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Deauville – The Town where Fashion went on Holiday

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Glamourdaze

The Parisian Riviera in photographs – 1910 to 1940 F.Scott. Fitzgerald mentioned Deauville in “The Great Gatsby” as a place Tom Buchanan and Daisy visited on their honeymoon. It is the birthplace of Chanel’s career in fashion. It’s proximity to Paris made it the go to resort for French high society. In 1913 Coco Chanel opened her first salon here…

Threads of Time – Time portal to 1920s Style

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Glamourdaze

1920s fashion as you’ve never seen it before – A project that is 60 years in the making began with renowned fashion photographer Neal Barr’s personal and lifelong obsession with women’s apparel from the Roaring 20s and his plan to stage and photograph, in meticulous detail and full color, a fashion display that would for the first time accurately and…

Modernizing Vintage Hair and Makeup

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Masterclass from top beauty magazine beauty stylists – It really is the ultimate ‘finishing school’ for wannabe hair and make-up artists. Founded by the internationally acclaimed Makeup Artist Dani Guinsberg, the school also boasts such luminaries as Julie Jacobs, Amanda Bell, Glenis Baptiste, Christopher Sweeney, Mariam Jensen, Guiseppe Bulzis and Katie Campbell, whose collective work can be seen gracing the…

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Celebrating Nina Leen – Life Photographer

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Exhibition of her surreal and glamorous world – New York art gallery Daniel Cooney Fine Art are launching a unique and I must say ‘overdue’ exhibition of that unique photographer Nina Leen – on March 26th which will run till May16th. Her often conceptual and surreal work should easily fetch the same attention of contemporary photographers like Cindy Sherman, though…

1930’s Inspired Bridal Hair and Makeup

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Be a 1930’s Bride on your big day – 1930s Fashion report – by Cassie Brewer – Makeup Artist If you’re thinking of channeling your inner 1930’s starlet for your big day–Jean Harlow, Bette Davis, Mae West, and Carole Lombard–you’ve come to the right place. The iconic and attainable looks of these women–a mixture of soft features, pencil-thin brows, and a deep-red…

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Spring Fashions 1950 – New Gamine Silhouette

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Model Dorien Leigh’s guide to the glamorous 1950s – These photos taken by Life photographer Gjon Mili in March 1950, encompass all the important styles of 1950 and the girl on whom all the clothes are shown is Dorian Leigh, the top New York model since 1944 who has gone through the broad-shouldered era, the corseted new Look, and even .. shudder,…

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A Short History of Skincare Cosmetics

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Gabriela Hernandez – Besame Cosmetics founder – Attention to aging skin has been a priority for over 3000 years. In ancient times, masks were used to cleanse and maintain the skin’s moisture. The Egyptians used anti-wrinkle creams made with essential oil of frankincense, which claimed to possess anti-inflammatory properties. Thick creams, created to preserve moisture on mature skin, were formulated from…

Trip to a Beauty Salon in 1950

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Gala of London Store in the Burlington Arcade Shop – What happens when you get a facial ? – Britannia and Eve April 1950 – A facial is a luxury that many busy women keep “on ice”. A thing to do when she has time. But is it really worth the time to visit a beauty salon? I’d say it…

Indian Summers challenges Downton Abbey

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Lush new 1930s drama gets off to a good start – As a committed fan of Downton Abbey, its soap like plot, endearing characters and of course the costumes, Glamourdaze waited with interest for Channel 4’s new tv drama starring Julie Walters and Roshan Seth begins in the dying days of the British Raj in colonial India of 1932. And…

Dior meets Khrushchev – French Fashion goes to Moscow 1959

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Glamourdaze

Paris Models Parade through Streets of USSR – Ordinary citizens of Moscow were greeted to the sight of three young willowy French models from the House of Dior, on a meet and greet event ahead of a five day fashion extravaganza. The girls were spotted wandering through the GUM department store, along Red Square, down through local markets. Now under…

Deauville – The Town where Fashion went on Holiday

Threads of Time – Time portal to 1920s Style

Modernizing Vintage Hair and Makeup

Celebrating Nina Leen – Life Photographer

1930’s Inspired Bridal Hair and Makeup

Spring Fashions 1950 – New Gamine Silhouette

A Short History of Skincare Cosmetics

Trip to a Beauty Salon in 1950

Indian Summers challenges Downton Abbey

Dior meets Khrushchev – French Fashion goes to Moscow 1959

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