The forecast heatwave seems to have arrived in full force today and it’s far too hot to actually dance, so here are some vintage photos of people dancing their socks off to keep us all entertai...
A shocking 90% of American films made before 1929 have been lost forever. Why? There seem to be two main reasons: A huge number of films were destroyed intentionally, especially silent movies as ...
https://weheartvintage.co/2015/06/25/lost-films-salome-1918/
Wow, you’d certainly need a head for heights to do this job! Back in 1908-9 when the Manhattan bridge was under construction there was no such thing as health and safety. You could wander the...
https://weheartvintage.co/2015/05/18/building-manhattan-bridge-without-a-safety-harness-1908/
I should probably point out that this might not be suitable for viewing at work. It’s not terribly risque, but there are some photos of 1920s topless showgirls, so I guess it depends on what yo...
https://weheartvintage.co/2015/04/27/amazing-costumes-from-the-folies-bergere-in-the-1920s-and-30s/
The Hays Code was introduced in 1930 to regulate the morals of the US motion picture industry and influenced film production up until 1968. Before it was introduced censors were independent in ea...
https://weheartvintage.co/2015/04/17/pre-code-hollywood-movies-which-shocked-the-censors/
How did women go from the straight laced Edwardian era to free and easy fashions of 1920s flapper in just 1 decade? The catalyst was the same that changed not only fashion, but society and many a...
I don’t profess to be any kind of historical costume expert, but I do have an interest in vintage fashions and I love a good wedding dress. Because of this I’ve spent hours both looking at ol...
https://weheartvintage.co/2015/02/20/the-downton-abbey-wedding-dresses-did-they-get-it-wrong/
Olga Spessivtseva was one of the foremost Russian ballerinas of the early 20th Century. She traveled the world to rave reviews in a career which spanned from 1913 to 1939 before succumbing to men...
Even if you’re not a silent movie buff you’ve probably heard of ‘America’s Sweetheart‘ Mary Pickford. Here are some interesting facts you might not have known about the famous Blondiloc...
https://weheartvintage.co/2015/02/05/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-mary-pickford/
Pin up girls have been around for a lot longer than you think. Since as early as the 1890s girls have been drawn, painted and photographed and presented to the world as the ideal of beauty and se...
https://weheartvintage.co/2015/01/16/pin-up-girls-a-brief-history/