Archive for the ‘50s’ Category

Men’s Fashion of 1950s

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Flashback to the sophisticated men’s wear styles of the mid-50s. See a men’s fashion show featuring elegant suits and jackets.

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The 50′s are well-known for it’s feminine fashion

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

The 50′s are well-known for it’s feminine fashion. It is not a secret that the clothes of the decade were really stylish. Actually, there are several main trends of the 50′s women fashion. As a fact, it would be truly difficult to find a female wearing pants at that period. What is more, retro women’s style is almost unimaginable without all the gorgeous dresses and skirts. The main aim of the clothing was to create a women’s silhouette with a full skirt, thin waist and rounded shoulder line. It is the reason why the typical vintage dress ussually had a poodle skirt and accented waist. The casual dresses and the cocktail dresses were truly similar to each other, because they were often the same lenght and style. The evening dresses were ussualy worn with a cardigan-style jacket, which accented the waist line. (more…)

Pop Fashions

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Great vintage clothing from the 60s: hats, bell-bottoms, sunglasses, swim wear.

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40s Evening Fashions

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Grace Kelly was a student when she was filmed modelling these 1940s gowns. She worked as a part time model for Pathe at the time. The future Hollywood actress and future Princess of Monaco models some beautiful satin and lace dresses.

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1958 Ford Fairlane 500

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

The Ford Fairlane was an auto model producted between 1955 and 1971 by the Ford Motor Co in America.


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1955 Ford Crown

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Original TV commercials from ’55, introducing the new Fordstyling.
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1940s fashion movie

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

This vintage fashion film from the 1940s explores the ‘ scientific research ‘ conducted to improve the look of bespectacled women. Oddly informative and a lovely exampke of 1940s beauty and makeup looks

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Coco Chanel quotes

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

They’ve been stopping foot traffic in London, Paris, Tokyo and New York lately. The woman sure knew a thing or two about life. Here are a few of my favorites–definitely a stop & think variety:

>>”Elegance is refusal”

>>”The more feminine a woman the stronger she is”

>>”Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable”

>>”Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity”

>>”A woman has the age she deserves”

>>”My friends, there are no friends”

>>”The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud”
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1957 fashion Show

Friday, December 9th, 2011

1957 Style Show

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A fine example of fashion from 1957

Friday, December 9th, 2011

The three models dancing in the pink gowns: Dovima (brunette), Suzy Parker (red head) and Sunny Harnett (blond).

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