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1930 Hollywood Beauty Tricks – Oct 1932

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Glamourdaze

All the beauty tricks of the stars – 1930s Beauty report by Caroline Van Wyck 1. Fall Coiffures. Joan Bennett presents the Riviera bob, her first distinct departure in coiffures in three years. Heretofore her bob has been long. This new coiffure emphasises three important trends. The bob is short. The ends are curled. The neckline is revealed. From a…

1930s Fall Fashion – Hollywood’s Best Dressed

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Top Costume Designers fall style 1938- by Gwenn Walters 1. Contrast costumes are headline news in Hollywood’s fall fashion picture. Barbara Stanwyck wears one of olive green and brown created by Royer. The jacket covers a short-sleeved, collarless frock that closes to the waist with large self covered buttons. A gold tassel chain loops through buttonholes in the narrow belt…

1930s Fashion – Fall Styles for 1938

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Autumnal dresses and shoes for cold days ahead – Daytime Dresses: To the left above, a darling outfit, the wool plaid and the cut of the sleeve make this Star maid dress something fresh and exciting to wear. the sleeve, a modified dolman, has deep armholes forming part of the shoulder and waist. The trimming for the dress on the…

1930s Fashion – Karen Morleys Girl next Door Style

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Glamourdaze

The Woman Maketh the clothes in 1932- “Be nonchalant.” That’s the fashion creed of fast rising Hollywood starlet Karen Morley. In other words, Karen chooses her clothes with one effect in mind, a ‘careful’ carelessness. If you think that’s easy to do, you’re all wrong. It’s just as difficult, it requires exactly as much thought and attention, to achieve that appearance…

Hollywood’s Most Perfect Noses -1930

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Glamourdaze

The secrets to a beautiful nose – 1930s beauty report by Rosalind Shaffer. How often does one hear that expression to describe a close race? Then there’s the story about the horse that stuck out his tongue and won the race. Modify this a little and you have a true story. The girls of Hollywood tip-tilt a perky nose, languidly…

Vintage Swimsuit Fashion

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Hollywood bathing suits and pyjamas 1930 – The newest in backless and sideless bathing suits demonstrated by Hollywood’s loveliest ladies. Above left Virginia Bruce wears a suit of red and white – the perfect eye catcher for the California sun. Stripes will be worn with plain trunks as also indicated by the new bathing suit of Anita Page on the…

1930s Fashion – Hollywood Swimsuits – 1932

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Glamourdaze

A peek at Hollywood‘s favourite swimwear – First up is Joan Blondell and the up and coming Bette Davis who both appear in this years Three On a Match. Here Joan sports a playsuit, and doesnt she look sporty? Bette wears a fashionable green and white one piece. Now off down to Malibu where the lovely Joan Blondell is the…

The Gloria Swanson 1930 Fashion Parade

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Glamourdaze

The Famous star poses in the new modes of 1930 – Photographed for Glamourdaze by Russell Ball. Gloria Swanson demonstrates the newest and smartest in 1930 dinner dress fashion. The gown is nude satin, in which both sides of the material are used. A circular cape collar falls over one shoulder to form a fetching train. Anticipating fresher days in September,…

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1930 Hollywood Summer Fashion – June 1930

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Slenderizing flared lines in the new mode – The graceful evening gown worn by Norma Shearer is of pale powder blue silk and is divine. It is Grecian in line with bodice caught up over one shoulder and finished with a scarf of the material extended to the uneven hemline. The other shoulder is bare.Next, two images of Norma Shearer,…

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Sunglasses – The 20th Century’s Coolest Accessory

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Brief History of Sunglasses in Fashion – By the 1930’s, basking in the sun had become such a norm, that the wearing of sunglasses naturally became a real fashion accessory. The classic tortoise shell framed and tinted sunglasses of the 1930’s were worn by many female Hollywood stars. The tinted lens tortoise framed eye-wear has helped define a specific look…

1930 Hollywood Beauty Tricks – Oct 1932

1930s Fall Fashion – Hollywood’s Best Dressed

1930s Fashion – Fall Styles for 1938

1930s Fashion – Karen Morleys Girl next Door Style

Hollywood’s Most Perfect Noses -1930

Vintage Swimsuit Fashion

1930s Fashion – Hollywood Swimsuits – 1932

The Gloria Swanson 1930 Fashion Parade

1930 Hollywood Summer Fashion – June 1930

Sunglasses – The 20th Century’s Coolest Accessory

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