Marlene Dietrich certainly started something when she appeared at the opening of The Sign of the Cross, wearing a masculine tuxedo, wing collar, soft felt hat, mannish topcoat, and a pair of mannish patent leather shoes! In the 1930s women didn’t wear pants too often but for summer days at the beach or playing aContinue reading “15 Fascinating Pictures of Women in Wide Leg Trousers From the 1930s”
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55 Beautiful Photos of Smiling Ladies in the 1960s
A smile is formed primarily by flexing the muscles at the sides of the mouth. Some smiles include a contraction of the muscles at the corner of the eyes, an action known as a Duchenne smile. Among humans, a smile expresses delight, sociability, happiness, joy or amusement. It is distinct from a similar but usuallyContinue reading “55 Beautiful Photos of Smiling Ladies in the 1960s”
30 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Romy Schneider and Alain Delon in the Late 1950s and Early 1960s
Celebrities always draw attention of the public. And when they exit the stage, they are quickly forgotten. Who recalls celebrity couple of the 1960s, Schneider and Delon? They were the most beautiful couple of the time… Romy Schneider (1938–1982) was a film actress born in Vienna who held German and French citizenship. She was onlyContinue reading “30 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Romy Schneider and Alain Delon in the Late 1950s and Early 1960s”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1930s Volume 8
30 Early Vintage Photos Showing the Rolling Stones in the 1960s
Celebrity photographer Philip Townsend got up close to the excitement of the era, and took many iconic images of the Sixties. He captured the very first picture of the Rolling Stones ever taken, shortly after they formed in 1962, when they were broke, hungry and seeking a record deal. He bought them barbecued chicken, apparently.Continue reading “30 Early Vintage Photos Showing the Rolling Stones in the 1960s”
55 Stunning Photos of Marilyn Monroe Taken in 1956
Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (1904-1980) was an English fashion, portrait and war photographer, diarist, painter, interior designer and an Academy Award–winning stage and costume designer for films and the theatre. Beaton worked with Marilyn on February 22, 1956 at the Ambassador Hotel in New York. And here is his amazing work. Marilyn Monroe (born NormaContinue reading “55 Stunning Photos of Marilyn Monroe Taken in 1956”
59 Stunning Photos of Greta Garbo in the Film ‘Ninotchka’ (1939)
Ninotchka is a 1939 American romantic comedy film made for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by producer and director Ernst Lubitsch and starring Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas. It was written by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, and Walter Reisch, based on a screen story by Melchior Lengyel. Ninotchka is Greta Garbo’s first full comedy, and her penultimate film; sheContinue reading “59 Stunning Photos of Greta Garbo in the Film ‘Ninotchka’ (1939)”
70 Wonderful Photos of Women Posing With Their Cars in the 1920s
From 1919 to 1929, primarily North America and parts of Europe experienced the rise of the Roaring Twenties. Social and economic circumstances underwent dramatic changes. The economic power and high employment of the United States allowed Americans to spend more extravagantly on entertainment. War veterans returned home seeking relaxation and comfort instead of returning toContinue reading “70 Wonderful Photos of Women Posing With Their Cars in the 1920s”
36 Portraits of Gangs of Kabukicho, Tokyo in the 1960s and 1970s
Kabukicho is an entertainment and red-light district situated in the busy Tokyo area of Shinjuku. At night the streets are buzzing with neon lights, as the host and hostess bars and clubs come to life. Meanwhile, in the criminal underworld, around a thousand gangsters (Yakuza) are said to operate in the area, giving this spotContinue reading “36 Portraits of Gangs of Kabukicho, Tokyo in the 1960s and 1970s”
16 Gorgeous Color Photographs of Frida Kahlo During the 1930s & Early 1940s
In May 1931, Nickolas Muray traveled to Mexico where he met Frida Kahlo, a woman he would never forget. The two were at the height of their on-again, off-again, ten-year relationship when these pictures were taken. Their affair had started in 1931, after Muray was divorced from his second wife, and shortly after Kahlo’s marriageContinue reading “16 Gorgeous Color Photographs of Frida Kahlo During the 1930s & Early 1940s”
