Browse free vintage patterns, retro hair tutorials and affordable vintage clothing. Enjoy diy fashion crafts and classic style inspiration
Browse free vintage patterns, retro hair tutorials and affordable vintage clothing. Enjoy diy fashion crafts and classic style inspiration
The Good Wife's Guide goes around the internet quite often as a "how to be a good wife" kind of post. However, most find these 1950's housewives' rules outdated so this is a modern Good
A series of photographs capturing secretaries at work from the Thirties through to the Swinging Sixties demonstrate some of the daring styles that were in vogue decades ago.
I'm hoping to sew more this fall and winter while the little ones are in school so I've been collecting some beautiful free dress patterns from all over the internet. Here are 20 free 1950s style dres
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With the American baby boom and a significant number of women joining the professional workforce in the 1950s, wealth grew, and with it, the need to keep up with a moving and growing society. The 1950s makeup cosmetic industry exploded with mega brand names elbowing out the smaller brands who started the business a few
This is truly one of those patterns that can be made in a multitude of fabrics to accommodate a variety of events and climates. You can wear it with a cardigan, by itself with a pair of cropped pants, or imagine one out of silk tucked into a pouffy circle skirt....the possibilities are truly endless. All
Forty-five 1950's couturiers featured in archive style forecast magazine. 1950s Fashion from Glamourdaze.com According to FITs excellent style blog Material Mode, back in the 1940s and 1950s, L’Officiel de la Couleur des Industries de la
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Self-care in the 1950s may not be something we think about often but it was happening. Some of the methods were very effective and should make a comeback.
Do you want to be like a 1950s housewife? Then you need to learn what dishes a 50s housewife cooked! I've gathered a huge collection of delicious vintage 50s recipes. So check out these 50 recipes from a 1950s housewife and make some authentic 1950s meals!
The first post seems to have tickled your fancy, so over the past month I’ve been collecting photos on the internet, as well as submissions from readers who rifled through their attics to help me compile more preserved moments of historical sass! Found in Good Housekeeping, June 1952 Found here Reader submission from Peggy…
The history of fashion is so fascinating! Looking back through the decades, you can easily see the pieces of fashion that are trendy now. There's usually at least one thing from each decade that you can incorporate
Browse free vintage patterns, retro hair tutorials and affordable vintage clothing. Enjoy diy fashion crafts and classic style inspiration
Does the 1950's housewife lifestyle appeal to you? Learn how to be a 1950's housewife and some of the ways it can benefit you and your family.
History behind the kitschy 1950's food culture. Brace yourself for tacky appetizers and Jell O, baby, lots of Jell O.
Cuteness awaits.
With much of the decade dominated by World War II, the 40s haven't gone down in history as the happiest times. But, as these photos show, there was plenty to smile about.
New York Worlds Fair 1939 - Our final look through the collection of fashion photos taken in the Fall of 1939 at the New York Worlds Fair.The 1930s was now paving the way to a
Want to eat like people in the 1950s? They this 1950s meal plan from a 1952 homemaking magazine. It's an interesting look at a 1950s diet. Meal planning has been important for generations but what each
Want to lose weight like a 1950s Housewife? The 1950s housewife workout isn't really a workout so much as a lifestyle change. No major exercise is required!
When we think of 1950's housewives eco-friendly isn't the first thing we think of but maybe we should. Many of their skills and habits are eco-friendly.
In every single vital statistic, today's British women are bigger than their Fifties counterparts.
Casa Susanna was a private Hunter, New York, club where 1950s heterosexual men could unwind in female clothing
Created by illustrator Duane Bryers (1911-2012), Hilda was a girl who was definitely not shy of her plump body. She was one of the very few plus-size pin-up queens to grace the pages of American calendars from the 1950s up until the early 1980s and achieved moderate notoriety in the 1960s. This pin-up girl was almost forgotten until someone recently dug up her calendars from the archives and collective memories of Americans.
Maybe you are passionate about domesticity or simply love the Stepford Wives films. Now you can be a Stepford Wife too!
A typical teen wardrobe choice of 1949 -
Timeless classics unveiled! A woman opened up a suitcase full of outfits and accessories that her grandma wore on her honeymoon in the 1950s and she had to try them on herself!
Want to eat like people in the 1950s? They this 1950s meal plan from a 1952 homemaking magazine. It's an interesting look at a 1950s diet. Meal planning has been important for generations but what each
sassy: adjective \ˈsa-sē\ impudent, lively, spirited, vigorous, distinctively smart and stylish, showing no respect for people in authority, saucy, pert, confident, chic. A couple on the street on Michigan Avenue, Chicago photographed by Perry Riddle in July 1975– Found in the National Archives ‘Traffic-Stopper’ Miss Mary Bay likes her car because it is easy to park. Miss Bay…
We just can’t enough of Amazon’s hit The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and we’re not alone: The series recently picked up two Golden Globes, and it’s already been renewed for a second season. We’re so obsessed, it’s almost as if we want it to be the 1950s again. Well — not exactly, what with the sexism and racism and […]
70s fashion beckons. From the intriguing choices that Jacqueline Kennedy sported to clothes worn by glamorous icons like Debbie Harry and Grace Jones,
According to historical data and information from Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's set designer, Midge's home would have been expensive even in the 1950s.
Want to lose weight like a 1950s Housewife? The 1950s housewife workout isn't really a workout so much as a lifestyle change. No major exercise is required!
The tradwife movement is gaining popularity and also criticism. Is it just the new retro housewife or is it something different? And what can we learn from it?
Let's embark on a 100-year street style journey, shall we?
This week we're going to eat like it's 1955. I spent a couple of hours this weekend looking through old cookbooks and family recipes. It's going to be fun!
Want to lose weight like a 1950s Housewife? The 1950s housewife workout isn't really a workout so much as a lifestyle change. No major exercise is required!
Wearing History #E-R144 "Leslie" Day and Evening Skirt Pattern E-PATTERN- download and print at home on US Letter or A4 size paper. This uses A LOT of paper. Also includes A0 paper size for copy shop printing. "Leslie" Day and Evening Skirt Pattern This lovely skirt is perfect for daywear or evening. The front has beautiful inset sides with gathering and a heart shaped waistband. The daytime version buttons down the front and hits at mid-calf length. The evening version is full length and the front is cut on the fold and opens at the side seam, and can also be cut a daytime length. The back of the skirt is un-gathered and cut with an a-line flare. Add a petticoat underneath for extra fullness (not included). *Note- this does not have pockets. The tops in the illustration are not included. The skirt does not have inside netting or skirt supports, so add a petticoat if you desire extra fullness** SIZES This pattern has been multi-sized to included sizes 24"-40" waist. Please enlarge second image for size chart. This pattern is based on a period original that was in size 28" waist. In the time period it was only available in sizes 23"-30" waist, with one size per packet. This pattern has the addition of sizes 32"-40" waist, and all sizes are included in the same packet. - Difficulty - Intermediate This garment uses basics like straight seams, buttonholes, gathering, and setting a waistband. The more intermediate skill is setting a curved seam, for the front of the skirt. - Yardage Requirements- Period yardage included and should be tested when making mock-up. Size charts have been added for modern fabric widths based on a non-directional fabric of 52" or wider. Allow extra for fabric that shrinks when laundered, or matching patterns, fabrics with a nap, or directional prints. -Additional Notes- Because this was based on a period original, a mock up is HIGHLY SUGGESTED. Test construction and fit on your unique figure before cutting into your fashion fabric. This pattern has slight alterations to the period original in order to ensure accuracy and add ease, as no waist ease was originally included. 0.5" of waist ease has been added. --HOW TO PRINT AND USE THIS E-PATTERN-- YOU WILL NEED ADOBE READER, A FREE PDF READER PROGRAM, IN ORDER TO OPEN AND PRINT THIS PATTERN. This pattern is formatted for USA Letter Size and A4 sized paper. You will need to print this pattern to 100% scale. Open the "READ-ME-FIRST" File for instructions on printing and piecing your pattern. This pattern is tiled into letter sized paper. This pattern file is formatted to fit on both sizes of paper, and there will be varying thicknesses of white border, which will be cut off, according to pattern instructions. You will print these documents on your home printer, cut, and tape them together, to form a larger pattern layout. Then you cut and use your pattern just as you would a normal home sewing pattern. This pattern comes in a ZIP folder that must be decompressed to use, and uses a LOT of paper. About Wearing History Resto-Vival™ Patterns Resto-Vival™ Patterns are original historic patterns that have been restored and revived. Original patterns are usually available only in single sizes, precut from tissue paper and totally unprinted, with details like grainlines and darts indicated only by small perforations. Resto-Vival™ patterns are printed on sturdy bond paper instead of tissue and clearly marked with drawn and labeled markings. These markings aid the modern sewer in understanding the markings of the original pattern and the construction of the garment. Resto-Vival™ patterns follow the period shapes of the original patterns, maintaining the historical accuracy of the completed garment. Original period instructions are included. These instructions are text only (unless otherwise noted) and fairly minimal, especially compared to instructions for modern patterns. At least an intermediate knowledge of dressmaking and a good familiarity with pattern construction is suggested. You may choose to have a modern or period sewing book handy to help with basic construction methods that the pattern instructions do not cover in detail. Also, fitting a muslin mockup is strongly recommended, as all garments were meant to be worn over period foundation garments or corsetry.
Some things your grandma knew we are rediscovering and some of it we never forgot. Of course, none of this will do you any good if you don't try it.