Favourite 1940s movies
My top 5 : The ghost and Mrs Muir Meet John Doe, Rebecca, The red shoes and The more the Merrier. Sources : Pinterest, https://m.filmaffinity.com/en/film131671.html, IMDB and https://www.rarefilmposters.com/product/delightfully-dangerous/
Princesse des années 40
1940s fashion illustration, illustration of flowers and Reine Rosalie bow brooch.
Back to the 1940s
1940s wallpaper, 1940s fashion illustration and Beatrix Potter’s cat illustration.
Under the Tropics in the 1940s
Catnip Havana holiday dress, Miss Bamboo’s dress and Kamehameha Hawaiian Red and White Tropical Floral Rayon Halter Dress. Barkcloth Hawaii’s fabric (background).
The vintage fashion photographer Frances Mclaughlin-Gill
The American Frances McLaughlin-Gill (1919-2014) was one of the rare female photographers in the 40’s. She was the first female photographer to sign a contract with Vogue in 1943. She said about her work “everyone was wearing beautiful clothes, sitting in an elegant chair, or leaning against a pillar, looking into the camera.” Her photos…
