1950s Hand Drawn Dresses by Hermes
I don’t know very much about these fashions, except that they were captioned ‘Hermes Dresses, 1952’. I love the idea
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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.
Disneyland in the 1950s
You must have heard people say that the 1950s was a time of simpler pleasures, and these pictures of Disneyland
Back When Everybody Smoked…
More and more smokers are becoming social pariahs. They have to stand on the street in the rain outside restaurants,
Bizarre 1950s Body Jewelry
So, who knew there was a trend for body jewelry in the 50s? These photos are from 1951 of ‘Cling’
1950s Wet Proof Paper Bikini..?
Er, I can’t claim to tell you much about these photos except that they were labelled ‘wet proof paper’ 1953.
Iconic Wedding Dresses #4: Ava Gardner (1951)
When Ava Gardner married Frank Sinatra after months of media speculation the world went wild. This was Gardner’s third marriage
The First Ever Miss Universe Contest, 1952
It was the lovely Armi Kuusela from Finland who won the first ever Miss Universe contest in 1952*, with Miss
Iconic Wedding Dresses #3: Grace Kelly (1956)
If you want to talk fairy tale weddings then Grace Kelly‘s wedding to Prince Rainier III of Monaco was the
1950s Swimwear Shoot: the Elegant and the Experimental…
We tend to think of 1950s swimwear as being the height of style and sophistication, and some of it WAS
The Can Can Dancers at the Moulin Rouge 1950s
The can-can dancers of the Moulin Rouge in Paris, probably taken some time in the 1950s judging by the hair
The Best Dressed Boys of Goodwood Revival 2015
As promised when I published my favourite women’s outfits from this year’s Goodwood Revival, here are my pick of the
Goodwood Revival Roundup: My Best Dressed Women
Sadly I couldn’t make it to Goodwood Revival this year. It’s the first year we’ve missed it, but happily Matt
Queen Elizabeth II in the 1930s, 40s and 50s
Tomorrow Queen Elizabeth II overtakes Queen Victoria as the longest serving monarch in British History. I was born in the
Angela Lansbury before Murder She Wrote
We all know and love Angela Lansbury from Murder She Wrote, plus she was the voice of Mrs. Potts in
5 Classic Hollywood Celebrities Who Rocked Statement Brows The First Time Around
So you think Cara Delevingne invented the bold brow? Think again! As with most fashion trends, it’s all been done
What the Creature From the Black Lagoon Really Looked Like!
The Creature from the Black Lagoon is one of those iconic monsters that everyone recognizes, like King Kong, Dracula and
Marilyn Monroe’s Wedding Dresses (Her Real Ones)
Marilyn Monroe was married three times, once as a sixteen-year-old brunette in the 1940s, and twice more at the height
Pin Up Girls: A Brief History
Pin up girls have been around for a lot longer than you think. Since as early as the 1890s girls