Alla Ilchun (1926 – March 8, 1989) was the first Euro-Asian model who has worked for twenty years at Dior. She was famous for her waist of 49 cm and eyeliner arrows. Information about the family and the ancestors of Alla Ilchun is not very much preserved. Her father, Zhuanhal Ilchun, was allegedly a railwayContinue reading “The Amazing Story of Alla Ilchun, the Kazakh Muse of Christian Dior”
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Fabulous Vintage Photos of Actress Cara Williams From the 1940s to the 1960s
Born 1925 as Bernice Kamiat in Flatbush, Brooklyn, American actress Cara Williams had her first credited role was in the 1941 western Wide Open Town. She followed this with the dramas Girls Town (1942) and Happy Land (1943) with Don Ameche. Williams is best known for her role as “Billy’s Mother” in The Defiant OnesContinue reading “Fabulous Vintage Photos of Actress Cara Williams From the 1940s to the 1960s”
Beautiful Vintage Postcards of the Glamorous Butlin’s Ocean Hotel in Saltdean, England
Opened in 1938 the Ocean Hotel occupied a site of around 4 acres with 344 bedrooms and a dining hall that could seat 300 people. It consisted of a main building shaped like a crescent which contained the whole of the public rooms and some of the bedrooms, and there were six other buildings whichContinue reading “Beautiful Vintage Postcards of the Glamorous Butlin’s Ocean Hotel in Saltdean, England”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1950s Volume 10
The 1950s (pronounced nineteen-fifties; commonly abbreviated as the “Fifties” or the ” ’50s”) (among other variants) was a decade that began on January 1, 1950, and ended on December 31, 1959. Throughout the decade, the world continued its recovery from World War II, aided by the post-World War II economic expansion. The period also sawContinue reading “50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1950s Volume 10”
40 Vintage Photos of Alexis Smith During the 1940s and 1950s
Born 1921 in Penticton, British Columbia, Canadian-American actress and singer Alexis Smith had her first credited role in Dive Bomber (1941), playing the female lead opposite Errol Flynn. It was a “decorative” part but the film was very successful. Warners decided to build her up as a star. She had a support role in TheContinue reading “40 Vintage Photos of Alexis Smith During the 1940s and 1950s”
34 Vintage Photos of Joan Crawford’s Personal Life in the 1950s
Born Eve Cohen in 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American photojournalist Eve Arnold joined Magnum Photos agency in 1951, and became a full member in 1957. Over six weeks in 1948, Arnold learned photographic skills from Harper’s Bazaar art director Alexey Brodovitch at the New School for Social Research in Manhattan, and photographed many of theContinue reading “34 Vintage Photos of Joan Crawford’s Personal Life in the 1950s”
42 Vintage Photos of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s
Wisconsin is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. The bulkContinue reading “42 Vintage Photos of Wisconsin Hotels and Restaurants in the 1950s and 1960s”
Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy: A Hollywood Affair to Remember
Of all the legendary Hollywood’s love stories and affairs, perhaps the most complicated is Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn’s. Though carefully concealed from the public, on screen the iconic duo shared their time on total nine different films, starting with the 1942 classic “Woman of the Year” and coming to an end with the everContinue reading “Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy: A Hollywood Affair to Remember”
45 Gorgeous Photos of Marie-Hélène Arnaud, The “Face of Chanel”, in the 1950s
Born 1934 in Montmorency in the northern suburbs of Paris, French model and actress Marie-Hélène Arnaud started at Chanel as a house model and rapidly grew to be Coco’s favorite and eventually the directrice at her fashion house. At 24 Arnaud became the public “face of Chanel”. After she left Chanel, Arnaud set herself upContinue reading “45 Gorgeous Photos of Marie-Hélène Arnaud, The “Face of Chanel”, in the 1950s”
20 Stunning Black and White Photos of Julie Andrews From the 1950s and 1960s
Julie Andrews first appeared on the vaudeville scene from the age of 12 alongside her mother and stepfather, in England. In 1947, she made her first major performance at the London hippodrome where her vocal prowesses wowed the public. She soon starred on West End stages in such productions as Humpty Dumpty, in 1948 andContinue reading “20 Stunning Black and White Photos of Julie Andrews From the 1950s and 1960s”
