Forties Fashions

I was visiting http://beautyisathingofthepast.blogspot.com/ and there was a mention of this post http://www.bforbel.com/2011/09/appearances-matter-perfect-hair-bun.html

http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2012/01/excellent-hair-trick.html

http://dmoran227.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/its-no-secret-you-can-make-your-own-deodorant/ Very sweet article about her Nana. This made me laugh. "Waste not want not was a phrase heard at ...

http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/08/great-vintage-blog.html

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Easily the funniest book I've read in years.  James Lileks has compiled the most absurd and dangerous parental advice from the 30's thru to the 50's. His hilarious and extreme narration and obse...

http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/06/mommy-knows-worst-by-james-lileks.html

She had an innovative style of blending so many genre's together. Country, blues, jazz, swing. Amazing Lady.

http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/06/cow-cow-boogie-ella-mae-morse.html

If you've never heard this song you are missin' out man! Here she sings "A - Tisket, A-Tasket" in an appearance in 1941 in the Abbott and Costello movie "Ride 'Em Cowboy."

http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/06/ella-fitzgerald-tisket-tasket.html

He briefly mentions how creative ladies had to get with cosmetics during WWII rations. Using soft lead pencils in their eyebrows, and the lady in the video seems to be using some type of watery d...

http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/06/1940s-lookmov.html

Hi Ladies, This is for those Gals out there who do NOT have the time to do the much more LABOR INTENSIVE hairstyle I posted last week.  This will take about 15 minutes to get into pin curls.�...

http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/06/quick-curl-set-vintage-hairstyle.html

I drew a copy of a vintage haircut to share, since it's copyrighted material I couldn't print the original. I'VE MADE A SMALL COLLECTION OF HAIRSTYLES SPECIFICALLY FOR SHORT HAIR FROM THE H...

http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/06/vintage-haircuts-hairstyles-for-short.html

www.vintagesewing.info/1940s This place is wonderful, very detailed info on construction and design of your own sewing patterns.

http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/06/vintage-sewing-pattern-design-site.html

I just recently found a vintage re issue sewing pattern that retails for $17.00 on ebay for $5.00 total, uncut & unused.  The seller has about 10 available at the moment. I JUST RECEIVED IT IN ...

http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/06/vintage-sewing-pattern-re-release.html

Hi Ladies, Here are a few authentic vintage haircuts from this decade we are all so fond of. Just click on the image to enlarge. The originals were copyrighted material so I just made sketches ...

http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/06/vintage-haircuts-middy-femme-fatale.html

  Everyday Fashions of the Forties by JoAnne Olian  I just checked this book out of my local library and am so glad I did, I've got to buy it now.  She's got a lot of great info on the...

http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/06/everyday-fashions-of-forties-by-joanne.html

I've been collecting every pattern cover I can find from the era, click on the image to enlarge it.    As I was sifting through these designs I felt some of these were very 'mid century moder...

http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/06/1940s-designs-for-sewing-patterns.html

I found excerpts from  "1940's Hairstyles" at scribd here FOR FREE this is the link: 1940s-Hairstyles Actually, I did some more research on this book. I found this book on amazon for $90.00...

http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/06/hairstyle-book-from-1940s.html

This is what I think of when I'm talking about a 40's hairstyle. I used to set my Grandmothers hair all the time, so I thought I'd share some pin curl skills for those who would like to have a...

http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/06/authentic-wwii-era-hairstyles-how-to.html

The 40's look was all about being as NATURAL as possible.  Even though it took ALOT OF EFFORT to pull it off, it was really worth it.   Here are just a few of the Women that set the standard...

http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-to-acheive-that-natural-look-of.html

Any gal who fancies her self a WWII aficionado must get her mittens on this wonderful book. It covers fashion from factory made to the couturier. Also how women managed to get through this era wi...

http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/06/forties-fashion-book.html

A still of Joan Crawford from the late 30's with a clear detail of manicure of the time. An ad for Cutex from 1930's that gives instructions for this type of manicure, just paint the nai...

http://fortiesfashions.blogspot.com/2010/06/vintage-manicure-real-one.html