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Straight Out Of The 40s

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Glamourdaze

Kodachrome Time Capsule from the 1940s – Vintage Style captured in amateur kodachrome photographs showing genuine everyday women’s clothing, hair and makeup looks taken in the 1940s era. There’s just something about these images that casts a spell over me. You can buy the originals on Ebay and Etsy if you’re not too late. Just search for Kodachrome girls That’s all…

Foundation Tips From The 1920s To The 1960s

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Glamourdaze

Makeup Trends Through The Years – By Jane Thomas Makeup trends have evolved over the years, and with each decade, women learn new tips and tricks to look more flawless and polished by using foundation or makeup base. From the flapper-style makeup of the 1920s to the hippie chic look of the 60s, advancements in the formulation of foundation and the…

Ode to the Sweater – Part Deux

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Glamourdaze

More Free Patterns and more sweaters – Free to download – a classic 1939 sailor jumper pattern; a must-have for the summer ! The pattern is called Chic Ahoy – a jumper with a nautical air . Just click on image or link to download the pdf to your device. This one comes via Vintage Pattern Files, originally uploaded by…

1915 Beauty Exercises for the Bust

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Glamourdaze

WW1 Era girls sing to improve bust – Many women write and ask: “How shall I develop my throat and bust?” There is one simple exercise that, taken together with deep breathing, will, if persisted in, give any woman who is not in delicate health a fine throat and bust. Miss Irene Hough kindly consented to pose with her hands…

1930s – Eye Beauty Tips of 1935

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Glamourdaze

The 1930s advances in facial beauty – Pauline Stark‘s blue grey eyes improve with a touch of lash beautifier. She is using a mustache pomade, recently discovered by screen and stage stars to be good for accenting lashes and for keeping them lustrous and soft. This pomade will not streak or smear ! Miss Stark believes that trim brows add…

1940s British Women at War in Color

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Glamourdaze

Rarely seen Color Photographs of women in service- In anticipation of our 1940’s Wartime Women’s Guides packs, here are some marvelous color photographs held by the Imperial War Museum. They are part of the IWM collection ‘Ministry of Information Second World War Colour Transparency Collection‘. Featured are girls from the Women’s Land Army ( Land Girls) , Women’s Auxiliary Air…

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1940s Coat styles from 1943 to 1945

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Glamourdaze

Swedish Fashion Archive of 1940s War Era Women A peek in to 1940s war era winter coat fashions from Sweden. Elegance was the order of the day with all coats either covering or very near the hem of the skirt. While many women now worked in industry vacated by men, when the time came for clocking out of the factory…

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1940s Hat Styles from 1940 to 1945

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Glamourdaze

Swedish Fashion Archive of 1940’s War Era Women- An interesting time capsule of photographs from the war years in neutral Sweden. As in the 1920s, it’s always difficult to say whether it was the hair stylists who dictated to the milliners or the other way around, but by the late 1930s and on to 1945, the hairstyles had taken on…

Royal Vintage Shoes

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Glamourdaze

Not Your Everyday Thrift Store Find – By Alexandria Cannito for Glamourdaze For many women it’s important to show off an outfit with a perfect pair of vintage style shoes that not only turns heads, but is unique in its own right. So whether you’re hunting for 1920s flapper shoes, or 1930s style shoes or 1940s shoe styles, some opt to…

Stretch shoes in box calf with extra thick sole 1941

Wartime Shoe Styles from 1940 to 1945

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Glamourdaze

Shop Vintage 1940s Ladies Shoes – If you’re one of those ladies who is busy rummaging in charity stores for that perfect pair of vintage style shoes, then it’s time to stop. Why not pick up a perfect pair of high quality reproduction 1940s era slingback shoes , pumps or sandals ! But where can I find them you gasp? Well,…

Straight Out Of The 40s

Foundation Tips From The 1920s To The 1960s

Ode to the Sweater – Part Deux

1915 Beauty Exercises for the Bust

1930s – Eye Beauty Tips of 1935

1940s British Women at War in Color

1940s Coat styles from 1943 to 1945

1940s Hat Styles from 1940 to 1945

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