As a staff photographer for Harper’s Bazaar, Louise Dahl-Wolfe introduced a witty naturalism to the staid conventions of fashion photography and helped pioneer the use of color film. After studying painting, figure drawing, and design at the San Francisco Institute of Art, Dahl-Wolfe began experimenting with photography in 1921, inspired by Anne Brigman’s photographs. InContinue reading “50 Amazing Fashion Photographs From Between the 1930s and 1950s”
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50 Vintage Fashion Photos That Reveal Just How Awesome People Used To Dress
43 Beautiful Photos of 1960’s Women Fashion
In a career that spanned seven decades, Norman Parkinson (1913 – 1990) dazzled the world with his sparkling inventiveness as a fashion photographer. His long association with Vogue, and his numerous assignments for Harper’s Bazaar, Town & Country and other international magazines, brought him worldwide recognition. His impulsive and unstructured style changed forever the static,Continue reading “43 Beautiful Photos of 1960’s Women Fashion”
34 Fantastic Photos of Women Wearing Trousers During the 1930s
The 1930s is when we really see women in trousers get their stride. It was still not accepted by the majority in the early part of the 1930s. They were not widely worn, but by the mid 1930s it was acceptable for wear for sportswear. They’re mostly seen on campus, at the resort, and inContinue reading “34 Fantastic Photos of Women Wearing Trousers During the 1930s”
54 Gorgeous Photos of Hot Pants During the 1960s & 1970s
Hotpants or hot pants describe extremely short shorts. The term was first used by Women’s Wear Daily in 1970 to describe shorts made in luxury fabrics such as velvet and satin for fashionable wear, rather than their more practical equivalents that had been worn for sports or leisure since the 1930s. The term has sinceContinue reading “54 Gorgeous Photos of Hot Pants During the 1960s & 1970s”
Fabulous Vintage Pictures of Women’s Hairstyles and Make-Up From the 1920s
Although popular conceptions of the Jazz Age suggest that every fashionable woman bobbed her hair during the 1920s, some women did keep their hair long. Long-haired women did not customarily wear their hair loose; rather, they pulled it back to the nape of the neck and wound it into a smooth chignon or knot. AnotherContinue reading “Fabulous Vintage Pictures of Women’s Hairstyles and Make-Up From the 1920s”
60 Amazing Photographs Showing Women’s Street Style from La Belle Époque Between 1910-1914
The French called the era from 1895 to 1914 La Belle Époque. It was an epoch of beautiful clothes and the peak of luxury living for a select few – the very rich and the very privileged through birth. In retrospect we can see it is an era very separate from the 20th century despiteContinue reading “60 Amazing Photographs Showing Women’s Street Style from La Belle Époque Between 1910-1914”
