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1940’s Nurse Uniform Fashion of WW2

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Glamourdaze

Dress Uniform Identification – It was the era of World War, the fight to defeat fascism across the world. While equality in the forces had a long way to go, and with the notable exception of the Soviet Armies and air forces, women were not allowed to join direct combat, there were many roles filled by women. Here we examine…

WAVES & SPARS – 1940s Uniform Fashion

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Glamourdaze

Glamour Girls of the US Navy – WAVES Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, otherwise known as WAVES brought thousands of young women in to the Women’s Reserve of the U.S Navy. They were assigned full military status, including ranks, and notably were the first to enlist African American women, albeit in the latter years of the war. WAVES earned…

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1940s British Women at War – The Home Front

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Glamourdaze

Rarely Seen Photos from the early 1940s – To mark the release of our 1940s Wartime Women’s guides pack, here are some amazing images of women serving on the home front in Britain during the Blitz era. Thanks to the marvelous collection of the Imperial War Museum in particular, who curate a rare series of color transparency slides, some of…

Heroic Hardass Women of WW11

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Glamourdaze

Celebrating 1940s Wartime Women – To mark the release of our 1940s Wartime Women Guides Pack, we’ll be featuring some posts to celebrate the heroism and endurance of women who served in the Allied forces during World War Two. That’s all ! ©Glamourdaze 2018 Download our 1940s Wartime Women Guides Pack now.

1940s Wartime Womens Guide Pack

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Glamourdaze

Rare restored handbooks from the 1940s – Glamourdaze are delighted to unveil our 1940s Wartime Women Guides Pack. What was it like to be a woman serving in the Allied forces, and on the home-front during World War Two? Well, now you can find out in a real nostalgic trip back to the halcyon days of the 1940s. Download these…

140 Years of Parisian Cafe Culture

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Carousel Film Tribute to Paris – Anaïs Nin -“Paris intimate like a room.” Stills and Stories and a video tribute to Paris. Carousel – 140 Years of Parisian Cafe Culture – 1877 to 2015 Think of France, and you think of Parisian cafe’s, the Belle Epoch era, the paintings of Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas and Renoir, who first evoked into image…

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Femmes de la France – Liberation 1944 in Color

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Glamourdaze

Women of France – filmed during the liberation of France from Normandy to Paris in 1944 – Very moving and beautiful footage gathered from several sources including one remarkable film by the Hollywood director George Stevens, shot on his personal 16mm camera on Kodachrome. Watch and share ….. More stills from the film Femmes de la France – 1944

British War Time Christmas Beauty Tips for Women in 1941

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Glamourpost

British War Time Christmas Beauty Tips for Women in 1941 A touching and a unique record taken from the 1940’s British fashion periodical Good Taste – Dec 1941. The writer envisions various date scenarios and dishes out advice on the appropriate clothing, hairstyle and makeup to wear for these very special occasions with their soldiers home on leave.1940’s Women considered…

1940’s Nurse Uniform Fashion of WW2

WAVES & SPARS – 1940s Uniform Fashion

1940s British Women at War – The Home Front

Heroic Hardass Women of WW11

1940s Wartime Womens Guide Pack

140 Years of Parisian Cafe Culture

Femmes de la France – Liberation 1944 in Color

British War Time Christmas Beauty Tips for Women in 1941

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