Women’s fashions of the 1920s are a large part of the Jazz Age identity. New technology and the end of the horrors brought about by World War I and the 1918 Flu Pandemic gave rise to a youthful exuberance personified by the flapper. Contrary to popular misconception, the short skirts and bold make up ofContinue reading “40 Amazing Photos of Beautiful Actresses Who Defined Women’s Fashion During the 1920s”
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The Oldest Living Supermodel: Stunning Photos of Actress & Model Carmen Dell’Orefice in the 1940s and 1950s
Born 1931 in New York City, American model and actress Carmen Dell’Orefice was approached to model by the wife of photographer Herman Landschoff while riding a bus to ballet class at the age of 13. In 1946, her godfather introduced her to Vogue and the 15-year-old signed a modeling contract for $7.50 an hour. SheContinue reading “The Oldest Living Supermodel: Stunning Photos of Actress & Model Carmen Dell’Orefice in the 1940s and 1950s”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos from the 1930s Volume 1
36 Wonderful Photos That Show How Victorian and Edwardian Women Enjoyed Their Lives
By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, all kinds of people lived in the cities. Laborers and servants were the most numerous. Although some became better-off, many were still poor. They lived in cramped, decaying houses. Whether rich or poor, it’s easy to see that people in these periods always enjoyed their lives andContinue reading “36 Wonderful Photos That Show How Victorian and Edwardian Women Enjoyed Their Lives”
54 Stunning Photos of Britt Ekland During The 1960s
Britt Ekland was born in Sweden and grew up to be the poster girl for beautiful, big-eyed Scandinavian blondes. She attended a drama school and then joined a traveling theater group. With her looks as her passport, Britt entered films and became a star in Italy. When Peter Sellers met her in a hotel, heContinue reading “54 Stunning Photos of Britt Ekland During The 1960s”
20 Vintage Photos Show Women’s Fashions During the Jazz Age
1920s fashion was the perfect blend between style and function. Beautiful clothes that allowed women to move. The 1920s heralded a dramatic break between America’s past and future. Before World War I the country remained culturally and psychologically rooted in the nineteenth century, but in the 1920s America seemed to break its wistful attachments toContinue reading “20 Vintage Photos Show Women’s Fashions During the Jazz Age”
30 Vintage Photos of Skirt Raising from the 1920s through the 1960s
47 Vintage Photos of Silent Movie Stars of the 1920s
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (and in particular, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of title cards. The term “silent film” isContinue reading “47 Vintage Photos of Silent Movie Stars of the 1920s”
50 Stunning Photos of Actress & Singer Carmen Miranda During the 1930s and 1940s
14 Vintage Photos Showing Postwomen in the Early 20th Century
Women have been transporting mail in the United States since the late 1800s. According to the United States Post Office archive, “the first known appointment of a woman to carry mail was on 3 April 1845, when Postmaster General Cave Johnson appointed Sarah Black to carry the mail between Charlestown Md P.O. & the RailContinue reading “14 Vintage Photos Showing Postwomen in the Early 20th Century”