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Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Throwback Thursday
Happy Throwback Thursday everyone! I hope you all are having a wonderful week. I found this vintage Cover Girl ad recently and thought I'd share. Have a great day!!
Friday, October 25, 2013
Vintage Friday
Happy Friday Everyone! The weekend is finally here. With Halloween less than a week away this week's Vintage Friday takes a look at Halloween then and now. I hope you enjoy!
Then..
Now..
Trick or Treat Then..
Trick or Treat Now...
Decorating Then..
Decorating Now..
Treat Bags..
Greeting Cards..
Then
Now
Then..
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| Clara Bow |
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| Betty Grable |
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| Vintage Pin ups |
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| Veronica Lake |
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Josh Hartnett and Gemma Ward
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| Mariah Carey |
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| Miranda Kerr |
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| Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough |
Trick or Treat Then..
Trick or Treat Now...
Decorating Then..
Decorating Now..
Treat Bags..
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Greeting Cards..
Then
Now
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Style Icon of the Week Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Happy Saturday everyone! For this weeks style icon I've chosen Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. There had never been a first lady so obsessively followed for her fashion prior to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. And for good reason, she was a woman who loved fashion and loved to dress.
Her shopping habits even exceeded her husband John F. Kennedy's presidential salary. Yet, her interest in fashion never came across as frivolous instead she always exuded coolness and sophistication. And more importantly her style looked wearable to even the average American housewife at the time. Some of the designers she loved to wear included Oleg Cassini, Coco Chanel, Hubert de Givenchey and Christian Dior. Although she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars purchasing chic ensembles -- think a-line dresses, pastel suits and pillbox hats -- her look was easily translated to American women and became affordable and attainable.
In the '70s, Jackie's style continued to evolve. She swapped her pastels, pill box hats and boxy separates for wide leg trousers,, striped shirts, silk scarves, espadrilles and over sized sunglasses for daytime dressing and draped, patterned, glamorous gowns for evening. Until her death in 1994, Jackie O continued her reign as one of the most stylish American women.Her influence is still alive today.
What makes Jackie a style icon is her unique fashion sense, her ability to change with the times and knowing what worked for her. Jackie's look will never go out of style.
Sources:
huffingtonpost.com
Disclaimer: All pictures are from google.
Her shopping habits even exceeded her husband John F. Kennedy's presidential salary. Yet, her interest in fashion never came across as frivolous instead she always exuded coolness and sophistication. And more importantly her style looked wearable to even the average American housewife at the time. Some of the designers she loved to wear included Oleg Cassini, Coco Chanel, Hubert de Givenchey and Christian Dior. Although she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars purchasing chic ensembles -- think a-line dresses, pastel suits and pillbox hats -- her look was easily translated to American women and became affordable and attainable.
In the '70s, Jackie's style continued to evolve. She swapped her pastels, pill box hats and boxy separates for wide leg trousers,, striped shirts, silk scarves, espadrilles and over sized sunglasses for daytime dressing and draped, patterned, glamorous gowns for evening. Until her death in 1994, Jackie O continued her reign as one of the most stylish American women.Her influence is still alive today.
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| Jackie then... |
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| Kate Middleton Duchess of Cambridge now... |
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| Jackie and John then... |
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| Michelle and Barrack now... |
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| Jackie O sunglasses |
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| Jackie O sunglasses |
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What makes Jackie a style icon is her unique fashion sense, her ability to change with the times and knowing what worked for her. Jackie's look will never go out of style.
Sources:
huffingtonpost.com
Disclaimer: All pictures are from google.
Friday, October 18, 2013
Vintage Friday--Vogue
Happy Friday everyone! So glad this week is over. For this weeks Vintage Friday I decided to look at Vogue then and now. Vogue is more than a fashion magazine, its a part of the fabric of not only American society, but the world. When you think of fashion magazines you think Vogue. One of the assignments for my Humanities class was to choose an object of pop culture for a person cut off from society to find. This object was supposed to tell the person something about the society we live in. I chose Vogue. I not only got an A, but I inspired my Professor to pick up the Fall issue. So here are some pictures of Vogue then and now. I hope you enjoy!
Vogue Then:
Vogue Now:
All pictures are from google
Vogue Then:
Vogue Now:
All pictures are from google
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