Emily and Fin’s dress and photo of a Fifties diner.
Tag Archives: 50’s
Favourite 1950s movies
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My top 5 : East of Eden, Sabrina, Love in the afternoon, Pandora and the Flying Dutchman and Les diaboliques
The vintage fashion House Larry Aldrich
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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 was designated head designer. He founded in 1964 the innovative Aldrich Museum for Contemporary Art … Continue reading
Time travel : Back to the Fifties in Paris !
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 the “New look” (name given by Harper’s Bazaar editor Carmel Snow). The “New look” is characterised by … Continue reading
Among wonderful flowers
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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
The American vintage fashion designer Anne Fogarty
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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 1940s to the 1980s, she dressed elegantly and beautifully the women. Anne Fogarty said about … Continue reading
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 created the Corolla dress ; it belongs to the “New Look” style. In 1954, Dior … Continue reading
The vintage fashion photographer Frances Mclaughlin-Gill
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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 … Continue reading
The vintage fashion photographer Mark Shaw
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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, Grace Kelly… Besides, he is also known for his photographs of Jacqueline and John F. … Continue reading