1950s – Page 2 – We Heart Vintage blog: retro fashion, cinema and photography

Obscure Beauty Contests from the Past

Boy have there been some strange beauty contests over the years! These photos include the contestants for ‘Miss Psywar’ (doesn’t

I treated myself to a 1950s Hammer B-movie yesterday: X… the Unknown. It kills… but cannot be killed! It rises

You’ll never guess what I discovered today! Well, you probably don’t need to guess if you’ve read the title of

Following on from last week’s guide to getting yourself a 1940s-themed outfit for Goodwood Revival, I’m moving onto one of

Now that the schools are out for summer and we’re enjoying such glorious weather, I couldn’t help but think of

Cheerleaders didn’t always look and dress they way they do today. Far from athletic girls in crop tops Cheerleaders of

I sent out a challenge to the vintage stores I know this week, asking them to pick their favourite outfit

You probably know Barbara Bel Geddes best as Miss Ellie (JR’s long-suffering mother) in Dallas, but she actually had a

You probably know Donald O’Connor best from the movie Singin’ in the Rain – I know that’s where I first

Never underestimate the marketing power of Lucille Ball! I grew up watching re-runs of I Love Lucy on the telly,

If you follow my blog you might have noticed that I’m going through a bit of a Hitchcock phase at

Stars were having nips, tucks and predominantly nose-jobs from as early as the 1930s. It’s not well-documented as the stars

Taylor was married 8 times. Her shortest marriage was with her first husband Conrad Nicky Hilton which lasted just 9

The news this morning is filled with the pictures and winners from last night’s Academy Award ceremony – well, that

There were so many stylish men in the 1950s: Cary Grant, Marlon Brando, Elvis and of course James Dean. Youth

I never kept up with the fashions. I believed in wearing what I thought looked good on me – Bettie

Jean Patchett was one of the best known models of the 1950s. Today, February 16th, was her birthday and she

As the world of fashion’s love affair with all things retro continues, we are once again turning to the Fifties