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Fascinating Headdress: 20 Vintage Portraits of Alsatian Women in Their Traditional Costumes From the Early 20th Century

May 25, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteAlthough the traditional costume is no longer really worn nowadays, it remains a symbol of Alsace recognizable throughout […]

Celia Hammond and Pattie Boyd in Pierre Cardin Helmets, Photographed by John French, 1965

May 22, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteJohn French (1907–1966) was an English fashion and portrait photographer. Born in London, French was instrumental in recording […]

A Series of Photos of a Woman Wearing Slacks in 1942

May 21, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn the pre-1940s, women simply did not wear pants as part of their everyday clothing. In the beginning, […]

A Vibrator That Helps You Lose Weight, ca. 1960s

May 21, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteHere is the “Body Beautiful System 5 Minute Shaper” with over 100 soft latex “shaping tips.” The ad […]

Twins Become Mothers Together for Second Time in Two Years, 1939

May 19, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteTwins become mothers together for second time in less than two years. Accustomed to doing practically the same […]

Vintage Photos Show What Bridesmaids Looked Like in the 1920s

May 12, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteDuring and after WWI, the wedding industry had few ceremonies. This began to change in the 1920s. Widowed […]

Marybel, the Doll That Gets Well by Madame Alexander, 1959

May 7, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe daughter of Russian immigrants, Beatrice Alexander was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 9, 1895. She […]

Chart Shows How Women’s Bodies Were Judged in the Miss Universe Contest in 1959

May 7, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA chart published in 1959, which was shared by the LA Times blog, illustrating how women’s bodies were […]

“Blow Up to Be the Size You Want!” – Vintage Inflatable Bra Ads From the 1950s and 1960s

May 3, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWhat was a woman to do if she wanted to boost her cleavage in the days before Wonderbra […]

“How Can He Explain to His Sensitive Young Wife?” – A Zonite Douche Ad From 1950

May 3, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteEven after the Federal Trade Commission issued statutes about “truth in advertising,” advertising men sought ways to formulate […]

Glamorous Photos of Classic Beauties Taken by Bert Six in the 1940s and ’50s

May 1, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1902 in Missouri, Warner Bros. photographer Bert Six was best known for his glamour shots of Hollywood […]

Elegant Photos That Defined ’30s Fashion Styles of Women

April 30, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe fashion of the thirties is usually overshadowed by the Great Depression, but the 1930s were full of […]

In 1908, a Doctor Used X-Rays to Highlight the Damaging Effects of Tight Corsets on a Woman’s Body

April 29, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteLudovic O’Followell, a French doctor who in 1905 and 1908 published books on the effects of the corset […]

Amazing Vintage Photographs Capture Victorian Women Climbing High Mountains in Long Skirts

April 27, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site“All mountains appear doomed to pass through the three stages: an inaccessible peak, the hardest climb in the […]

“Because innocence is sexier than you think.” – Love’s Baby Soft Ads From the 1970s and 1980s

April 24, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteBaby Soft was born in 1974. The company that brought it to market, Menley & James, an imprint […]

Photos of Women Workers in the Factories in London During World War II

April 22, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThese women were all training in various London polytechnics to work in munitions factories during the early 1940s. […]

Photos Show Styles of Bridesmaids in the 1980s

April 21, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIf there is one word to sum up the decade that was the 1980s, it is ‘Big’. Big […]

“I Dreamed…” Maidenform Bra Ad Campaign From the Mid-20th Century

April 20, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site As Harry Trenner told the story, he and his wife Florence were just sitting around the kitchen […]

Brigitte Bardot, Elina Labourdette, Tilda Thamar and Estella Blain Testing New Models of Nylon Stockings in Paris, 1954

April 20, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe 1950s era represented a return to fashion for women. After World War II ended, and the men […]

Vintage Photographs Capture Everyday Life at the McConnell Air Hostess School in the 1940s

April 16, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this site“To be an air stewardess is hard work and not to be recommended to someone who just wants […]

Women Paint “Stockings” on Their Legs at a Store in Croydon, London, 1941

April 15, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteWallace Carothers produced the first nylon fiber in 1935, but it was the 1939 World’s Fair that first […]

Photographs of the Famous O’Neil Sisters Dressed Up Their Homemade Matching Clothes for Easter in 1952

April 13, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1940s and 1950s, one of the most indelible images of Boston was that of the O’Neil […]

“A girl-size hand needs a girl-size pen.” – Parker Ad, 1965

April 12, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA product designed for women that’s functionally as good and costs the same? Despite the language of the […]

30 Vintage Photos of Ladies Wearing Dirndls

April 12, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteA dirndl is a feminine dress which originated in German-speaking areas of the Alps. It is traditionally worn […]

The “Bra Burning” Miss America Protest, 1968

April 10, 2022 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe Miss America protest was a demonstration held at the Miss America 1969 contest on September 7, 1968, […]

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