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
I don’t know very much about these fashions, except that they were captioned ‘Hermes Dresses, 1952’. I love the idea
50s blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield was married 3 times before her tragic death at the age of just 34. For
More and more smokers are becoming social pariahs. They have to stand on the street in the rain outside restaurants,
So, who knew there was a trend for body jewelry in the 50s? These photos are from 1951 of ‘Cling’
Er, I can’t claim to tell you much about these photos except that they were labelled ‘wet proof paper’ 1953.
It was the lovely Armi Kuusela from Finland who won the first ever Miss Universe contest in 1952*, with Miss
If you want to talk fairy tale weddings then Grace Kelly‘s wedding to Prince Rainier III of Monaco was the
We tend to think of 1950s swimwear as being the height of style and sophistication, and some of it WAS
The can-can dancers of the Moulin Rouge in Paris, probably taken some time in the 1950s judging by the hair
As promised when I published my favourite women’s outfits from this year’s Goodwood Revival, here are my pick of the
Tomorrow Queen Elizabeth II overtakes Queen Victoria as the longest serving monarch in British History. I was born in the
We all know and love Angela Lansbury from Murder She Wrote, plus she was the voice of Mrs. Potts in
The Creature from the Black Lagoon is one of those iconic monsters that everyone recognizes, like King Kong, Dracula and
Oh, how I love a Hitchcock movie! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bad one, apart from ‘The Man
Oh, I love a good comfy horror / sci-fi movie. Nothing gruesome or truly frightening, just something really enjoyable and
Whatever role she played Grace Kelly was always the epitome of cool style and sophistication. Whoever she was in a
I love the different Hallowe’en costumes in these photos, although being British I always find it strange to see people
I was asked by Modcloth to create a vintage-inspired layered outfit perfect for this Autumn and, well, you know I