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Bernie Dexter Dress Ensemble

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Glamourpost

Now that you’ve put away the decorations, the tree is down and the December colors of your outfits are already looking a bit – well wintery, lets look at some beautiful fresh dress ensembles for the new year. So after work, hang up your work suit, and celebrate your achievements at a party of your own tonight with this cute…

Fleur de Guerre talks to Glamourdaze

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Glamourpost

Glamourdaze chats to Fleur de Guerre vintage style model and authoress of ‘Diary of a Vintage Girl’ The vintage fashion blogosphere is certainly a strange country, populated mostly by women who have a distinct penchant for the ‘feminine’, but with an attitude that says sweetly but clearly ‘mess me with me and you’re dead !’. Glamourdaze have several favorites including…

The History of Makeup – Lipstick Allure

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Glamourpost

The History of Makeup – Lipstick Allure by Gabriella Hernandez – founder of Besame Cosmetics. Excerpt from her book Classic Beauty – presented on Glamourdaze.com with kind permission. Lip colors are considered the most widely used cosmetics ever invented. Women who typically do not wear a full face of make-up commonly wear lipstick. From the earliest of civilizations to the…

1940’s Wartime Fashion – Paint your own stockings!

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Glamourpost

1940’s War Fashion – Paint your own stockings! Q: What’s a 1940s wife more afraid of finding on her man than lipstick on his collar? A: Leg paint on his back! [Quote from Oak tree Vintage ] The Great Stocking Shortage. Nylon stockings exploded into the average American woman’s life in 1939, when Dupont began manufacturing the alluring synthetic. Eager…

Inside a 1920s Chorus Girls Dressing Room

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Glamourpost

Inside a 1920s Chorus Girls Dressing Room – by a Chorus Girl in 1926. A-line-of-1920s-chorus-girls-from-the-show,-‘The-Girl-From-Cooks’.-1927 Many famous actresses started their professional careers as dancers in a chorus line including Marlene Dietrich, Ginger Rogers,Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Barbara Stanwyck,Paulette Goddard,Bette Davis, Joan Crawford,Marion Davies,Shirley MacLaine,Rita Hayworth,Louise Brooks,Joan Blondell, Betty Grable – the list goes on. The best known chorus dancing troupes…

The Four Keys to Beauty for Wartime Women – Christmas 1941

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Glamourpost

The Four Keys to Beauty for Women during Christmas 1941 A 1940’s British War Time Woman’s Beauty Guide. Back in December 1941, Britain was entering it’s third Christmas at war. Here you can read some of the makeup and fashion advice that was read by many women that cold month as they prepared for what was hopefully a romantic and…

British War Time Christmas Beauty Tips for Women in 1941

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Glamourpost

British War Time Christmas Beauty Tips for Women in 1941 A touching and a unique record taken from the 1940’s British fashion periodical Good Taste – Dec 1941. The writer envisions various date scenarios and dishes out advice on the appropriate clothing, hairstyle and makeup to wear for these very special occasions with their soldiers home on leave.1940’s Women considered…

Besame Cosmetics – The Purr-fect Red Lipstick !

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Glamourpost

Today Gabriela Hernandez of Besame Cosmetics helps you find the perfect Red lipstick from their beautiful range of vintage inspired lipsticks. ” First let’s figure out if your skin tone is warm with yellow undertones or pink with cool undertones! Then pick a color to match your skin tone. For warmer tones – try Carmine, Merlot or Red Hot Red…

1940s Fashion Film – Ladies Department

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Glamourpost

Out first ‘new’ archive film in a while – now on our vintage fashion channel over at Youtube. Buried in the back of a US government film on Archive.org we found these amazing images of women browsing in a ladies department store. the fashions are pure 1940s – probably 1946-7 and the detail is excellent. A real treat for some…

1930s Style Make-up Application – Vintage guides to download

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Glamourpost

1930s Make-up Application Techniques – Original guides for download Two extremely rare 1930s beauty and makeup guides spanning from 1932 and 1938 , found in the famous Oxford vintage market in England. Lovingly restored for you to enjoy. Make-up by Virginia Vincent and The Art of 1930s Make-up by the great Max Factor. The makeup styles of the early 1930s…

Bernie Dexter Dress Ensemble

Fleur de Guerre talks to Glamourdaze

The History of Makeup – Lipstick Allure

1940’s Wartime Fashion – Paint your own stockings!

Inside a 1920s Chorus Girls Dressing Room

The Four Keys to Beauty for Wartime Women – Christmas 1941

British War Time Christmas Beauty Tips for Women in 1941

Besame Cosmetics – The Purr-fect Red Lipstick !

1940s Fashion Film – Ladies Department

1930s Style Make-up Application – Vintage guides to download

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