Post War British textiles – animated
I wanted to share something a little different with you today. This lovely animation has been created by animator Gavin
Archive by category 1950s
After the hardships of the wartime years, the 1950s exploded in a riot of colour. Women embraced the hourglass figure of Christian Dior’s ‘New Look’ and wore big petticoats to make their skirts larger, and for the first time teenagers developed their own fun sense of style.
Forget Snakes on a Plane, how about the MGM Lion?
One heady day in 1927 some bright spark decided it would be a good publicity stunt to send the MGM
Japanese movie posters for classic Hollywood movies
I love movie posters – especially from classic movies. I have a poster of ‘To Catch a Thief’ in my
A young James Dean
An early publicity photo of James Dean taken in 1953 when he was around 22. I say it was an
1950s pin up “First Mate”
A saucy 1950s pin up from the cover of Flirt Magazine, April 1953. The painting was by Peter Driben.
How to become a 1950s mermaid
This is something which I’m sure we’ll all find useful in everyday life! This amazing 1950s video shows a young
Pretty 1950s circle skirt
A beautiful flower-print 1950s dress with a big circle skirt on the cover of the 1958 Spiegel Catalog Cover. I
Time-lapse train journey: London to Brighton in 1953, 1983 and 2013 side by side
In 1953 the BBC created a time-lapse video of the train journey between London and Brighton. 30 years later
Buddy Holly looking cool in a photo booth
1950s singer Buddy Holly in a photo booth with Waylon Jennings in Central Station, New York City in 1959.
A cherry-print 1950s bikini (and a very strange hat)
A cheerful cherry-print 1950s bikini modelled by Shirley Deas from Florida, 1955. I’m not sure what to make of that
Vintage look book: 1950s bride
It’s wedding season, so it got me thinking about how lovely vintage bridal styles are. When I got married nearly
Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock
A series of promotional photos of Elvis Presley from the movie Jailhouse Rock. You can see why he drove the
Young Joan Collins with a pancake on her head
As you can see it’s not *actually* a pancake, but the hat does look like a pancake so I’m going
Vintage 1950s weddings: Miss Muriel Prince and Mr L Worsley
Isn’t this a beautiful vintage 1950s wedding photo? Miss Muriel Prince and Mr L Worsley married on August 6, 1952
A personal snapshot of Sean Connery with bushy eyebrows, 1950s
Sean Connery is one of those people who always looks like a movie star in every photo you see, so
Vintage tennis fashions
As I’m sitting here waiting for the Wimbledon final to start, I thought I’d browse around and look for some
Would you rather drink Mae West or Marilyn? The Hollywood cocktails of the studio era
Discovering that the big Hollywood stars of the 30s and 40s all had cocktails named after them has opened up
1950s swimsuits
A gorgeous collection of 1950s swimsuits, photographed in Florida in 1959. Which is your favourite – I love the red