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1930s Fashion on a budget – Secret Tips from Claudette Colbert

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Glamourpost

Learn to be glamorous 1930s style – on a budget! – Claudette Colbert, star of “It happened one night” – tells Caroline Van Wycks, Glamourdaze’s time traveling fashion correspondent – how she learned to be glamorous when she was still a struggling actress with limited income. “What’s the use of talking about clothes when you haven’t the money to spend…

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Fay Wrays Hollywood Beauty Secrets – 1934 Interview

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Glamourpost

In a delightfully frank interview – Fay Wray shares her beauty secrets with Caroline Van Wycks – I shall always think of Fay Wray as very much of an individual. Just why, I’m not sure. Her dark auburn hair, her deep blue eyes and warm skin make her exceptionally lovely to look at, but while Hollywood is full of lovely…

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1930s Fashion – Gorgeous Autumn Styles for 1934

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Glamourpost

Autumn and Winter fashion review – Hollywood 1934 – Carolyn Van Wycks reports for Glamourdaze from October 1934. Looking at the latest 1930s Autumn styles from Hollywood’s finest designer,Walter Plunkett ( Singin in the Rain / Gone with the Wind) and Rene Hubert No Fall wardrobe is complete without one black afternoon dress. Walter Plunkett has designed one for Rochelle…

1930’s Fashion – Carole Lombards 8 Style Points.

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Glamourpost

It’s 1932 – Get the latest 1930’s style pointers from Hollywood screen siren Carole Lombard – Here they are. 1. A two-piece jacket dress that looks for all the world like a suit. But take my word for it, it’s a dress – 2. Not only a short jacket but short sleeves. getting technical – they’re three-quarter sleeves! 3. They…

1930’s Fashion – Hollywood Style Review No1

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Glamourpost

Originally published in July 1932 issue of Photoplay – The Hollywood 1930’s Style Report – for women, by the mysteriously named fashion columnist ‘Seymour’. THESE THREE SMART STARS SPONSOR – GAY STRIPES | LIGHT WOOLS | ALL WHITE . Youth is in every wool line of this jaunty beige wool suit which you’ll see Anita Louise wearing in “As You…

Charlotte Fiell – Vintage Fashion Archaeologist

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Glamourpost

Leading authority on 20th Century fashion and design – Charlotte Fiell talks to Glamourdaze. Last year while browsing in the famous Blackwell’s bookstore in Oxford I was riveted to one spot and eventually one comfortable sofa (Blackwells is my kinda book shop) leafing through two thickly illustrated and sumptuous books by Charlotte Fiell and Emmanuelle Dirix. The 1920’s Fashion Sourcebook…

1930’s Ladies Department Store

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Glamourpost

Here’s a short glimpse in to the glamorous past. 1930’s women browsing a department store.

Swimsuit Glamour – Hotel Delmonte Monterey 1935

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Glamourpost

Glamorous 1930’s bathing beauties at the Hotel Delmonte in Monterey California. A favorite playground for Hollywood’s movie stars back then. This clip dates from 1935.

1930s Fashion -The French Beret

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Glamourpost

1930s Fashion -The French Beret replaces the Cloche. By 1933 the iconic Cloche hat which was so dominant in the 1920s was replaced by exciting new French styles. The beret – not exactly anything new to the French – was certainly a novelty for many women in the USA and others European countries. Not all imported French berets were alike….

Helen Temple’s Beauty Advice Column 1938

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Glamourpost

Helen Temple’s Beauty Column 1938 Answers to women’s beauty questions from the late 1930s. First published in Woman – May21st 1938. Freckling: I have a large freckle on the tip of my nose, which isn’t at all beautifying – is there any way of making it disappear? Also – is walking a good way to slim? You could paint the…

1930s Fashion on a budget – Secret Tips from Claudette Colbert

Fay Wrays Hollywood Beauty Secrets – 1934 Interview

1930s Fashion – Gorgeous Autumn Styles for 1934

1930’s Fashion – Carole Lombards 8 Style Points.

1930’s Fashion – Hollywood Style Review No1

Charlotte Fiell – Vintage Fashion Archaeologist

1930’s Ladies Department Store

Swimsuit Glamour – Hotel Delmonte Monterey 1935

1930s Fashion -The French Beret

Helen Temple’s Beauty Advice Column 1938

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