The Pencil Skirt is a staple in every vintage lover’s closet – it gives you a gorgeous hourglass figure, as shown by Marilyn in the above picture. I’ve got about 10 different pencil skirts in my closet – but most of them are regular black in different fabrics. So I went on the hunt for some unique yet still classy pencil skirts you could still wear to work yet show off your gorgeous curves!
In the 1960’s you could always find sexy Night Gowns, Baby Dolls and Glamour Lounge pieces in Pink and Mint. We are taking you back to this nostalgic era with our Exclusive Baby Doll Top and Embroidered Full Cut Brief.
The Pampering Pleasures Ultra Sexy Baby Doll and Embroidered Brief (Shown Left) are a classic combination that is a must for your Retro Chic Lingerie Collection. The front tie ultra sheer Baby Doll made of Sheer tricot has a flounce ruffle sleeve and neck along with beautiful pleating around the front and back.
The Full Cut Embroidered Brief is made of sheer nylon with our exclusive embroidery front and back! A true sexy classic from the 1960’s.
A wonderful vintage makeup tutorial from the 1940′s.
Archive Tutorial Film presented by Miss Ratherly Stern.
The ideal facial contour is supposed to be the oval. But some of us have round faces, square faces or long faces. What can we do to make our faces appear more oval?
1. Round Faces:
Don’t wear too high a neck line. It shortens the neck and increases the effect of roundness!
Hair well off the forehead and flat against the temple !
Thin lipsticks, correctly applied to follow the natural mouthline !
A V neck completes the picture and gives the impression of a little more neck length to give the impression of an oval face!
2. Square Faces:
Keep away from haircuts that hang in vertical lines near the side of the face and jawline in.This over emphasizes the squareness of the jaw.Avoid straight horizontal lines near the face – like thin lips / round or high horizontal necks.
Fill out the lower lip with your lipstick.
Hair should fall in curves around the jawline.
Wear a V neck line to pull the attention down from jaw.
3. The Long / Narrow Face:
Don’t wear V necks – This adds to the impression of length.
Avoid Piled up high hair on top of head as this also adds to the length of the face.
Hair should be off the top if the head and fluffed out at the sides to give the thin face added width.
Finally a high neck line or choker distracts from the long neck ! Voila !
(transcription from April2010 Glamourdaze)
Courtesy of the Prelinger Archive!
All Curvy Kate bras and panties are on sale at Simply Yours. Get yourself a steal!
Like the Showtime Thrill Me Padded Balconette Bra:
Limited sizes available, so be quick if you’re a DD-G cup gal!
Get inspired by costumes from the 1920s-1950s!
This book is available from Amazon
and Gorey Details.I just love Vintage Halloween Postcards! Here are a few of my favorites available at Gorey Details:
As well as some vintage reproduction Halloween greeting cards available at Amazon:
I was sitting here thinking to myself what I was going to be for Halloween and I thought I’d poke around on the internet to get some ideas. What sort of easy costumes are there for vintage loving pin-up girls like me?
I’ve found these so far:
…and more!
This Halloween, most women (that is, 20-somethings) are usually tempted to be daring and bold and get carried away dressing up in the most revealing costumes (that’re usually meant as stripper-wear or for-bedroom-eyes-only) but here’s how you can get away with wearing your favorite slip dress outdoors this Halloween, be bold by wearing lingerie as outerwear and look classy doing it!
You can always get your boyfriend or a male friend to go as Brick – just tell him he gets to walk around in a bathrobe and drink whiskey all night!
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – 1958 Giclee Print
You can get a slip dress specifically inspired by the one in the movie by Stop Staring at Atom Retro.
Except it’s $148.36.
For a truly authentic look, go vintage! I’ve hand-picked the vintage slip dresses below for an authentic look:
Very elegant vintage full slip from the 60′s, with lace trim. Made by Vanity fair. Excellent condition. $32 at Vintage Trends
Very unusual acetate slip from the 1950s. There are two scallops near the near and this is where it could be cut to fit your height. $38 at Vintage Trends
Who designed the beautiful white slip dress Elizabeth Taylor wore?
HELEN ROSE. She also designed the white wrap dress. Helen Rose was one of the few top Hollywood Designers from the 1940s-60s. She costumed over 200 films for MGM, was honored with 10 Oscar nominations and two Oscar wins! She designed wardrobe for a long list of stars. She was Grace Kelly’s favorite, designing her wardrobe for “The Swan” and “High Society” AND her personal wedding gown as well as Elizabeth Taylor’s first wedding gown to Nicky Hilton, a white satin gown embellished with seed pearls and beading which had taken a number of beaders two months to complete!
Helen’s consumer line, “Helen Rose Couture”, existed from 1957-1972. In 1957, the price for her retail version of the Liz Taylor “Cat” short chiffon dress was $250!
I really want my Maggie the Cat costume to be authentic.
What’s so special about this slip dress?
The scalloped lace neckline and hem! Also, make sure you wear some shapewear underneath and/or opt for an opaque instead of sheer slip dress. You don’t want to catch a cold and Liz’s slip in the movie definitely wasn’t sheer enough to show off “the goods”.
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