1940s Swimsuits – Color Film Vintage swimsuits in the 1940’s and 1950’s had far a greater variety of swimwear fabrics, like lined cotton, stretch latex and nylon. The new bathing suit of that period was tailored to flatter a woman’s figure with tummy control panels,support cups for the bust and boning to create an …
1940’s makeup Tutorial – Face contouring / Lipstick and Hairstyles. The classic Vintage Makeup Guide to the 1940’s from Miss Ratherly Stern. Transcribed with illustrations.!! The ideal facial contour is supposed to be the oval. But some of us have round faces,square faces or long faces. What can we do to make our faces appear …
1940’s fashion – Keeping Well DressedAnother vintage film clip of 1940’s Fashion instruction.How to be well dressed on a tight budget!Some of Miss Ratherly Sterns advice for the 1940’s dresser1.A sagging hem or a gaping seam is a sure way to kill glamour !2.It’s not the size of the wardrobe that counts -it’s the shape …
A Brief Peek 1940’s War Hairstyles – Now see the lavishly illustrated concise history of 1940s womens fashion and style !! As women took to the factory and to the plough and tractor during the war years – hairstyles – by necessity were tied up in scarves or Turbans, cut to shorter lengths or pinned up …
Hedy Lamarr – originally from Austria – was once dubbed the most beautiful woman on film. She exhibited a style that was both unique and also expressed the fashions of the time better than most of her fellow actresses. Not only a talented and glamourous star – she was also an inventor.She co patented a …
A charming and slightly far fetched little movie short of a glamourous Hollywood party at the famous Ambassador Hotel.. It features some of the biggest stars of the day, wearing the latest fashions. Some lovely examples of 1930’s womens hairstyles In the 1930’s the world was gripped by the Great Depression and very often, as …
Now read a Complete History of 1940’s Makeup – including galleries galore of beautiful imagery. The defined style for makeup in the 1940’s was glamour ! A full luscious red mouth and more prominent eyebrows, getting away from the pencil thin look of the 1930’s.Eye makeup was kept to the minimum with very little shadow. …
1930s fashion – Women’s Hairstyles Vintage archive film of popular 1930’s hairstyles. Women’s Hairstyles in the early 1930s remained quite close to the head with deep set finger waves. Hair partings in the center,or on the side.However the styles began to soften a little bit, with some play in the waves becoming increasingly popular and …
1930’s Vintage Makeup Guide By and large the most fascinating period in women’s fashion.Beginning with the art deco style that spilled over from the late 1920’s. The feminine makeup look changed rapidly from the late 1920’s and in to the 1930’s. Gone was the coquettish girl of the late victorian era, to a more independent …
A vintage fashion show displaying the latest 1920’s Dress. The venue was the famous Great Cumberland Place in London. Lots of Fashion houses resided there in the 1920’s. All very House of Elliot ! Download rare and beautifully restored 1920’s make-up and beauty guides.