You’ve just slipped into the most divine 1950s wiggle dress cherry red with a nipped waist that makes you feel like a secretary in a Hitchcock film. The mirror reflects pure vintage perfection: the curve of the hip, the gentle sweep at the knee, that hourglass silhouette that makes modern fashion look positively shapeless. But …
What Vintage Lingerie Styles are Still Coveted by Fashion Lovers ? Glamourdaze explores the iconic garments that are still with us today. Vintage Lingerie Styles which still prevail “Real elegance is everywhere – especially in the things that don’t show,” said Christian Dior. Any avid lingerie collector will know the truth of the famed designer’s …
Shop vintage style shapewear and vintage lingerie. Bullet bras, girdles, and waist cinchers from What Katie Did, Rago , Pip and Pantalaimon and Bettie Page. Introduction to Shapewear Hollywood, during the 1930’s and 1940’s, without meaning to at all, brought about a revolution in the field of foundation wear. The stars didn’t like iron-clad girdles …
Sixty Years of Women’s Foundation wear – 1905 Corset Originating from England, this s-curve corset made with floral brocaded silk, silk ribbon, and elastic. The Edwardian corset rested low over the bosom and extended down over the hips. The straight-front, when laced up provided the infamous s-curve which pushed breasts out, stomach in and back …
1940s Vintage Lingerie advice – Glamourdaze just published a page devoted to the secretive world of vintage lingerie. We’ve chosen excerpts from a book published in 1948 called Foundations for Fashion and provided links to our recommended supplier of faux vintage style undergarments. The guidebook – Foundations for Fashion is an excellent 1940s and 1950s …
Reclaiming the art of the Pin up – We all know the style! – pin curls, wiggle dresses, 1940s era bullet bras, seamed stockings, cat-eyed make-up and redder than red lips! The recent explosion of interest in vintage fashion – in particular the era spanning from the 1930s to the 1950s has brought with it …
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 …
The history of the bra is inextricably linked with the social status of women, the changes in fashion, and the evolving attitudes toward the female body. This is a short visual history of the modern bra from 1910 to the 1990’s. A Brief History of the Bra Video Watch the full Brief History of the …
Pamper yourself this Christmas and drool over Modcloths stunning vintage style clothing, dresses, shoes,intimates and outdoor wear . To make it easy – and less guilt ridden – to click on their buy buttons, they have produced a clever Holiday Stylebook for you to flip through. You can check their dress ensemble for the day …
What Katie Did for Christmas ! If you’re planning to wrap up up for winter in some luxurious vintage retro style lingerie, then isn’t it time you sent that order off to Santa now ! Vintage Lingerie and Corsets What katie Did, the reigning queen of faux-vintage undergarments and hosiery are taking orders now for …