Vintage Everyday

December 30, 2015

New Year on the Beach: 12 Interesting Vintage Photos of Women Greeting New Year in Swimsuits in the 1930s

December 30, 2015 1930s, beach, fashion & clothing, female, humor & hilarious, New Year

Feminine cotton printed bathing suits often with little over skirts to hide the thighs gradually replaced the ugly 1920s fashion. Drawing of a playsuit for the beach. Fashion and costume history.

The 1920s suit which sometimes sported cutout sections in the midriff panel disappeared as it evolved into a two piece garment. By this era most of us would recognize the late 1930s swimsuits as one that bears some relationship to swimwear of today.

Below is a small collection of 12 interesting vintage photos that show women greeting New Year in their 1930s swimsuits.

Girls on the beach in Santa Monica, California in swim suits showing the new year 1931

1933

1934

1935

“Go Over There, By the TV” – 22 Funny Vintage Photographs of People Standing Next to Their Televisions

December 30, 2015 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, humor & hilarious, life & culture, people, photography, portraits

“Go Over There, By the TV” – The thing your mum asks you to go and stand in front of when she takes your picture. TVs were a prime example when they arrived in many homes in the 1950s, both a source of pride and wonder.

Over the last few decades artist Oliver Wasow has been amassing pictures of people posing with their sets from found photography, creating a haunting collection in which the inanimate objects are the centre of attention rather than the human in shot. Here's some of funny interesting snapshots of people standing next to their televisions.

December 29, 2015

22 Rare and Stunning Vintage Photos of Black Gentlemen in the Gilded Age Fashions

December 29, 2015 1800s, 1900s, fashion & clothing, male, portraits

The Gilded Age in United States history is the late 19th century, from the 1870s to about 1900. The term for this period came into use in the 1920s and 1930s and was derived from writer Mark Twain's 1873 novel The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, which satirized an era of serious social problems masked by a thin gold gilding.

The early half of the Gilded Age roughly coincided with the middle portion of the Victorian era in Britain and the Belle Époque in France. Its beginning in the years after the American Civil War overlaps the Reconstruction Era (which ended in 1877),. It was followed in the 1890s by the Progressive Era.

Yes, Jim Crow laws were in effect. But there were still plenty of black Americans rockin' those cravats and wide-brimmed hats, too. You just don't see them in most history books.

Stunning Black and White Photos Show How American Actresses Greeting New Year in the Past

December 29, 2015 celebrity & famous people, fashion & clothing, female, holiday & festival, New Year, portraits

Here are stunning vintage photos of American actresses greeting New Year.

Alice Faye

Alice White

Ann Blyth

Ann Miller

Ann Rutherford

15 Beautiful Photos of Rita Hayworth That Prove She was a Total Babe

December 29, 2015 1940s, 1950s, celebrity & famous people, fashion & clothing, portraits

Rita Hayworth: there really is no one quite like the late Hollywood actress, who captivated audiences with her dazzling on-screen presence and her mind-blowing beauty.

She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in a total of 61 films over 37 years. The press coined the term "love goddess" to describe Hayworth after she had become the most glamorous screen idol of the 1940s. She was the top pin-up girl for GIs during World War II. Here, we take a look at the 15 times Rita Hayworth was a total babe.

1. Flaunting her gorgeous legs

This is a 1952 photo of actress Rita Hayworth dancing in the movie "Affair in Trinidad." (AP Photo)

2. In this adorable sweater

Rita Hayworth in April 1948. (AP Photo)

3. In this amazingly fashion-forward voluminous coat

U.S. American actress Rita Hayworth, who is on her way to Rotterdam, is seen aboard the liner "Vandeem", pictured at a stop at Cowes Roads, of the Isles of Wright, England on her way, April 26, 1947. (AP Photo)

4. In classic plaid

Hollywood star Rita Hayworth is shown in this 1947 photo. (AP Photo)

5. In lingerie

1941 portrait of U.S. American actress Rita Hayworth, wearing a bra. (AP Photo)

Wonderful Color Photographs Capture Everyday Life in Spain in the 1950s

December 29, 2015 1950s, life & culture, people, Spain, street

In the 1950s Michael Leonard had some trips to Spain and captured everyday life in this country by his Leica camera with Kodachrome and some other color films. Here are some of his wonderful color photographs...