View of the back of Veronica Lake’s Famous Hairstyle
August 9, 2013
Most of us have seen the movie wardrobe test images of old movie stars standing with a little chalk board next to them naming the movie and such the costume
Teddy Girls of the 1950s…Rocking the Gibson Girl of the 1900s
July 16, 2013
A couple months ago I posed a question on the Bobby Pin Blog. It centered around the thoughts of young people and their experimentation with vintage looks. You can see
1 RingyDingy, 2 RingyDingy…operator style in the 1940s
July 9, 2013
I just wanted to share this picture with you all. A friend of mine and I were drinking at the classic bar Gaetano’s in Denver and she showed me this
1960s Style Icon: Hayley Mills
May 2, 2013
I have been doing research for a project that brought me across Hayley Mills recently and I had forgotten what a vintage hair icon she is. She had some very
Vintage Hair and Makeup Tools for sale on Ebay this week
April 26, 2013
Online resale marketplaces like Ebay and Etsy are the best places to find vintage hair and makeup tools. I have found some lovely items in antique stores as well. The
Pondering how we glamorize the past
April 22, 2013
As a teenager in the 1990s, I questioned some of the hairstyles from the 1960s and thought the look of the 1930s was very glamorous. Do you suppose the teenager
Victory Hair Pins and WWII Metal Rationing
April 2, 2013
Metal Rationing and The Beauty Salon Production for everything your beauty salon used from hood hairdryers to hair pins to lipstick canisters slowed due to metal rationing during WWII. People
9 Vintage Beauty New Year’s Resolutions
December 31, 2012
9 Vintage Beauty New Year’s Resolutions New Year’s Resolutions are our opportunity to commit to making our lives better in some way, help us feel better about ourselves. Quitting smoking,
A Victorian Look for your Vintage Halloween
October 23, 2012
A Victorian Look for your Vintage Halloween Costume If you aren’t totally broke this Halloween, here are a couple ideas using an inexpensive thrift store wedding dress! With a little
Vintage Halloween Costume Idea – Silent Film Star
October 15, 2012
So my beau and I had grand ideas this year for our Halloween costume. We were going to do Dr. Who. He would obviously be Dr. Who and I was
