30 Elegant Photos of Victorian Beauties in Tight Corsets
This post was originally published on this siteThe corset has been an indispensable supportive undergarment for women, in Europe for several centuries, evolving as fashion […]
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Amazing Women’s Hat Fashions From Between the 1920s and 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteHats are head coverings with a crown and usually a brim. They are distinguished from caps that are […]
Skirts and Saddle Shoes: Favorite Styles of ’40s Teenage Girls
This post was originally published on this siteThe term ‘teenager’ was coined in 1941, and Seventeen magazine printed its first issue in 1944, showing off […]
Amazing Photographs of Can-Can Dancers at the Moulin Rouge, Paris in 1952
This post was originally published on this siteWhile it may be surprising, there is not much to be found about the exact origin of the […]
The Chef Does Everything – Except Cook. That’s What Wives Are For!
This post was originally published on this siteMid-20th century America is exemplified through shows like Leave it to Beaver, which portrayed the middle class suburban […]
Beautiful Photos That Defined ’50s Women’s Swimsuits
This post was originally published on this siteThe post-war economic boom meant that people were not only spending more money they also wanted luxurious new […]
Beautiful American Women’s Hair Fashions From the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1940s proved to be iconic with hairstyling even though the wars at that time had a vast […]
Women At War: Beautiful Kodachrome Photos Of Female Engineers at Aircraft Factories in World War II
This post was originally published on this siteShortly after the United States entered World War II in 1941, the nation quickly mobilized for war and […]
12 Vintage Photos of Donut Queens From the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe popularity of the Miss America pageant led to a variety of beauty contests — many during the […]
Elegant Photos of ’20s Ladies in Robe de Style Dresses
This post was originally published on this siteThe robe de style describes a style of dress popular in the 1920s as an alternative to the […]
Portraits of a Beautiful Bangkok Girl, ca. 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThese fascinating portraits of an unknown Bangkok girl were taken by photographer Dmitri Kessel for LIFE magazine in […]
The Glitz and Glam of the Roaring Twenties: 20 Amazing Street Style Photographs From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1920s was the era of prohibition, bootleggers, gangsters, flappers, and all that jazz. The period followed the […]
Edwardian Ladies’ Outdoor Tea Party, Walton-le-Dale, ca. 1905
This post was originally published on this siteA summertime tea is a vintage themed event that you can enjoy recreating for all decades. The vintage […]
10 Beautiful Hollywood Hairstyles From the 1940s, and How to Do Them Yourself
This post was originally published on this siteEvery Hollywood star knows one important beauty secret: she enhances her loveliness with a hair style designed to […]
Marie Dressler’s Hat, 1909
This post was originally published on this siteMarie Dressler, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing lamp shade style hat on her head. Marie Dressler (1868–1934) was […]
40 Cool Pics of ’40s Ladies With Their Bicycles
This post was originally published on this siteA German baron named Karl von Drais made the first major development when he created a steerable, two-wheeled […]
Beehive Hairdo: The Women’s Popular Hairstyle Throughout the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThe beehive is a hairstyle in which long hair is piled up in a conical shape on the […]
Women Workers at H. M. Government Printing and Stationery Office in Harrow, England, 1932
This post was originally published on this siteThat’s a lot of paperwork! These women in one of the counting and packing rooms in the Government […]
Portrait of Madam C.J. Walker, the First Black Woman Millionaire in America
This post was originally published on this siteMadam C.J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove; December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an African American entrepreneur, […]
Lois Rabinowitz, After Being Ejected From Court for Wearing Trousers, 1960
This post was originally published on this siteNewlywed Lois Rabinowitz, 28-year-old secretary, is seen after she got a lecture on how to dress and was […]
Votes for Women Dirigible Airship Over London, 1909
This post was originally published on this siteIt was 1909: the skirts were long, the corsets tight. And women in Britain couldn’t vote. For Muriel […]
Miss Queen of Something or Other in the Past
This post was originally published on this siteGrand openings, ground breaking ceremonies, ribbon cutting, spokes women, beauty queens, and winners from pageants off the beaten […]
The Suffragettes Photographed by Pioneering Female Photographer Christina Broom
This post was originally published on this siteChristina Broom (née Livingston; 28 December 1862 – 5 June 1939) was a pioneering female press photographer. In […]
Photos Show Fashion Styles of Young Women in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteWhen thinking of ’80s fashion, the words ‘big and bright’ surely sums it up. It was a decade […]
Electric Bubble-Bath: Miracle Weight-Loss Technology of 1933
This post was originally published on this siteSleeping in the clouds has nothing on the “bubble bath,” the latest novelty in the way of health […]