A Bevvy of 4th of July Beauties

ELIZABETH TAYLOR

JULIE LONDON

CYD CHARISSE

BEACH BUNNIES

GLORIA GRAHAME

VERA ELLEN

Avoid Mannish Suits

           Do you remember not to stride...to walk with a spring
                 That looks as if you like to dance?

                                   found at: Beauty is a Thing of the Past

Don't Drive Him Away

                  A little feminine instruction for the woman 
                                        looking for a husband

                                    Found at: Beauty is a Thing of the Past

No More Than $55.00

October 1958 Ladies Home Journal



                              

Easy, Slim silhouettes...

Infinite usefulness

             

  

only 40 dollars for a phenomenal dress with fur!

                                

Wear it short!

                                  

                                   

Beautiful, brightly colored wool

Absolutely no compromise

                            

Imagine...24 exclusively different styles exquisitely fashioned by Flavio,

The newest styles such as "The Dancing Waves", "The Oval look" and "The Kennedy Cut"!

                                  I probably would have ordered this back then! I'm confused a little...see the shape that is cut out for the head to fit in? Are your bangs supposed to be all fixed up before you place the "hairstyle" on to see how it looks?

Beauty is a thing of the past: Give Her an Outdoor Coif for Summer... Molded-to-the-Breeze!

If you love vintage, (especially hairstyles, make up, etc.)  and you don't go check this blog out, you then will be truly missing out. I spent mucho time there today and didn't want to leave! It;s full of wonderful scans of vintage hairstyle magazines, make up tips, fashion tips, etc. complete with the real how to do it instructions!  I know, I know...you can get how to do a vintage hairstyle from any one of the billion and one YouTube videos out there but this is different. These are the real thing and there's LOTS of it. Check it out, it's way cool.

Beauty is a thing of the past: Give Her an Outdoor Coif for Summer... Molded-to-the-Breeze!

ALL fashion begins with Girdles and Bras

My mother wore a girdle when I was a little girl. I'm not sure when exactly that stopped but it did. I recall her "special" drawer was full of different girdles and strange, stretchy things of that nature. I do remember trying one of them on at one point. I'm sure I was not a teenager yet but I was old enough to be intrigued by and drawn to the mechanics of beauty and womanly things. Weren't all little girls in my era? When, exactly, did that become a bad thing? What's wrong with teaching your daughter about beauty? About womanliness? About femininity?

My mom taught me that the most beautiful women are the ones that use their minds as well as their beauty.

Anyhow...in the 1950's, according to the January 1953 Good Housekeeping article;

Every woman needs more than one girdle and several bras.
These are the very foundations of your wardrobe,
they determine how all of your other clothes will look and fit.
Shop for them carefully and never buy without trying them on.

Please forgive the poor quality of the above photo. I don't get why the scan lines are such a problem with some of these. The scanner is new and I don't get how I can fix the issue as I've tried all the preference changes, etc. Anyone ?