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Max Factor MakeUp Masterclass – 1936 Film

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Glamourdaze

Max Factor at work in studio – A rare vintage make up film from the golden age of Hollywood. The Hollywood make up genius Max Factor  gives a young model the Claudette Colbert look.

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1940s Beauty – Priscilla Lane sells cosmetics for a day.

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Glamourdaze

Actress Priscilla Lane learns how to be a salesgirl – 1941 – In Million Dollar Baby – Priscilla Lane plays a department store salesgirl. To get first hand experience she spent a day incognito at Sears, Roebuck & Co’s big general department store in downtown Los Angeles. At 8.15 she punched in, went to the locker room to straighten her…

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Joan Crawford Dress – by Russell Patterson – 1931

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Glamourdaze

1930’s All in One Dress – by Artist Russell Patterson – Well known stylist Russell Patterson designed this ‘all in one’ outfit for actress Joan Crawford. He is best remembered for his famous magazine covers in the 1920’s along with artists such as Coles Phillips and John Held Jr. This Modern Screen review from November 1931 was aimed at all…

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New York Style in 1954 – by photographer Nina Leen

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Glamourdaze

Suburban Fashion comes to Manhattan – 1954 – Because the term suburban has long been associated with the unfashionable country mouse, US clothes designers up to now have focused instead on the more promising city slicker. But with 30 million Americans living in the suburbs and with incomes 70% higher than the US average, this notion has changed abruptly. Rugged…

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Fashion during the Blitz – Technicolor film by Jack Cardiff

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Glamourdaze

Rare color fashion feature from London in 1940 – Here we present the latest feature on our archive Vintage Fashion channel on YouTube. A beautiful 1940s fashion feature in lush color shot by the great cinematographer Jack Cardiff – this rare piece of film is provided by the British Council. Cardiff is best known for his influential colour cinematography for…

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Birth of Art Deco Fashion – Cartoonist Leonetto Gappiello

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Glamourdaze

 Booklet of cartoons of leading French actresses in 1900 – Leonetto Gappiello from Italy and based in Paris is considered to be the father of the 20th Century Art Deco Poster. He succeeded lithographers like Toulouse-Lautrec, Jules Cheret, and Alphonse Mucha to become the leading advertising poster designer in 1900’s Paris. His technnique moved away from the more stylised Art…

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1930s Hollywood Eyes! – Makeup Tips.

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Glamourdaze

1930s Beauty Report by Ann Boyd – Model June Vlasek – After a long day on set, June Vlasek bathes her eyes in warm water. Then she uses an eye wash and follows up with a dash of cold water. if she has more time she lies down with cool wet pads of cotton over her eyes. and relaxes completely….

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1930s Fashion – Joan Blondell’s Wedding Trousseau – 1936

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Glamourdaze

A Sneak peek at a Hollywood stars wardrobe – 1930’s Fashion Report for Glamourdaze.com. For the recent marriage to actor Dick Powell, the delectable Joan Blondell ordered a most elaborate trousseau. The outstanding evening gown you see here, is of dusty green pebbly silk with an extreme halter neck line. Silver spangles outline the décolletage they are scattered in gleaming…

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1930 Fashion – Winter Styles turn Russian

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Glamourdaze

Stand-up Collars – Flare Skirts – Tunics – Dolmen Sleeves – Fashion takes a hint from the picturesque Cossack – 1930’s fashion report by Jeanne duBois Shades of the Cossack and the Russian gypsy – according to what we hear over the ether, fashions have certainly gone Russian with a vengeance this year. There is the long tunic blouse with…

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Waist Pinchers – 1947 – Return of the Corset.

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Glamourdaze

The unnatural shape reappears in fashion – The custom satin and lace corset here sold by Saks Fifth Avenue, nipping in at the waist and flaring out at the hips represents the American woman’s willingness to compress, pad and otherwise distort her natural body into unnatural shapes dictated by high fashion. This year’s New Look from calls from Paris calls…

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