In lieu of actually being on the beach today, which I was going to be but then wasnt, here is a cute cotton swimsuit from 1952. Housewife July 1952. Cotton swimsuit Dickins & Jones £3.6s. and now for...
Could this be the crowning achievement of your jubilee street party? All the instructions are here in the ad from May 1953. Get out your glass jelly moulds and start wielding you Tala icing sets.
The first of many gorgeous images from the magazine mountain. Emilio Pucci resort suit 1957. Shirt 4 guineas, pants £8.19.6d, skirt 15 guineas. Photo by John French, Vanity Fair August 1957. Scanned ...
On Sunday I met a lovely lady in a car park in York and swapped some portraits of the Queen for 4 feet of magazines. There are over 150, and Ill be slowly listing them on the website, in the meantime...
Ive been doing some DIY work in the kitchen this week and have been looking through the Ideal Home MagazinesI have in stock for inspiration. Although I havent got an English Rose Kitchen, if money we...
Fortnum & Mason wedge shoe May 1941Scanned by Miss Rayne
Its sunny, its warm (almost), the garden is in overdrive. I made an impromptu visit to York this morning and found this gorgeous frock in the Sue Ryder charity shop.c1980 its got some lovely late 30s...
Cinamon Carter was the femme fatale character in Mission: Impossible. Barbara Bain played her from 1966-69 alongside her husband Martin Landau, Greg Morris, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus and in the first...
Magazine insert from Kendals of Manchester Click for Big Click for Big Click for Big
As a stockings dealer I am often asked which are the best fully fashioned stockings to buy. The answer, of course, is Aristoc Harmony which were made in the 1960s and 1970s, along with their pre-curs...
The Oxford Street shop c1912 The first shop was opened in Vere Street - just off Oxford Street in 1837 by James Marshall. The name of Marshall & Snelgrove was established in 1848 when John Snelgrove ...
From Vogue 1979Click for VERY Big26 Bruton Street, Mayfair. 1934-1979
Hardy Amies, one of the big 6, (or 7 if you like) 1940s and 50s British couturiers.superb tailoring, fine details and use of cloth.October 1949 VogueDecember 1952 Around Town & Shopping Opp...
Fabulous nautical jumper pattern from Womans Fair April 1939.Click for BigClick for Big
Aage Thaarup designs an Easter Bonnet: Picture Post March 20 1940.Click for BigClick for BigClick for Big
Victor Steibels New Look March 1947. A full pleated skirt with a bustle bow is layered over a slim skirt just a couple of inches longer and with contrasting stripes. Made of gold and green silk gross...
Last month I bought a copy of Vogue October 1951 and it has no less that 35 shoe adverts in it. (None for Rayne alas)But here is the best of the best.Click for Big.Ive just bought a pair very similar...
Creeds family business was in Paris, where they claimed to have introduced women to tailor-mades in the late 19th century.Charles continued in tailoring, studing with a master tailor in Vienna, at Li...
Kerry Taylor Auctions are selling 3 of Maggie Lockwoods evening gowns on Tuesday 17th April 2012. See bottom of the page for the 3 lots.Cafe Au Lait Lace dress by Victor Steibel at Jacqmar. Lot 58.Im...
Brevitt September 1946Brevitt November 1946Selby August 1947Brevitt February 1947Heytees (American) 1948Van Dal July 1948Joyce December 1949Ks June 1954
From Vogue September 1949Click for BigClick for BigAvailable at Wickedlady Collectables
Number nine in a series of colour photographsRosalind Russell
From the Ideal Home Year Book published at the end of 1948.Click for bigClick for bigIdeal Home Magazine Brevitts February 1948Picture Post May 1948 Lotus SandalsIdeal Home Magazine Holmes August 1948
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Prince Bernhards scarf is one of the lesser-known wartime Jacqmar propaganda scarves and I havent been able to find a photo of the end product, if anyone has one please let me know.From Illustrated J...
A fascinating article by a woman who worked in London department storeduring the Second World War.Home Chat magazine January 17th 1942Click for BigClick for Big
Stunning but complicated blouse made up of flower medallions.Womans Fair June 1939. Click for Big/InstructionsWomans Fair June 1939. Click for Big/Instructions
Couturier and Court Dressmaker, Mme Handley-Seymours Coronation room in April 1937. Showing the embroidery of the Queens Coronation robes.Weekly Illustrated April 3rd 1937. Click for BigWeekly Illust...
Number eight in a series of colour photographsQueen of Camp - Maria Montez
It all began when I was 6 or 7 with these.Pink boottees with a gold fringe, just perfect for infants school.Then there were these red and green buckle shoes Need them all.I too was desperate for some...
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