I don’t think I can stress enough, how much I LOVE Vintage Images from the 1930s-1950s. Sometimes it’s just crowds of people or just a lone individual that catches my eye, but you can be sure that whatever I’m saving and sharing (with you!) they are a wonderful moment in time.

Now friends lets see what goodies I have found this month.

Vintage Photos 1930s – 1950s

1950s Photo. Cute and stylish kids alert! I love the contrast between the two friends. I wonder what the design is on the felt “Poodle” skirt? I see balloons I think…

Further Reading: Learn all about –Juli Lynne Charlot-The Creator of the Poodle Skirt

1950s Vintage Photp: Kids in Saddle shoes and jeans and poodle skirts — Source: Flickr

The following photo was taken in May of 1956 at a New York photographic trade show by photographer Frank Larson. Our lovely model has the world in her hands.

1950s vintage photo of a woman at a trade show holding a globe. — Source: Frank Larson Photos

1950s Photo of a woman in front of 1950s car and holding hangers of 1950s dresses and other clothes.

Can I help take those dresses off your hands? Oh and the car too?

1950s woman in front of 50s car with 1950s dresses. Fun 1950s vintage photo. — Source: Pinterest

Toronto recently hosted the Great Gatsby Garden Party, these ladies from 1920s Toronto would have been wonderful inspiration for that day. Those are some stunning 1920s dresses right out of Downton Abbey!

1926 Toronto Fashions for women -1920s vintage photo of 3 women in 1920s evening gowns and capes. — Source: Toronto Archives via Pinterest

1940s Photo. Lets dance on the street! Or pretend we are flamingos. Love the saddle shoes!

FURTHER READING: Vintage Photo Tuesday: Saddle Shoes

1940s vintage photo of young girls in 1940s fashions playing around for the camera. — Source: Flickr

If your in need of perfect examples of women in the 1940s rocking pants, then look no further then this1940s image.

1940s vintage photo of 2 women in super examples of 1940s fashions..pants! — Source: Flickr

1950s photo of two women in 1950s swimsuits. These 2 gorgeous women remind me of Barbie, especially the friend leaning up against the car.

1950s vintage photo of 2 young women in 1950s swimsuits posing with a 1950s car in this colour photo. Great 1950s Fashions! — Source: Flickr

1940s photo. Well this looks like an exciting party. What do you think is going on here? Pants and saddle shoes party?

1940s vintage image of a bunch of teenager girls in jeans and white tops and saddles shops jumping around and having fun. — Source: Flickr

1940s Photo. Janet always had the best handwriting and therefore made her the best secretary for their monthly meeting (or so I think that is what is happening here).

1940s vintage image of a group of young women in their dorm room at a club meeting. Super 1940s fashions and 1940s hairstyles. — Source: Flickr

And there friends are some of many favourite images this month, did you have a fav from above?

Further Reading: Take a look at my collection of vintage photo blog posts HERE.

Liz 🙂

I’m back! And while I’m off editing all the photos I took at VIVA and working on my posts I thought I would fill your eyes with lovely images from my last few weeks on Pinterest.

Enjoy and stay tuned for Viva Post # 1.

Vintage Images on Pinterest

First up while I was gone, Easter happened so here is a cute picture of Doris Day holding an Easter basket with a real bunny in it.

Further Reading: Vintage Easter 1920s-1960s (Archived blog post)

1950s vintage photo of Doris Day holding an easter basket with a bunny in it.

1950s/ 1960s vintage photo: Nothing to see here but cute Easter bonnets and really fantastic coats. I also adore the older girls purse that she is carrying. Such style at such a young age.

1940s Photo: Easter Sunday in Harlem, NY 1942 (Henri Cartier-Bresson). Now that is a hat!

Further Reading: Do you have an Easter Parade Hat?

1940s photo / 1940s Fashion: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Easter Sunday in Harlem, NY 1942 — Source: MoMA

Summer is quickly approaching (or at least in my mind it is) and I’m looking forward to all the cool events I’m attending. One of those is the “Hats & Horseshoes” event at Woodbine Racetrack. To prepare for this years event I’m have been enamoured with the 1930s images of well dressed folks spending their “Day at the Races” and hope to maybe channel their looks for my day.

Below Photo: At the races in Autieul 1938-39. That Hat and Dress…Stunning is the only word I can find right now to describe this image.

Further Reading: Vintage Hat Ideas to Wear to the Horse Races

1930s vintage photo of woman in 1930s dresses and 1930s hats At the races in Autieul 1938-39 — Photo Credit: Regina Relang

Ascot Racecourse, June 1932, Margaret Whigham, later Duchess of Argyll, and friend.

Further Reading: 1930s Fashions As Seen On Everyday People

Well we all know that at Ascot the day is less about the horses and more about the hats on everyone’s heads. Here is an excerpt from the British Newspaper The Sphere,1939 entitled “Madcap Millinery at the 1939 Ascot”. Do you have a favorite hat from the picture here?

1939 Vintage Hats at Ascot -Here is an excerpt from the British Newspaper The Sphere,1939 entitled "Madcap Millinery at the 1939 Ascot" — Source: vintagefashionfairs

At Viva this year a dear friend offered to pay for my hair to get done by a professional hairdresser for one day of the event (you will see the hair in my viva post). So for the last few weeks I have been researching vintage hairstyles on Pinterest for inspiration. Here is some of what I found.

The 1940s hairstyle below is similar to what I normally wear but I still like it (clearly for a reason).

Further Reading: A Vintage Guide to 1940s Hair Accessories

1940s vintage photo of a 1940s hairstyle with hair comb.

Stunning photo of June Haver, Vivian Blaine, and Vera-Ellen. The perfect 1940s hair.

Evelyn Ankers, 1940s hair is really adorable and probably fairly easy to pull off.

What I like seeing in these photos is the frizz on her tips. Makes me feel better knowing that even movie stars did not always have 100% perfect hair.

1940s Hairstyle as seen on Evelyn Ankers

Lastly I figured that if I was really in a pinch I could pick a style from this chart of 1950s stars and their hairstyles.

1950s retro hair chart featuring 1950s movie stars.

I would like to end this post on a cute note and this image from January 1927 of a young visitor and her toy elephant who discovers that the elephant house at London Zoo is closed for their winter holidays, fits the bill perfectly.

1927 vintage image of a child and her toy — Source: Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images

Happy Wednesday!

Further Reading:

Liz

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