1953 Fashion & Clothing – Women 1953 Fashion and Clothing – Men

1937 Dresses 1937 Men’s Suits 1937 Separates – Women’s 1937 Men’s Casual Clothing 1937 Women’s Shoes and Accessories

When most people think of 1920s, fashion they think of short, fringe, sequin or beaded slip dresses with feather boas and headbands, long cigarette holders, and long white pearl necklaces. While there is some truth in the accessories, flapper dresses are far from it. Unfortunately, the majority of 1920s dresses and costumes takes cues from … Read More about Non-Flapper Casual 1920s Outfit Ideas

I have the perfect hair for styles prior to 1910 – long, thick, curly, and with enough bobby pins it can hold a ten-pound Edwardian picture hat (I haven’t tried it but I think it could be done). But when it comes to the 20th century – just forget it. Long hair and ’20s-’30s vintage … Read More about 1930s Hairstyles for Long Hair

The Peaky Blinders TV series has captured audiences around the world with gritty, somewhat true accounts of the lives of Birmingham’s criminal gang Peaky Blinders. The fascination with the 1920s era, gangster life, and questionable characters have led to an interest in early ’20s men’s clothing as worn in the mini-series. Tom Shelby’s character is … Read More about Peaky Blinders Outfit – Suit, Hat, Shirt, Coat, Boots

I love it when readers ask me for help with vintage outfits.  One recent request was ideas for 1940s casual outfits. I have seen this topic come up a few times in some groups I follow as well. “Casual” and “vintage” usually do not belong in the same sentence. What was casual or informal in … Read More about 1940s Casual Outfits: Summer Clothes & Shoes

1950s hairstyles for women complimented the New Look fashion set in 1947 with hair that was shorter, looser, and required less work that than previous decades of waves, pin curls, and Victory rolls.  Women still flocked to the beauty salons for weekly styling, but now the very popular short ’50s hairstyles were quicker to cut … Read More about 1950s Hairstyles – 50s Hairstyles from Short to Long

1950s men’s tuxedos, eveningwear, and formalwear entered a new age of color, texture, and casual style. That is not to say that formality was gone, it certainly was not, but that relaxed fashion was moving from day to night, adding color, cut, and lightness to traditional evening attire.  For the man in the 1950s, there … Read More about 1950s Tuxedos and Men’s Wedding Suits

What the 1920s did for womenswear, generally, the 1930s did for hats. The Jazz Age restructured traditional silhouettes into more liberated form, setting the stage for hatters like Schiaparelli and co. to experiment with ever-madder designs. For all its scandalous sartorial variety, the 1920s played it safe in the hat department, sticking mostly to cloches … Read More about 1930s Hat Styles | Women’s 30s Hat History