Hair was said to be a woman’s crowning glory, The Victorians certainly knew that as these photos will convey. A Victorian girl until the age of 16 wore her hair in braids, once she became a young lady at age 16 her hair went up (while her hem length went down to the ankle.) VictorianContinue reading “17 Vintage Portraits of Long Hair Victorian Ladies”
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55 Stunning Vintage Photos of Actress Margaret Lockwood in the 1930s and 1940s
Born 1916 in Karachi, British India, English actress Margaret Lockwood began studying for the stage at an early age at the Italia Conti, and made her debut in 1928, at the age of 12, at the Holborn Empire where she played a fairy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In December of the following year, sheContinue reading “55 Stunning Vintage Photos of Actress Margaret Lockwood in the 1930s and 1940s”
40 Stunning Photos of Actress Mitzi Gaynor During the 1950s
Born Franceska Mitzi Gerber, on September 4, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of a ballerina and professional musician, Mitzi Gaynor developed a penchant for the arts at an early age. When her family moved to Los Angeles, she caught the attention of legendary theatrical producer Edwin Lester. Under the tutelage of Lester, Gaynor becameContinue reading “40 Stunning Photos of Actress Mitzi Gaynor During the 1950s”
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”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1930s Volume 8
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”
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”
65 Beautiful Retro Photos Showing Women’s Fashion in the 1970s
Fashion in the 1970s was about individuality. In the early 1970s, Vogue proclaimed “There are no rules in the fashion game now” due to overproduction flooding the market with cheap synthetic clothing. Common items included mini skirts, bell-bottoms popularized by hippies, vintage clothing from the 1950s and earlier, and the androgynous glam rock and discoContinue reading “65 Beautiful Retro Photos Showing Women’s Fashion in the 1970s”
