Lavishly illustrated history of vintage fashion, makeup, and hairstyles for women in the 20th Century
Poets have praised them, artists have painted them, sculptors have modeled them – now learn the Hollywood beauty secrets that helped maintain the beautiful throats and neck lines of their most glamorous stars – Time traveling 1930s beauty correspondent Caroline Van Wycks reports from the Hollywood firmament in 1937. As far as Hollywood necks go, …
Hollywood stars model the latest modes for Christmas 1941 – Gwenn Walters reports for Glamourdaze. QUESTION: What would a girl like for Christmas? Answer: A hostess outfit like this one designed by Earl Luick and worn by the demure Joan Bennett of 20th Century Fox. An all over quilted coat of brown and white checked …
To really get you into retro mode for this Christmas, our good friend Clare Quartermaine of House of Foxy – one of the UK’s premier retro clothing labels has kindly offered Glamourdaze readers a 15% off – discount code till January 31st 2014! Quote GLAMDAZE13 at check-out for some of the gorgeous party frocks from the …
Beautiful Vintage Fashion Yuletide cards. We’re pleased to announce the publication of our latest range of Vintage Fashion Christmas Cards. Click on the image to visit the shop links and enjoy!
Learn to be glamorous 1930s style – on a budget! – Claudette Colbert, star of “It happened one night” – tells Caroline Van Wycks, Glamourdaze’s time traveling fashion correspondent – how she learned to be glamorous when she was still a struggling actress with limited income. “What’s the use of talking about clothes when you …
Women in the 1930s cross America waited eagerly for the bumper Sears Christmas catalog- We take a quick peek at their underwear and hosiery selection from 1933. Every American woman knows the importance in maintaining her figure. With good shape-wear, your wardrobe immediately looks better on you. Now from Sears comes a new range in …
In a delightfully frank interview – Fay Wray shares her beauty secrets with Caroline Van Wycks I shall always think of Fay Wray as very much of an individual. Just why, I’m not sure. Her dark auburn hair, her deep blue eyes and warm skin make her exceptionally lovely to look at. While Hollywood is …
Charlotte and Jane Autumn / Winter 2013 Collection- Glamourdaze caught up with Jane Skovgaard of Irish design label Charlotte and Jane, for the lowdown on their mouth watering Autumn/ Winter 2013 collection . Taking inspiration from the 1940s and 1950s with a dash of Edwardian thrown in on one particular outfit, their latest set of …
An insight into the science of beauty from the 1950’s from Helena Rubinstein – Check out House of Fraser’s big 1950s makeup post after you’ve read this. Glamourdaze are one of the contributors ! The 1950’s Color Palette. In that glamorous era of the 1950s the idea behind choosing your ‘color type’ was to …
Scary Cosmetic Masks from 1917. Beauty science has come a long way since these frightful Hannibal Lecter style rubber ‘cosmetic’ masks. These images are to be found in Hygiene of the Face & Cosmetic Guide from 1917. 1917 Cosmetic Masks. These were applications of mixtures, compositions or tissues which prevented the contact of air with …