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The 1940’s Makeup and Beauty Guide

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Glamourdaze

1940’s Makeup and Beauty guides. Want to be a 1940’s bombshell beauty ? Then this fabulous and beautifully restored 1940s make-up and beauty book by famous Hollywood make-up artists, is the answer. No better way to achieve the 1940s pin-up girl look of this glamorous decade, than to learn from the masters. Beautiful and inspiring. Restored and colourfully illustrated, learn…

Vintage 1940’s Junior Prom – Archive Film

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Glamourdaze

Vintage prom – 1940s style – archive film The prom as it is known today really took off in the US during the 1940’s . There were strict codes of behaviour as this film charmingly shows. Note how neither of the young women has an updo hairstyle, as many do now when going for a vintage 1940s look at proms…

1940’s fashion – Wardrobe Plan – How to dress accurately

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Glamourdaze

Overview of a well dressed 1940’s woman – Suit for Church, Street, business and Travel. Now see the lavishly illustrated Concise History of 1940s fashion !! 1940’s fashion – Wardrobe Overview How often do you find your eyes enviously drawn to an attractively dressed woman in a pleasing frock, or suit, and who keeps her hair ‘ just right’, her…

1940’s Fashion – Betty’s Winter Wardrobe Plan 1948

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Glamourdaze

Planning your Winter wardrobe in 1948 – Following on from the earlier 1940’s Fashion – A Young Woman’s Wardrobe Plan from 1947. Now see the lavishly illustrated concise history of 1940’s fashion. Is your seasonal 1940s wardrobe just a haphazard collection of outfits thrown together, or a complete and harmonious set of carefully chosen garments that will turn head and…

1940’s Fashion – New York Women

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Glamourdaze

Street Fashion 1940’s in New York Continuing in the theme of vintage street fashion, here are some great photos from LIFE MAGAZINE A fabulous site to browse for a window into the past. When it comes to glamour, nothing much has changed in Manhattan. But these women in the 1940’s really raised the bar when it came to dressing to…

1940’s Fashion – A womans guide to Posture

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Glamourdaze

Get glamourous – 1940’s style with correct posture – Its interesting to remember that Pilates, now a hugely popular guide to posture was developed in the 1940’s and named after Joseph Pilates. Women of the 1940’s simply had to master correct posture. There was no option. Corset makers like Spencer did their bit to help, but there is no better alternative…

1940’s Fashion – A young womans wardrobe plan 1947

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Glamourdaze

Annual Clothing Plan and Budget 1947 – Now see the lavishly illustrated concise history of 1940s fashion !! A typical yearly clothing plan for a 19 year old San Francisco woman in 1947 for 1940’s dress, hats, underwear, shoes, stockings, gloves,handbags etc. The chief fabric is the new Rayon ! It’s an interesting insight not only into the normal clothes…

1940’s Fashion – A Vintage Guide to being glamorous

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Glamourdaze

1940’s Women’s Fashion Guide to being Glamorous See the lavishly illustrated concise history of 1940s womens fashion. A woman’s guide to being glamorous in the late 1940’s by the infamous Miss Ratherly Stern.The latest 1940’s Vintage Fashion Guide ! Learn first hand from a women’s etiquette expert, how to possess the mysterious quality known as vintage glamour! A little touch of…

1940’s fashion – Keeping Well Dressed

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Glamourdaze

1940’s fashion – Keeping Well DressedAnother vintage film clip of 1940’s Fashion instruction.How to be well dressed on a tight budget!Some of Miss Ratherly Sterns advice for the 1940’s dresser1.A sagging hem or a gaping seam is a sure way to kill glamour !2.It’s not the size of the wardrobe that counts -it’s the shape !3.See that the hemline is…

1940’s Fashion – Makeup Guide

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Glamourdaze

Now read a Complete History of 1940’s Makeup – including galleries galore of beautiful imagery. The defined style for makeup in the 1940’s was glamour ! A full luscious red mouth and more prominent eyebrows, getting away from the pencil thin look of the 1930’s.Eye makeup was kept to the minimum with very little shadow. Mascara was the main accessory….

The 1940’s Makeup and Beauty Guide

Vintage 1940’s Junior Prom – Archive Film

1940’s fashion – Wardrobe Plan – How to dress accurately

1940’s Fashion – Betty’s Winter Wardrobe Plan 1948

1940’s Fashion – New York Women

1940’s Fashion – A womans guide to Posture

1940’s Fashion – A young womans wardrobe plan 1947

1940’s Fashion – A Vintage Guide to being glamorous

1940’s fashion – Keeping Well Dressed

1940’s Fashion – Makeup Guide

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