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81 Hairstyles in vogue for 1940

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Glamourdaze

A 1940 coiffure for everyone – The new bright star in the Hollywood firmament – Gene Tierney, is equally famous for the molten maple leaf colored quality of her iconic 1940 hairstyle. Sonnets have been written about a woman’s hair, and here we look at 81 coiffures, all in style for the new decade of the 1940s. If you think there…

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College Girl Winter Fashion for 1940

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Glamourdaze

Priscilla Lane models four outfits – So you’re going to college ! ( left) Doesn’t Priscilla Lane look a dream in this casual all-day-round dress suited for campus and class? The long sleeved crepe blouse is a deep Hunters green crepe, while the Tartan skirt is of smooth wool in shades of green, orange, yellow and black. The plaid is…

1940s Fall Fashions – Low Bosoms High Prices in 1946

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Glamourdaze

More Women are buying more clothes for more money – In the country’s custom fashion salons and high-priced stores, with the post war fears of fabric shortages, business in fashion is booming .. and women are in a frenzy of buying, at least those who can afford it. Shown here are this falls latest silhouettes from top American designers, and…

1930s Fashion – Hollywood Fall Styles in 1937

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Glamourdaze

1930’s Style Report by Carolyn Wicks – Just look at lovely June Clayworth who offers us some interesting new styles from her Autumn wardrobe. From the left, this checked knit dress has yellow and green predominating. To the right, the leather bows on this black wool dress are very new. A leather hat matches the trimming. Gail Patrick in a…

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The Top 20 Movie Performances with Glasses!

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Glamourdaze

The coolest and chicest of movie spectacles – There is nothing like a trusty pair of glasses for an actor to assume a character. Oddly there have not been too many iconic performances by glasses on screen, and most of these are by men. For women, the total lack of vogue for eye wear was always a problem, and in…

Two summer gowns by Joan Crawford in 1931

1930s Fashion – Hollywood Summer Frocks 1931

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Glamourdaze

Hollywood sets the 1930s mode – Lilyan Tashman‘s Style Lovely Lilyan Tashman starts off our little fashion show with these two stunning outfits. Left: Miss Tashman in a spectator sport costume of dust blue and white. Over a frock of dust blue roma crepe, bound with silk braid at the hem, Miss Tashman wears a sports jacket of white suede….

1930s Hairstyle – A Smart Coiffure for Summer 1931

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Glamourdaze

One Smart 1931 Hairdo for you to try – The bobbed hairstyle in 1931 still reigns supreme, but this year it has grown short again, the ends are curled, the neckline revealed ! Mary Brian demonstrates one of the new coiffures, which displays rows of flat curls that are achieved by moistening the ends of the hair and twisting small…

Screen Debut of the Little Black Dress 1927

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Glamourdaze

IT Girl Clara Bow launches an iconic dress – It’s commonly accepted that the little black dress made it’s first appearance via Paris designer Coco Chanel in French Vogue 1926. It was listed as Chanel’s Ford Dress (named after black Model T Ford car). It was a simple sketch of a black crepe de chine day frock with a bodice which…

1930s Hollywood Fashion – Spring Lines for 1932

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Glamourdaze

Spring Afternoon Frocks and Evening Gowns – 1930s Fashion Report. Graceful Norma Shearer wears a silk crèpe afternoon frock in the new Spring shade, fuchsia. The lines follow the curves of the figure flaring in to a slightly uneven hemline. Puffs above the wrists give interest to the sleeves, while the hat, also of fuchsia shade, reveals the newest in…

1930s Hairstyles – Face Changes

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Glamourdaze

Hair Line Can Transform You – 1930s beauty report by Carolyn Van Wyck Hardly a day passes that my mail does not bring a dozen or so letters asking me what can be done to change facial contours. Sometimes the letters will be from girls with long, thin faces and high foreheads. Often it is the problem of what to…

81 Hairstyles in vogue for 1940

College Girl Winter Fashion for 1940

1940s Fall Fashions – Low Bosoms High Prices in 1946

1930s Fashion – Hollywood Fall Styles in 1937

The Top 20 Movie Performances with Glasses!

1930s Fashion – Hollywood Summer Frocks 1931

1930s Hairstyle – A Smart Coiffure for Summer 1931

Screen Debut of the Little Black Dress 1927

1930s Hollywood Fashion – Spring Lines for 1932

1930s Hairstyles – Face Changes

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