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1962 Fashion Show for the 3 Basic Figures

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Glamourdaze

Airport Chic from the 1960’s Kennedy Era A 1960s fashion infomercial by Johnston Wax presented as a women’s reality TV show. All that hairspray !! Every woman has her own figure and there is a correct colored clothing to enhance each figure. In addition, we’re going to give you advice on color, line and texture in each of three basic…

1940s Fashion Forecast – Hairstyles to Swimsuits

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Glamourdaze

New York Worlds Fair 1939 – Our final look through the collection of fashion photos taken in the Fall of 1939 at the New York Worlds Fair.The 1930s was now paving the way to a 1940’s style of shorter hems, pleated skirts, boxy suits, updo hairstyles, and a more pronounced and confident make-up look. That’s all ! ©Glamourdaze 2017 Images…

1930s Fashion – The Art of Color in Dress

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Glamourdaze

Style Advice for the vintage enthusiast – The Mode in Dress and Home, by Dulcie Godlove Donovan ( I love that name !) was published in 1935 and can be found on the Prelinger Library at Archive.org. It was a textbook for secondary schools with the aim of giving young women an understanding of aesthetic and social development. I’ve picked…

Cable Girls – 1920s Era Women with a modern twist

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Glamourdaze

Las Chicas del Cable – four women in 1920s Madrid – Cloche hats, colorful flapper frocks and bobbed hair. What’s not to enjoy about the new Netflix produced series Cable Girls or Las Chicas del Cable– the frivolous title aside. Drawing some inspiration from recent films like The Changeling and the 2013 film adaptation of The Great Gatsby, there is a feeling…

1920s Hairstyles for your type

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Glamourdaze

Vintage guide to hairdos for your face shape – Another browse through the 1926 personal style book “Making the most of your looks, by Dorothy Stote” brings us the hairstyles ! Begin with your forehead. If it is smooth and unlined, if your expression is calm and unperturbed, then provided you like the severe arrangement that pulls the hair straight…

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1940s Fashion Forecast – Coat Styles

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Glamourdaze

New York Worlds Fair 1939 predicts 1940s look – Continuing our look at the collection of 1940’s fashion photographs ( albeit a precursor of the 1940’s held from April 1939 to October 1939) from the New York World’s Fair of 1939, digitized by The New York Public Library.This post features coats – fur coats mostly ! Over 44 million people…

1920s Fashion – Making the Most of your Looks

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Glamourdaze

1920’s Women’s Style advice from 1926 by – Thanks to the folks at the Haithi Trust Digital Library for preserving these wonderful books and manuals.This book “Making the Most of your Looks” by Dorothy Stote, declares that it is designed for the woman of ‘moderate’ means and will not be recommending expensive frocks! (left)The tailored suit should have a hip…

Vintage 1940’s tutorial – Apply Makeup

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Glamourdaze

Secret to Correct 1940s Make-up – Part two of the classic Vintage 1940’s makeup tutorial film Enjoy ! See The Full 1940’s Makeup Guide

1940s Fashion Forecast – Dresses

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Glamourdaze

New York Worlds Fair 1939 predicts 1940s look – Collection of pre 1940s fashion photographs digitized by The New York Public Library.The models featured are unknown.The styles however herald the look of the 1940’s, with some boxy shoulders and wave hairstyles. In this post we feature some pretty frocks and skirts. In the next post we look at 1940’s coat…

Paris Fashion during First World War

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Glamourdaze

Parisian women herald new style in 1915 – This beautifully illustrated booklet was shown at the Panama Pacific international exposition in San Francisco in 1915. The big names in 1910’s Paris fashion are Lanvin, Callot, Paquin, Beer and Doeuillet. The 1915 Paris Mode can be seen in full on the Internet Archive. It would be a great mistake to suppose…

1962 Fashion Show for the 3 Basic Figures

1940s Fashion Forecast – Hairstyles to Swimsuits

1930s Fashion – The Art of Color in Dress

Cable Girls – 1920s Era Women with a modern twist

1920s Hairstyles for your type

1940s Fashion Forecast – Coat Styles

1920s Fashion – Making the Most of your Looks

Vintage 1940’s tutorial – Apply Makeup

1940s Fashion Forecast – Dresses

Paris Fashion during First World War

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