100 + Years of College Girl Fashion

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A photographic trip back through time – College girl fashions are an often overlooked source of both style and female trends.Whether they start in the schools or have been adopted over the years from fashion periodicals, young women heading to college in 2015 may well be putting as much effort in to their style and …

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Robes et Femmes – 1913 Satirical Fashion Book

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Art Nouveau  Fashion Illustrator Enrico Sacchetti –   Thanks to the Smithsonian digital archivists for uploading and preserving this delightful hand stencilled or “pochoir” Art Nouveau book of fashion illustrations by the little known Roman cartoonist Enrico Sacchetti. Remembered more for his sarcastic cartoon depictions of World War One, what makes this book unique in …

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1940s Beauty & Makeup – From Summer to Autumn

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 Virginia Mayo shares her Fall beauty tips for 1948 – Sterling 1940s beauty advice from Virginia Mayo, on how to use foundation and powder in dealing with a fading summer tan! With the first whisper of Autumn, a revolution in color takes place. Our whole outside world changes from lush greens to tawny shades. Inside …

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Hollywood Beauty Secrets – Carole Lombard with Max factor

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Carole Lombard explains her 5 beauty secrets –   When a Hollywood beauty, and the foremost beauty expert get together – you can pick up some real pointers. Max Factor and Carole Lombard dish out the tips in 1935. 1930s Beauty report for Glamourdaze.com “Nothing on earth can give a woman confidence and that grand …

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