The 1940s were an interesting time in fashion, in part because so much of the style of this decade was developed via necessity. Traditional bridal fabrics such as silk were rationed and a lot of brides opted instead for day dresses, suits or even military uniforms and accessorized them with corsages, hats and gloves. Which(…)
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Mug shot of Elvis taken in 1970 when he went to visit President Nixon at the White House. You can see the photos of the meeting here – they make a very strange couple! Source and copyright: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by(…)
Oh man, it’s still so cold out there! Yesterday was supposed to be the first day of spring and I had secret hopes of sunshine and daffodils bursting from the ground, but no luck yet. We had torrential rain and I’ve just heard that we’re forecast more snow tomorrow – help! I desperately need some(…)
1920s Chinese wedding dress: Chiang Kai-shek and Soong May-ling married on 1st December 1927 in Shanghai. Source and copyright: This image is now in the public domain in China because its term of copyright has expired.
Princess Diana was one of the most iconic and photographed women of the late 20th century, and so an auction of some of her most memorable dresses was bound to cause some interest. Probably the most famous dress in this collection was the midnight-blue evening gown by Victor Edelstein which she wore to dance to(…)
Brigitte Bardot photographed looking rather spectacular in a see-through top and feathers in 1968. Source and copyright: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license.
Wow, what hairstyles! I can’t imagine the mullet ever looked good, even on the rich and beautiful! The person who took this photo has a really interesting story to go with it which I thought you might like: I took this Picture of Paul & Linda McCartney at the 1973 Academy Awards (which were presented(…)
1950s glamour girl and pin up Betty Brosmer who had the amazing hourglass figure of: 38-18-36 (inches). Her she has the most tiny waist, I know a lot more clothes were handmade in the fifties, but wow it would be hard to dress to figure like that off the peg! Source and copyright: BettyBrosmer.com Edited with BlogPad(…)
I’m enjoying the idea of the sixties revival which seems to be happening everywhere, I’m not one for wearing bold monochrome prints the whole time, but I love a cute sixties shift dress. I wish I could buy all of these, so I thought I’d share my favourites with you, both the affordable high-street ones(…)
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The lucky winner of the competition to win a Breakfast at Tiffanys style necklace and earrings is: Lani Boyer. Congratulations Lani, I’ll pass your details onto PastTimes.com and they contact you directly about your prize. If you didn’t win, why not try the new competition to win yourself a gorgeous pair of vintage sunglasses? It’s being(…)
Since branching out to be self hosted I’ve had some wonderful support from my sponsors, and I wanted to share some more information about them with you. This is partly as a thank you to them, but also because I selected designers and companies which I thought would be of genuine interest to We Heart(…)
Photos taken by the astronauts on moon during the Apollo missions in the late 60s and early 70s. The photo above shows a commemorative plaque left on the moon in during Apollo 15 in 1971 to remember the 14 deceased NASA astronauts and USSR cosmonauts. The tiny silver man represents the figure of a fallen astronaut.(…)
There’s something about photos of real brides on their wedding day which I find fascinating. These brides are all from the 1930s and there are some really unusual outfits. I particularly like the lady with the halo headdress and also the poor woman who accessorised her wedding dress with crutches (presumably out of necessity)! Which(…)
Jackie Kennedy is one of the iconic figures in 1960s fashion. Her grace and understated style appealed to a wide audience and the ‘Jackie Kennedy look’ was widely emulated in the USA in the early years of the decade. Her status as a fashion icon was costly though, in her first year in the White(…)
I really like this photo of Barbra Streisand showing us her claws – she’s so beautiful! I found this pic on Wikimedia filed under ‘hairy armpits’ which seemed a bit harsh…
American Eleanor Clay Ford, wife of Edsel Bryant Ford, in her beautiful beaded wedding gown and headdress, 1916. I like the way the pearl necklace reflects the pearls on the bodice and in her hair, isn’t it a beautiful outfit? And here she is (below) with her husband in 1924 wearing some very natty checked(…)