1910s
Vintage plus-size fashion advice for the full-figured woman of 1914
Fashions for plump women – New style models may be easily adopted by those envying slimmer sisters
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1940s
Swimsuits to be pretty at seashore and pool (1948)
This year’s crop of bathing suits demands the utmost decorum on the part of the wearer. If you must coat yourself with grease from forehead to toes, please don’t stretch out like a starfish.
1960s
The sixties was the biggest fashion decade (1969)
Sixties Biggest Fashion Decade Whether the Seventies can bring anything like the fashion explosion of the Sixties is an unanswered question. No other decade has seen
1900s
Vintage hairstyles: Victorian curls (1902)
Milady’s winsome curl In a variety of new forms, it again holds sway “The beauty of a silken lock turned like a perfect rhyme” Where
1910s
Wrinkles: Why American women look older than their years (1911)
Wrinkles come to the American woman at a much earlier age than they come to her European sister. And the pitiable things about it is that they are not wrinkles of age. Here is why Why American women look older than their years.
1910s
The secret of a beautiful neck (1918)
In her heart of hearts, any woman would rather have a beautiful neck than anything else in the world except, perhaps, a beautiful face, said soprano and actress Lina Cavalieri.
1960s
Sweet sugarplums: Christmas dresses for little girls (1962)
Every little girl wants a dress for Christmas Sweet as a sugarplum: A tucked shirtwaist top, a wide, gathered velveteen skirt and a bias-striped sash
1800s
Christmas for children: Festive fashion for the holidays (1896)
CHRISTMAS CLOTHES: FESTIVE LITTLE FROCKS AND SUITS FOR HOLIDAY PARTIES A Gale of Finery It is only a fair tribute to kind Kris Kringle — Low
1950s
From the 1950s: How to laugh, just for girls (because what teen didn’t need someone else telling her how to behave?)
Laughter is a serious thing. Hoot if you must, but strict attention should be paid to how you laugh and when. It is the barometer of your emotional state. Precisely put, laughter is a form of behavior.
1950s
Blue Bell Wrangler Jeans from the 1950s
Families in Western-fit Blue Bell Wrangler Jeans (1955) Families who are up and doing wear Blue Bell Wrangler Jeans. A red hot brand (1954)
1950s
From campus to kitchen, culottes are the new ’50s fashion (1955)
From campus to kitchen, They’re wearing culottes by Margaret Parker Gary, Women’s Day Fashion Department Good campus companions — jerkin and knee-length culottes in an Orlon-and-wool blend,
1960s
Get a brand new dress straight from a can! (1966)
Canned dresses, put up like beef stew but sold at department stores instead of supermarkets, are the season’s bright new idea for Christmas giving, and just the thing to keep in the pantry against the dressless rainy day.
1970s
Macho: The powerful scent for men (1977)
A powerful new scent for men — Macho. Uniquely Faberge, it is packaged in a startlingly new futuristic look. At the Faberge counter now.
1900s
Up close: Antique leather lace-up boots from the Edwardian Era
It’s one thing to see drawings of vintage boots in old catalogs, but quite another to look at a pair that has survived a hundred years!
1910s
What a man likes in a woman’s clothing (1912)
Here’s what a man really likes in woman’s dress Women always look upon a man’s criticism of their attire as most presumptuous — that is,
1960s
How about a shimmering, glimmering disposable foil dress? (1967)
Shimmer & glimmer and turn them all on in your Alcoa Dazzler A new disposable dress gleaming with Alcoa Aluminum, neatly married to the latest
1960s
Contemporary a go-go: Eight trendy 60s sweaters (1966)
Sweaters with modern motifs, blazing colors, striking contrasts, surprising textures – each sweater with its own this-minute look.
1980s
Miss USA 1981’s winning new look (1982)
Winning new look When Kim Seelbrede, Miss USA 1981, asked us to give her a glamorous new look that would be easy to manage, versatile
1900s
The most stylish hats of the season: The saucy tilt still apparent (1906)
Hats of the season Nothing strikingly new in the advance millinery models – The saucy tilt still apparent Feminine fashions are about as uncertain a proposition
1950s
Big rings: More punch than price (1952)
Big rings: New whoppers have more punch than price In jewelry, intrinsic value does not always coincide with fashion. The display value of a good
1920s
120+ gorgeous, glamorous actresses of the 1920s
A new age of cinema celebrities While fame itself was nothing new in the 1920s, the recent introduction of moving pictures had transformed the very
1930s
Beauty tips for an ugly duckling (1939)
Photoplay’s own Beauty Shop Radio’s “Dr. Susan” (Eleanor Phelps) undertakes to remodel an “ugly duckling” — with results that will help you, too The
1910s
Makeup secrets from actress Blanche Bates (1913)
This highly-misunderstood process of applying make involves a lot more than just putting “a dab o’ powder” on your nose. Here, a top stage star from 1913 gives you her makeup secrets.
1980s
Make a ruffled prairie sweater, fringed pioneer jacket & more (1982)
Roundup of country sweaters to knit and crochet Take your pick from our prettiest looks for fall, partnered with your favorite country-music singers in Opryland,
1940s
Stetson hats for him and her (1947 & 1948)
How to look your best… …meeting a traveler or traveling to a meeting (1947) Wear the right hat for the occasion! Stetson Hats How
1910s
The cutest curly vintage hairstyles: The Grecian, Gainsborough & waterfall from 1910
It is the day of the curly hairstyle, and nature never planted enough curls on anybody’s head, except perhaps on Medusa’s, to meet the requirements of the present fashions.
1910s
How even office girls can look like fashion models (1913)
Office girls as shapely as models Is the working girl to be barred from the Venus contest now in progress, and which has already reached
1950s
Polka dots make pattern news (1959)
There’s big news this spring for the home sewer who likes polka dots. Here, in variety, are dotted fabrics in a number of the newest pattern designs.
1960s
Super sewing machines of the ’60s
At last! A machine that does all 3 kinds of sewing! (1965) Introducing the newest Touch & Sew machine by Singer! So new it sews
1940s
Stylish vintage women’s shoes from 1940
Air Step: The shoe with the magic sole Dora wants new-fashioned style – Cora wants old-fashioned comfort. You get both in Air Step: The shoe with the
1980s
Polished, professional & pregnant: ’80s maternity clothes
Polished, professional… and pregnant (1987) From the time you begin to show, you want to look your professional best. These tailored — and sophisticated —
Vintage beauty & fashion
44 full-color fall & winter fashions for women from 1922
For more classic fashion from the twenties, check out Vintage Women: Adult Coloring Book #3: Vintage Fashion from the Early 1920s and Vintage Women: Adult
1920s
Tweedie boot-tops for graceful ankles (1921)
Tweedie boot-tops For graceful ankles — and those who wish their ankles to appear so, Tweedies impart a tailor-clad trimness, an unmistakable air of distinctive
1950s
A real vintage guide to ’50s eye makeup, with tips from the pros
Get unforgettable ’50s eye makeup with these vintage beauty tips straight from the fifties! Find out the best ways to use eyeshadow, liner, mascara & more.
1950s
See some stylish ’50s gloves: Fingertip fashions
Stylish ’50s gloves: Finger-tip fashion from “Mr Fred” (fashion designer John Frederics) Again we bring you fresh, exciting John Frederics accessories you can make for
1980s
Actress Linda Evans for Ultress hair color (1985 & 1986)
“Even Europe never made shades more beautiful than lustrous, luminous Ultress.” – Linda Evans
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