Post-war Paris brought a blossoming of culture and thought. The Nouvelle Vague transformed French cinema, young couturiers reinvigorated French fashion, existentialism flourished in literature and philosophy, and the city swung and swayed to a vibrant jazz and rock ’n’ roll scene. In the middle of it all, was Paul Almasy. The well-traveled photojournalist, born inContinue reading “25 Amazing Color Photographs of Paris in the 1950s”
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The Amazing Story of Alla Ilchun, the Kazakh Muse of Christian Dior
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”
37 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Actress Coleen Gray During the 1940s and 1950s
Coleen Gray (born Doris Bernice Jensen; October 23, 1922 – August 3, 2015) was an American actress. She was best known for her roles in the films Nightmare Alley (1947), Red River (1948), and Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing (1956). Gray was born in Staplehurst, Nebraska,[1] her family moved to Hutchinson, Minnesota when she was seven.Continue reading “37 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Actress Coleen Gray During the 1940s and 1950s”
25 Amazing Vintage Photos of Mexico in the Early 1950s
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. MexicoContinue reading “25 Amazing Vintage Photos of Mexico in the Early 1950s”
