …
AI enhanced edits of some of the earliest footage of Japanese Geisha and Maiko entertainers. From the Meiji era, circa 1900 Japanese Geisha and Maiko Video in 1900 Many Japanese women wore the traditional Kimono, Obi or Furisode. This film clearly shows entertainers dancing to the accompaniment of two Shamisen players.The dangling Kanzashi on the …