Dolcis April 1944.
Brevitt May 1949.
Joyce April 1959.
1920s Silk Raynes.
Raynes by Clive Shilton 1983.
Louboutin's 2007 I think. Yummy.
Friday, 31 August 2012
Blue Moon
It's a blue moon tonight. Thats when there are two full moons in one calendar month.
So I naturally thought of blue shoes....
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Knit your own Chanel Suit
From Housewife magazine 1962 a simple suit in classic style.
Click for Big.
Scanned by Miss Rayne
Friday, 24 August 2012
Monday, 20 August 2012
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Paris Collections Autumn 1938
Scanned from Eve's Journal October 1938, unlike now there was a 2 month embargo on reporting the collections in the 30s.
Click for Big
Click for Big
All scanned by Miss Rayne
Monday, 13 August 2012
Devonshire Shoes 1951
March 1951 Housewife Magazine
June 1951 Housewife Magazine
November 1951 Housewife Magazine
Scanned by Miss Rayne
Monday, 6 August 2012
Film Stars For Lux
If there's one thing I really like it is a good film star advertising campaign, after the second world war, British stars were encouraged to get behind British products to boost sales. This campaign from 1951-52 for Lux soap flakes is a late contender.
Valerie Hobson entered films in 1932, creating many memorable roles, by 1952 her acting career was nearly over. She married Lord Profumo in 1954.
May 1951, Click for Big
Mai Zetterling, her breakthrough in Ingmar Bergman's Torment led to a contract with Rank studios and she appeared in many late 40s and 50s English films. In the 60s she turned to directing and made some controversial films back in Sweden.
February 1952, Click for Big
Glynis Johns had a very long career in film and television she is probably best remembered as the mermaid Miranda.
June 1952, Click for Big
Anne Crawford was one of those second lead actresses who always gave sterling performances and you wondered why she wasn't given better roles, she died of leukemia in 1956 aged 35.
September 1952, Click for Big
Friday, 3 August 2012
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