Mabel Love (16 October 1874 – 15 May 1953), was a British dancer and stage actress. She was considered to be one of the great stage beauties of her age, and her career spanned the late Victorian era and the Edwardian period. In 1894, Winston Churchill wrote to her asking for a signed photograph. AmongContinue reading “Mabel Love: One of the Great Stage Beauties in Late Victorian and Edwardian Eras”
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Lady Grace Drummond-Hay, the First Woman to Travel Around the World by Air in a Zeppelin
Lady Grace Drummond-Hay, an English journalist, was the only woman among sixty passengers and crew on the Graf Zeppelin when it flew around the world in 1929. Although she was not an aviator herself at first, she contributed to the glamour of aviation and general knowledge of it, by writing articles about her aerial adventuresContinue reading “Lady Grace Drummond-Hay, the First Woman to Travel Around the World by Air in a Zeppelin”
40 Stunning Photos of Anita Louise in the 1930s and 1940s
16 Amazing Retro Photos of Twiggy in London in 1966
Queen of Muscle Beach: 20 Vintage Portraits of Abbye “Pudgy” Stockton From the 1940s
40 Stunning Photos of Actress Geraldine Chaplin during the 1960s
Born 1944 in Santa Monica, California, American actress Geraldine Chaplin is the daughter of Charlie Chaplin, the first of eight children with fourth wife Oona O’Neill. After beginnings in dance and modelling, she turned her attention to acting, and made her English-language acting debut (and came to prominence in what would be a Golden Globe-nominatedContinue reading “40 Stunning Photos of Actress Geraldine Chaplin during the 1960s”
Glamorous Photos of Adele Jergens in the 1940s and 1950s
35 Stunning Photos of Actress Allison Hayes during the 1950s
Born 1930 in Charleston, West Virginia, American actress and model Allison Hayes made her film debut in the 1954 comedy Francis Joins the WACS. Her second film, Sign of the Pagan, provided her with an important role in a relatively minor film. Released from her contract, she was signed by Columbia Pictures in 1955. ChicagoContinue reading “35 Stunning Photos of Actress Allison Hayes during the 1950s”
Vikki Dougan in Black Backless Dress on the Streets of Hollywood in 1957, the Series Photo That Changed Fashion Forever
If you were to conjure an image of typical 1950s fashion, there’s no doubt the visual would be brimming with knee-length skirts and shoulder covering tops. It was an era, like most before it, of conservative clothing. The bikini had been invented only a handful of years before, and society was still grappling with theContinue reading “Vikki Dougan in Black Backless Dress on the Streets of Hollywood in 1957, the Series Photo That Changed Fashion Forever”
30 Amazing Photos Showing the Wonderful Styles of Young Ladies From the 1920s
Western fashion in the 1920s underwent a modernization. For women, fashion had continued to change away from the extravagant and restrictive styles of the Victorian and Edwardian periods, and towards looser clothing which revealed more of the arms and legs, that had begun at least a decade prior with the rising of hemlines to theContinue reading “30 Amazing Photos Showing the Wonderful Styles of Young Ladies From the 1920s”
