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Favourite 1950s movies
My top : East of Eden, Band wagon, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman, Les grandes manœuvres, Pillow talk, Sabrina, Love in the afternoon, Mogambo ane […]
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The vintage fashion House Larry Aldrich
Larry Aldrich (1906-2001) was an American fashion designer and art collector. In 1927, he started his own label in New York. In 1957, Marie McCarthy […]
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Fifties fashion
At the end of the Second World War, women are looking for feminity, elegance and chic. Christian Dior responds to this demand in 1947 with […]
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Among wonderful flowers
I used a part of the Gustav Klimt’s painting “Roses under the Trees” (1905) : Source : http://www.wikiart.org/en/gustav-klimt/roses-under-the-trees
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The American vintage fashion designer Anne Fogarty
Anne Fogarty (1919-1980) was an American fashion designer who created feminine and elegant clothes for the woman in domestic life in the 1950’s. From the […]
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1950’s vintage dresses
One of the key pieces of the fifties is the Corolla dress : a tight bust and an oversize petticoat. The French couturier Christian Dior […]
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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 […]
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The vintage fashion photographer Mark Shaw
Mark Shaw (1929-1969) was an American fashion and advertising photographer. He shot the most famous celebrities of the fifties such as Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, […]