Monsieur Antoine – Paris Hair Stylist 1927

Tips from Top Parisian hairdresser – 1920s hairstyle report by Agnes Smith. It isn’t Mr Antoine, nor yet Monsieur Antoine. It’s just Antoine. And that is fame ! Monsieur Antoine – the inventor of “The Shingle” is one of the reasons why girls leave home to go to Paris. the other reason, of course, is to get a divorce! In…

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1940s Beauty – Eye Make-up Lesson 1941

Mascara, Shadow and Brow Tricks – 1940s Beauty correspondent Carol Carter: Your eyes may be merry and soulful for the dark winter days ahead. But a little touch of magic from mascara, accents of shadow or wisps of brow pencil will make them appear larger, brighter, deeper and altogether more beautiful and exciting. This lesson is in two parts. The…

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1930s Fashion – Winter Modes of 1938

Corseted suits and stylish felt hats from Britain – Hollywood Style Report by Gwen Walters. Left:Jeanette MacDonald leads off on our feature posing in this stunning frost pink evening ensemble from her personal wardrobe. The slipper satin jacket conceals the softly draped bodice of the flowing chiffon gown. Miss MacDonalds cape is of silver fox. Right:Alice Faye wears a short…

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1940s Lipstick Tutorial

Mary Martins Lip Tips on Loveliness 1941- 1940s Makeup – Lipstick Tutorial. – by Carol Carter for Glamourdaze.com Model your lips carefully! Use a deep clear red lipstick. You can make them wider, or shorter, fuller or thinner, to give your face better proportion. If they’re too heavy, use a medium or rose lip rouge to make them less noticeable….

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1930s Beauty – When Winter Comes

1930s Tips to guard your skin against the elements – “O Wind, if winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” I suppose that Shelley, being a poet and romantic, could visualize budding blossoms, even while still facing the cold blasts of winter. But us ordinary mortals find it harder. Now that the biting cold and blustering wind is upon us,…

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1930s Fashion Spotlight – Tala Birell

Two vintage outfits for the Tall Slim Girl – Nov 1932 – If you are a small girl with a retrousse nose, well and good. You’ll find plenty of stars are of that description and their clothes ideas will help you out. But if you have a tall graceful figure, oval shape and well defined features you may have more…

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1930s Fashion – The Debs Winter Wardrobe

Romantic winter modes for 1931 – We asked actresses Marian Marsh, Loretta Young, Ruth Hall and Estelle Taylor and Karen Morley to model what the fashionable young woman will be wearing to college this winter. The girls went to Manhattan to select their favourite outfits to stroll Park Avenue in. Loretta Young models a fur coat that is oh so young…

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1940s Winter Foundation Wear Review

Straight from the Underworld – Nov 1940 – Our time travelling beauty correspondent Carolyn Van Wycks reports from November 1940 with a quick perusal of the latest undergarments for ladies from the leading foundation wear brands. ” THE NEWS from the outstanding authorities on fall / winter foundation fashions this year is breathing room for waistlines, beautiful, uplifted bosoms and…

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A Day in the Life – Two Women in the early 1940s

One in wartime Britain, the other in pre-war America 1941 – In late 1941 – quite coincidently, there were two picture essays of a typical day in the lives of two different women. The first, an American housewife, by the name of Jane Amberg from Kankakee, Illinois.USA. The second, a young British girl called Mrs Olive Day, in bombed out…

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1930s Fashion – Hollywood Winter Wardrobe

Clara Bow and Joan Crawford model their choices – Nov 1930 – Russia is the inspiration of the smart suit worn by Joan Crawford. Made in the Russian manner of Forstmann’s Zenita, a novelty fabric, the suit reveals cartridge trimmings on the sleeves and at the front of the belted-in knee-length coat. All this lends a military air, while the skirt…

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