Lavishly illustrated history of vintage fashion, makeup, and hairstyles for women in the 20th Century
Just a quick reference to the more detailed Secret 1940’s make-up tricks – an introduction to glamour – over on Vintage Make-up Guide. These charts examine – within a 1940s style context of course which includes the popular hairstyles of the era – how to achieve with basic contouring – the perfect oval face shape. …
The original of vintage shops – Oxfam – has recently created these beautiful print and online video adverts to promote the different genres of vintage women’s clothing in their Oxfam online store and Oxfam shops. The 1940’s, 1950’s and the 1960’s. The message? You can look fabulous by wearing clothes bought in a charity store- …
American women from South Dakota, way back in 1939, show they can match any New Yorker for style! Time Shift – Women’s Street Styles filmed in 1939. The theater projectionist was well known for his ‘local films’ taken in all seasons of the local citizens going about their daily lives. The films were shown at …
The 1930s ‘green evening gown’ in the film Atonement – worn by Kiera Knightly. Ok – there are probably other ‘most beautiful dresses’ in films that could beat this one – Audrey Hepburn’s Givenchy dress in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” for starters. But that green dress worn by Kiera Knightly,designed by Jacqueline Durran in the Oscar …
The Queen – 1950’s Fashion Dress Google ‘The Queen’ and there will be only one image that appears on the front page. Queen Elizabeth 11 – the most photographed woman in history. There can be no doubt about that. Her outfits have also been the most talked about in the age of modern media. …
Whatever decade is your personal favorite – you need to know about Fashion Lines and which is the correct one to choose for your figure when buying .Here we explore some vintage 1950s dress fashion advice from Dora Lewis, whose excellent but rare 1950s fashion book Clothing construction and Planning is still available on ebay …
The Decade of Red Lips – The 1940’s, despite a world war, saw a huge leap in women’s use of daily cosmetics. If ever there was a decade for lipsticks then this was it. With more and more women working on the home front and as army nurses, the convenience of the roll up lipstick …
A short look at the styles and traditions of 1940s wedding dresses and trousseau. The increasing popularity of a 1940s wedding theme these days suggests a genuine yearning for old style glamor. The yardstick for vintage wedding themes certainly draws a lot from the 1940s fashion era. In those days a woman’s trousseau was placed …
The name Sybil Connolly returned to the fashion press recently when actress Gillian Anderson turned up to the annual Bafta Awards wearing a vintage 1950’s pleated handkerchief linen dress. One of the Irish designers most famous innovations – uncrushable linen – was a fashion sensation in the late 1950’s. Glamourdaze have recently unearthed a forgotten …
Top Irish fashion designer Sybil Connolly stages a dress show in 1957. This little gem is published courtesy of Richard Jeffs of the Baim Film Collection. A very very rare color fashion show shot in widescreen Eastman color by Harold Baim. It features possibly the most famous Irish fashion designer of her time and certainly …