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The Queen – 1950’s Fashion Icon

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Glamourpost

The Queen – 1950’s Fashion Dress Google ‘The Queen’  and there will be only one image that appears on the front page. Queen Elizabeth 11  – the most photographed woman in history. There can be no doubt about that.    Her outfits have also been the most talked about in the age of modern media. Odd that it is only…

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Sybil Connolly – Ireland’s First Great Fashion Designer

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Glamourpost

The name Sybil Connolly returned to the fashion press recently when actress Gillian Anderson turned up to the annual Bafta Awards wearing a vintage 1950’s pleated handkerchief linen dress. One of the Irish designers most famous innovations – uncrushable linen – was a fashion sensation in the late 1950’s. Glamourdaze have recently unearthed a forgotten 1950’s fashion film featuring Sybil…

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Lost Vintage Fashion Film in Color – Ireland 1957

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Glamourpost

Top Irish fashion designer Sybil Connolly stages a dress show in 1957. This little gem is published courtesy of Richard Jeffs of the Baim Film Collection. A very very rare color fashion show shot in widescreen Eastman color by Harold Baim. It features possibly the most famous Irish fashion designer of her time and certainly the first major Irish name…

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Rare 1950’s Fashion Film from Ireland

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Glamourpost

Ireland in the 1950’s does not exactly ring loud on the fashion Richter scale, largely due to its depressed economy and the effect of its isolation. Irish women rarely wore trousers and America seemed light years away in its opulence and style. A wedding was the one chance an Irish girl could sparkle and the make do and mend philosophy…

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Edith Head – Hollywood’s Infamous Costume Designer

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Glamourpost

A study of Vintage fashion on Film through the costume design of Edith Head A small diminutive woman, famous for her Anna May Wong inspired crop and signature sunglasses – Edith Head may not have been a fashion visionary, but she knew how to concoct screen glamor like nobody before her or since. With a staggering 8 Oscars and 35…

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Irish Vintage Clothing Designer on Fifth Avenue !

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Glamourpost

Irish Vintage Fashion Designer heads to Hollywood. It was with great interest that Glamourdaze – an Irish based vintage fashion and beauty blog, learned about a new Irish name in the retro fashion industry called Sandra Murphy. The New York based Irish woman now has her ‘ Recollection’ line of 1940s,1950s and 1960s inspired clothing being used in a major…

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1950’s Fashion House – from Ireland

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Glamourdaze

Charlotte & Jane It may be hard to believe, but Ireland is leading the way in true classic 1950s retro fashion. They design and produce stunning tailored dresses that will have any 1950’s aficionado watering at the mouth. Just look at these stunning designs.Irish designer duo Charlotte & Jane are continuing their fashion revival of the much loved decade with…

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Circle Skirts and Hairdo’s – 1950’s Fashion

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Glamourdaze

1950’s Fashion – Bell Skirts – Glamourdaze Visit other great 1950’s Fashion links: 1950’s Fashion Designers 1950’s Fashion Show – Paris The Powder Room – 1950’s Makeup  Charming travelogue fashion film from the 1950’s,featuring beautiful circle skirts and  finishing in a womens hair salon, where we see the latest in 1950’s hairstyles. Enjoy

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