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It's been a while

Those of you who have been following the saga of Hettie’s bridemaid’s dress will know that there’s a wedding in the offing. This Saturday, in fact! Over the course of the last couple… more »

Glass of Fashion

It's been a while — 2 comments

glassoffashion wrote 1 month ago: Those of you who have been following the saga of Hettie’s bridemaid’s dress will know th … more »

Tags: Magazines, 1940s Fashion

The Silent Three — 2 comments

glassoffashion wrote 1 month ago: Meet the Silent Three- schoolgirl comic book heroes who appeared in their own strip in the story p … more »

Tags: vintage patterns, vintage patterns, 1940s Fashion

The Grandest Chicken in the Easter Parade

Lidian wrote 2 months ago: It’s a little late for Easter-themed posts, but how could I pass up the chance to share this … more »

Tags: old advertisements, The Social Whirl, Postwar Panache, retro fashion, Retro Glamour, 1940s ads, retro fashion, retro glamor, Elizabeth Arden

A Heart-Breaking Blonde — 3 comments

Lidian wrote 2 months ago: It must be the “DOUBLE lemon rinse” that puts the heartbreak in the blonde. Although I … more »

Tags: old advertisements, retro fashion, Retro Glamour, Retro Magazine Ads, 1940s graphics, weird retro ads, 1940s advertisements, 1940s magazines, retro fashion

Tussy Fiends — 6 comments

Lidian wrote 2 months ago: They roam the ice skating rinks of local parks, smirking and taunting. They compare the skin of the … more »

Tags: old advertisements, The Social Whirl, retro fashion, Retro Magazine Ads, Retro Glamour, 1940s ads, 1940s magazines, retro fashion, Tussy

Winter Season 1941, Paris — 3 comments

glassoffashion wrote 5 months ago: Now and again I buy something on ebay that so far exceeds my expectations that I’m well and truly … more »

Tags: Magazines, vintage patterns, dressmaking, Fashion, vintage patterns