Hotpants or hot pants describe extremely short shorts. The term was first used by Women’s Wear Daily in 1970 to describe shorts made in luxury fabrics such as velvet and satin for fashionable wear, rather than their more practical equivalents that had been worn for sports or leisure since the 1930s. The term has sinceContinue reading “54 Gorgeous Photos of Hot Pants During the 1960s & 1970s”
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60 Stunning Photos of Iconic & Stylish Women from the 1960s
22 Photos of Marilyn Monroe Wardrobe Tests as Lorelei Lee in ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’, 1953.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 American musical comedy film based on the 1949 stage musical of the same name. It was directed by Howard Hawks and stars Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe, with Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, George Winslow, Taylor Holmes and Norma Varden in supporting roles. The film is filled withContinue reading “22 Photos of Marilyn Monroe Wardrobe Tests as Lorelei Lee in ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’, 1953.”
Fabulous Vintage Pictures of Women’s Hairstyles and Make-Up From the 1920s
Although popular conceptions of the Jazz Age suggest that every fashionable woman bobbed her hair during the 1920s, some women did keep their hair long. Long-haired women did not customarily wear their hair loose; rather, they pulled it back to the nape of the neck and wound it into a smooth chignon or knot. AnotherContinue reading “Fabulous Vintage Pictures of Women’s Hairstyles and Make-Up From the 1920s”
50 Glamorous Vintage Photos of Beautiful Actresses That Defined the 1940s
Fashion’s First Supermodel: 30 Gorgeous Photos of Lisa Fonssagrives From the 1930s to the 1950s
Born in Sweden in 1911, Lisa Fonssagrives first studies dance and settles in Paris to improve her technique before marrying fellow dancer Fernand Fonnsagrives, in 1935. Remarked by photographer Willy Maymald, in the elevator of her building, she begins modeling and moves to New York when World War II breaks out. While her husband andContinue reading “Fashion’s First Supermodel: 30 Gorgeous Photos of Lisa Fonssagrives From the 1930s to the 1950s”
60 Amazing Photographs Showing Women’s Street Style from La Belle Époque Between 1910-1914
The French called the era from 1895 to 1914 La Belle Époque. It was an epoch of beautiful clothes and the peak of luxury living for a select few – the very rich and the very privileged through birth. In retrospect we can see it is an era very separate from the 20th century despiteContinue reading “60 Amazing Photographs Showing Women’s Street Style from La Belle Époque Between 1910-1914”
30 Incredible Images of Fashion During the Jazz Age of the 1920s
25 Amazing Photos of Lee Miller Taken by Man Ray in Paris From 1929 to 1932
Just two weeks after her 22nd birthday in 1929, Lee Miller was leaving New York at the height of her fame as a model. A regular on the cover of Vogue, she was, by common consent, one of the most striking women of the age. A favourite subject of the great photographers Edward Steichen andContinue reading “25 Amazing Photos of Lee Miller Taken by Man Ray in Paris From 1929 to 1932”
