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Three 1940s women sharing an early iPAD !

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Glamourpost

Great Norman Parkinson photo I found. That really could be an iPAD they’re studying !

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Vintage Life – A must have magazine for retro fashion lovers

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Glamourpost

Image by For Luna Vintage Life – The must have little magazine for vintage loving girls. If you’re a woman who is convinced she’s a 1920s flapper, a 1930s starlet, a 1940s bombshell, a 1950’s pinup. In other wards if you suffer from that oddly perplexing yet mightily addictive condition known as vintage fixation and believe you were born in…

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1940s Fashion Film – Gorgeous Women’s Shoes

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Glamourpost

Archive shoe fashion film – Our latest film find featuring some beautiful 1940s shoe fashion  for women. Featuring the classic wedge heel look so typical of the war years with styles including slingbacks, sandals, strap-on and two tone pumps. That’s all ! ©Glamourdaze.com    

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Interview with Julie Hewett – THE ARTIST’S Make-up Designer

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Glamourpost

An exclusive interview by Glamourdaze with Julie Hewett – Award winning make-up designer on the Oscar laden THE ARTIST. First of all on behalf of our readers, a belated congratulations on your Bafta Award for Makeup design in THE ARTIST. Your list of credits on films from the brilliant Grifters in 1990, American  Beauty in 1999 to Make-up Designer in…

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The 1930s Look – Step by step make-up tutorial

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Glamourpost

Just a heads up to our regular readers and any newbies of course – that Glamourdaze will be producing a ‘ How to’ make-up guide in the near future with detailed step by step instructions on how to achieve the beauty looks from the 1920s , 1930s makeup styles to the 1960s look of Twiggy and Jean Shrimpton . Unlike…

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The 1940s Face – 7 Make-up Secrets by Gabriela Hernandez.

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Glamourpost

The 1940s Face – 7 Make-up Secrets by Gabriela Hernandez. Excerpt from her book Classic Beauty – The History of Make-up Gabriela Hernandez shares her basic 7 points to a 1940s style face. The 1940s Face – Seven Secrets 1. 1940s Eyebrows are manicured and are kept natural in thickness. 2.Dark brown pencil is used to fill in Gaps in…

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1940s Fashion – Women at war

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Glamourpost

Came across this charming tribute  film compiled by Blitz and Peaces to the women who served during WW2. Rare color footage of women in uniform and everyday 1940s fashion. Though some footage looks like it is from the early 1930s to me, but maybe it was a fancy dress party ! The finger wave hairstyles certainly are not 1940s. You’ll…

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The Little Black Dress – from Chanel to Givenchy

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Glamourpost

The Little Black Dress – from Chanel to Givenchy and beyond. A big fan of single neutral colors, Chanel was really just pleasing herself with this number. In mourning mode after the death of her lover in 1915 ; Chanels tendency towards black naturally crept in to her designs. Paul Poiret famously asked Chanel once “For whom are you in…

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The Cloche Hat – The design, the colors and how to wear

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Glamourpost

The Cloche Hat – The design, the colors and how to wear Cloche Hat design and material The standout feature of women’s millinery in the 1920s was to frame the face, often hide it, either with narrow or wide brims. Angelina Jolie remarked on how wearing the cloche hats in the movie The Changeling, was good for ‘ helping me…

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A 1930s Womans Wardobe Plan – by Elsa Schiaparelli

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Glamourpost

How to be chic on a low income.Schiaparelli extolls the virtue of one suit for all seasons. Acutely aware and empathetic of women on lower incomes, the famous fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli gave her cents worth of advice to Photoplay magazine in 1936. A woman can dress within her income and be chic almost no matter how small that income…

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