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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…

Dorothy Gray Make Up Routine in 1947

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Glamourdaze

Pathe news visits a Dorothy Gray beauty salon – Every woman knows that tired slack feeling after a hard days work in the office, the shop or even in the kitchen. How wonderful it feels to relax in the comfortable couch in the beauty parlour and let the expert turn you into a new woman. Here the Dorothy Gray way…

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1940s Winter Fashion – Maureen O Hara 1941

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Glamourdaze

Maureen steps out in December – Cross your fingers and hope you’ll fall for the lovely Maureen O Hara as she models some of her favourite winter styles for this December of 1941. To the left, just swoon at this winter suit: a black silk crepe by Filbert with a brief apron peplum in front, decorated with jewelled buttons of…

1940s Winter Fashion – Barbara Stanwyck

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Glamourdaze

Winter Hollywood Style by Edith Head 1942 – Well hello to Barbara Stanwyck, who has more than a nodding acquaintance with skis in Columbia’s “You belong to me.” She makes a pretty cover in this bright number for the slopes. Next she does a bit of interior decoration here in a gray gabardine ski suit with zipper-closed pockets, a reversible…

1940s Pathe Fashion – School for Models

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Glamourdaze

British fashion models in training 1944 ! – As with all those early 1940s Pathe newsreels – the insert for women was ..ahem .. delivered by a nonplussed sexist male narrator. No these girls are not in training for the Olympic games, they are learning to be fashion mannequins. One day they’ll be displaying the latest models in one of…

1920s Inspired fashion – House of Foxy

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Glamourdaze

The New Vintage Collection – If you’re a girl with a flair for being a flapper, you’re going to adore the new collection of 1920s inspired dresses from our friends at House of Foxy and all made in Great Britain ! For all fans of House of Elliot and Downton Abbey. 20s Garbo Flapper Dress – blue velvet This dress…

1940s Fashion – A Day in the Life of a Model

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Glamourdaze

A day with a 1940s fashion mannequin – And now let’s drop in to the house of England’s number one glamour girl Joan Richards. A girl who turns her charm and ability into a busin[mailerlite_form form_id=1]ess asset. Joan has a long and busy day ahead, splitting her modelling duty between giving shows for the troops. The telephone rings during breakfast; her…

1940s Fashion – The Wartime Day to Day Frock

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Glamourdaze

Pathe 1940s fashion newsreel from 1943 – In wartime Britain, women had to make do and mend, with severe rationing from coupons and utility clothing a must, the new ethos was to be innovative with your current wardrobe. This Pathe film suggests – a tad optimistically that a girl could get by for a whole week in one simple frock…

1910s Fashion – Parisian Lingerie in 1916

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Glamourdaze

Parisian Lingerie during the First World War – An early silent fashion film newsreel from Pathe offered British women a diversion from the grim reality of wartime and factory working. This “Cle” butterfly boudoir cap of old lace becomingly frames this young Parisienne’s face! Here she is modelling in her full boudoir lingerie, almost an Ernst Kirchner girl come to…

1920s Shoe Fashions on Film

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Glamourdaze

Pathe news focus on women’s shoes in 1929 Once upon a time, fashion shows were more or less dress hows. In 1929, a woman’s footwear is important enough to require a special show of its own. A shoe’s eye view of beauty. Styles to suit the sole of every soul. That’s all ! Text ©Glamourdaze 2016 Watch the original Pathe…

College Girl Winter Fashion for 1940

Dorothy Gray Make Up Routine in 1947

1940s Winter Fashion – Maureen O Hara 1941

1940s Winter Fashion – Barbara Stanwyck

1940s Pathe Fashion – School for Models

1920s Inspired fashion – House of Foxy

1940s Fashion – A Day in the Life of a Model

1940s Fashion – The Wartime Day to Day Frock

1910s Fashion – Parisian Lingerie in 1916

1920s Shoe Fashions on Film

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