After the shortages of World War II, women were ready for a little luxury. And brides didn’t want to skimp on the lace or fabric. In 1947, French designer Christian Dior caused a sensation when he introduced his “new look,” hour-glass dresses with long, flowing skirts – skirts made of yards and yards of cloth.Continue reading “68 Stunning Photos of Wedding Gowns in the 1950s”
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65 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Amsterdam During the 1950s
Amsterdam, beautiful city built on pilings. An inexhaustible source of subject matter for innumerable photographers. Not that it’s such a megalomaniac capital – it’s more of a village with urban traditions. But it’s that smallness which often provides photography with the impact and attention it deserves. Kees Scherer (1920-1993) was born in the Amsterdam working-classContinue reading “65 Vintage Photos Showing Life in Amsterdam During the 1950s”
54 Beautiful Photos of Angela Lansbury during the 1940s & 1950s
Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury DBE (born October 16, 1925) is an English-American-Irish actress who has appeared in theatre, television, and film. Her career has spanned seven decades, much of it in the United States, and her work has attracted international acclaim. Lansbury was born to Irish actress Moyna Macgill and English politician Edgar Lansbury, anContinue reading “54 Beautiful Photos of Angela Lansbury during the 1940s & 1950s”
80 Amazing Black and White Photographs Show the World From the 1940s to the 1960s
Édouard Boubat was born in Montmartre, Paris in 1923. He studied typography and graphic arts at the École Estienne and worked for a printing company before becoming a photographer. In 1943 he was subjected to service du travail obligatoire, forced labour of French people in Nazi Germany, and witnessed the horrors of World War II.Continue reading “80 Amazing Black and White Photographs Show the World From the 1940s to the 1960s”
25 Amazing Photos of Celebrities During the 1950s and 1960s
Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) is one of the most celebrated British portrait photographers of the Twentieth century and is renowned for his images of elegance, glamour and style. His influence on portrait photography was profound and lives on today in the work of many contemporary photographers including David Bailey and Mario Testino. Seeking to pursueContinue reading “25 Amazing Photos of Celebrities During the 1950s and 1960s”
Cat Eye Frames – The Amazingly Cool Glasses Style of Women From the 1950s
Cat eye glasses, sometimes called “cat eyes” or “cat glasses”, are a shape of women’s and sometimes men’s eyewear. They have an upsweep at the outer edges where the temples or arms join the frame front. This glasses style was mainly popular in the 1950s and 1960s. A photo collection that shows women wearing theseContinue reading “Cat Eye Frames – The Amazingly Cool Glasses Style of Women From the 1950s”
25 Vintage Photos Showing Life in America From Between the 1940s and 1960s
Introduced in 1935 as the first modern color film, Kodachrome was used extensively after World War II by amateur photographers equipped with the new high-quality and low cost 35mm cameras. Americans in Kodachrome 1945-1965 is an unprecedented portrayal of the daily life of the people during these formative years of modern American culture. It isContinue reading “25 Vintage Photos Showing Life in America From Between the 1940s and 1960s”
20 Stunning Black and White Photos of Shelley Winters When She Was Young in the 1940s and 1950s
Shelley Winters (born August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress whose career spanned almost six decades. She won two Academy Awards for her supporting roles in Hollywood films, but her zany, wisecracking real-life persona entertained a much larger audience over the years as a frequent talk-show guest. Winters nevertheless left behindContinue reading “20 Stunning Black and White Photos of Shelley Winters When She Was Young in the 1940s and 1950s”
52 Stunning Photos of Actress Terry Moore in the 1940s and 1950s
Born 1929, in Glendale, California, as Helen Luella Koford, American film and television actress Terry Moore worked as a child model before making her film debut in Maryland in 1940. She was billed as Judy Ford, Jan Ford, and January Ford before taking Terry Moore as her name in 1948. She is one of theContinue reading “52 Stunning Photos of Actress Terry Moore in the 1940s and 1950s”
55 Beautiful Photos of Yvonne de Carlo from between the 1940s and 1960s.
A vibrant, full-bodied performer with a rich voice and a lushly sensuous if somewhat odd beauty, Yvonne De Carlo (1922–2007) achieved stardom in the 1940s in some of the more bizarre escapism of that era. Yvonne De Carlo was a Canadian born American actress, singer, and dancer whose career spanned more than seven decades. AContinue reading “55 Beautiful Photos of Yvonne de Carlo from between the 1940s and 1960s.”
