Showing posts with label 1950s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1950s. Show all posts

A good place to start with a general over view and time line from Victorian, Art Deco, Arts and Crafts, 1950s, Czech, Austrian and a few designers. Easy to read and possesses good photographs. Hand bag size and ideal to see on the train

Written By Arman Zulhajar on Thursday, March 1, 2012 | 3:44 AM




2. Vintage Costume Jewellery: A Passion for wonderful Fakes by Carol Tanenbaum (ISBN 1-85149-511-8)





Absolutely essential to buy and gets the time line with expanded information. Includes Art Nouveau, Birmingham silver, machine, intro to Bakelite and plastic in addition to a glossary. Loads of good photographs but none in the backs (a ought to for identification but rarely shipped with any book)





3. Secrets to Collecting Jewelry: How to purchase MORE for less! by Leigh Leshner (ISBN 0-89689-180-1)





Again an occasion line and over view through history but a total gem of a book since it has shows the backs and mechanism or findings that will be essential to dating diamond jewelry. This book looks at style and materials using specific photographs. Prom diamond jewelry, art plastic, retro, manufacturing methods, Scandinavian, cameos. Mostly brief information but a decent visual guide. US e book with $ price guide (2005). Another fabulous book to learn on the bus or train as fits inside your bag.





several. Jewels and Jewellery Clare Phillips (V & A) (ISBN 978-1-85177-535-4) or even Jewellery: The Decorative Arts Library edited by Janet Swarbrick (ISBN 1-902328-13-2)





Cannot decide which of these UK books was the most informative. So have I've included both





Jewels and Jewellery contains supplies, a chronology of styles and manufacturing and distribution. Photographs of museum together with pieces. Includes silver filigree, Berlin In terms of iron, pearls, glass and enamel. Faith jewellery, cut material, mourning and love jewellery not just jet or bog walnut. Lalique, Ashbee, Liberty Cymric, Wilson, Gaskins and a time line pre Victorian on the 2000s.





Jewellery is a visual celebration of this world's great jewellery making techniques. From the historic world until 1989. Full of information and photographs to learn specific references to Jewellery within the uk.





5. Popular Jewelry in the '60s, '70s & '80s by Roseann Ettinger (ISBN 0-7643-2470-5)





Three decades of jewellery explaining fashion and political trends that influenced the designs. US book with usd price guide (2006) The majority of vintage jewellery found is from this period and so helps make this book invaluable to see. Well illustrated with pieces which can be recognizable here in the uk. Including Mod jewellery, eastern influence, Pop Art, novelty, revival pieces, love beads, Art Metal, jade, clear plastic, wood and pave. The author has produced other research books on other decades which might be well worth investing in.





6. Collecting Art Plastic Jewelry by Leigh Leshner (ISBN 0-87349-954-9)





Bakelite is rare to uncover in jewellery in such quantities and variety as in the states. It is useful to celebrate and see the plethora designs plastic has been used or with many other materials. Celluloid, Lucite, thermoset, thermoplastic, laminated, reverse carved are additionally found here within the uk and easily over looked. This book does allow you to be look at plastic accessories in the whole new light. Does not contain enough information with galalith, the early plastic type that is more common within the uk.



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Vintage Photo of the Day:

Written By Arman Zulhajar on Friday, September 2, 2011 | 9:00 AM

I adore the grey colored 1950s frocks these two ladies are wearing. I especially love the scalloped Bertha collar (is that technically a Bertha collar? Probably not, but it's what came to mind, so I'll just call it that) with the matching detail on her cuffed sleeves.

I wonder where they were going to? They're very modestly dressed so I am assuming perhaps they are going to Church?

Credit: Untitled by Kelsey Reilly

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Vintage Sewing Patterns: Vintage 1940s and 1950s Blouse Patterns

Written By Arman Zulhajar on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 | 9:24 PM

Here are some adorable vintage sewing patterns from the 1940s and the 1950s for blouses! I especially love the vintage teen pattern for the 50s blouse with the peter pan collar, so sweet!



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Image credits (L-R T-B): 1.] The Fancy Lamb, 2.] Coconut Pie, 3.] Glass of Fashion, 4.] + 5.] Cemetarian Hard Copy, 6.] Miss Betty's Attic, 7.] lost link, I'm sorry! 8.] Vivian Belle 1955
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Vintage Movies | Bonjour Tristesse with Jean Seberg + Deborah Kerr

Written By Arman Zulhajar on Sunday, July 17, 2011 | 9:12 AM

About a year ago I was at a little bookshop in Hollywood for a friend's book reading and when all was said and done my eye caught the cover of the book "Bonjour Tristesse" (Hello Sadness) by Françoise Sagan.

Bonjour Tristesse movie with Jean Seberg and Deborah Kerr

The book opens with "A strange melancholy pervades me to which I hesitate to give the grave and beautiful name of sorrow." and I remember thinking, well, that sounds lovely.

I just saw the screencaps for the movie which was released a few years after the book was published. I hadn't realized it had been made into a film and it stars Jean Seberg and Deborah Kerr! After you read the book you will realize the movie is perfectly cast!

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A definite must read and definite must watch! The fashion is fantastic (late 50s French riviera) and the movie has amazing scenery.

Image Credits: Lovely Pieces Design, movie poster here
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Vintage Streetstyle | Real Fashion from Vintage Photographs

Written By Arman Zulhajar on Saturday, July 16, 2011 | 7:08 AM

I love vintage photographs and when I am at a flea market or antique mall I can never pass up the booth that has bins and bins of old photographs. Here are a few fantastic vintage photographs showcasing real life fashion and style from the 1940s and 1950s.

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(All from Flickr found and scanned by others who peruse those bins just like me)
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Pin Up Inspired Vintage Jantzen Advertisements from the 1940s and 1950s

Written By Arman Zulhajar on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 | 6:45 PM

Vintage Jantzen Advertisement 1940s 1950s


I find the women in these vintage Jantzen advertisements so incredibly attractive. So curvy and womanly! I really hate that nowadays being "curvy" is associated with not being skinny. Curves are beautiful! Thin or not. I'm a tiny gal and wish I had a few extra curves to better fill out my vintage clothes. I wish I looked like Betty Grable in a vintage bathing suit!

Vintage Jantzen Advertisement 1940s 1950s

Vintage Jantzen Advertisement 1940s 1950s

Vintage Jantzen Advertisement 1940s 1950s

Vintage Jantzen Advertisement 1940s 1950s

Vintage Jantzen Advertisement 1940s 1950s

Vintage Jantzen Advertisement 1940s 1950s

Vintage Jantzen Advertisement 1940s 1950s

Vintage Jantzen Advertisement 1940s 1950s


Image sources : (all from flickr) 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Vintage Streetstyle | Real Style + Fashions from the 1950s

Written By Arman Zulhajar on Thursday, April 21, 2011 | 8:48 AM

Original 1950s Vintage Fashion and Style Photographs

A picture is worth a thousand words, and the clothes they are wearing in the photos, they tell a story too. This first photo I love so very much, it's such an interesting and wonderful photo. A girl with her motorbike in the Grand Canyon. It could almost be a modern photo, look at that mini dress, her sandals, the bun in her hair. I find it so interesting she's wearing a dress of all things!

When choosing the vintage photographs I want to share with you, I always try to select photos that really capture moments as well as lovely fashion and style of years past. Which is your favorite picture?

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Image Credits: 1.] Girl & Her Motorbike - 1958, 2.] Sacheverelle, 3.] La Joie de Vivre in the Bronx - 1953, 4.] Holly + Judy with ice cream - 1957, 5.] Young Love - 1957, 6.] On the banks of the River Thames at Laleham on Thames - 1955, 7.] Ladies in a shop - 1956, 8.] Fire hose at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco
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The Most Amazing Vintage Skirt I Ever Did See

Written By Arman Zulhajar on Saturday, March 19, 2011 | 3:37 PM

On a random afternoon I ducked into one of my favorite vintage shops in LA and happened upon a late 40s circle skirt. At first glance there really wasn't much too it, it's pale maize yellow with faded doodles all around.

BUT THEN... upon a closer inspection...

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Names of people, of places, and even dates! "How curious!" I thought. "What a strange and fantastic textile pattern." I wore it the very next day and was peering down at the dates when I noticed spots along the hem which appeared like ink spots. And a few signatures barely legible.

Could these be ACTUAL signatures? Not a textile print? Later that afternoon I rushed back into the vintage shop and inquired about the origins of the skirt. And here is what I was told...

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"The skirt was purchased at an estate of a lady who had worn it during her travels, and when she traveled, if she met some interesting and friendly folks, she would have them sign her skirt. The illustrations were all hand drawn and hand painted. Some of the signatures have faded away since she didn't always have the right pen. But, yep, all those signatures are authentic!"

Now... as someone who has always answered the question "What do you love about vintage?" with "Because I become a part of the story of this garment of clothing"... this little back story to my vintage skirt made me feel like I had sprouted wings and was dancing on cloud 9 with the vintage gods.

I flitted and floated on home and was very extremely tempted to twirl my way down the sidewalk past curious onlookers as I literally skipped home.

For those that sell and collect vintage, this is what it's all about isn't it? That happy magical feeling when you know you now possess something so special to someone at one point in time and you'll treasure it as much as she previously had.

And yes, I will be adding my signature to the skirt. :)
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Vintage 1950s French Perfume Advertisements

Written By Arman Zulhajar on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 | 10:28 AM

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These vintage French advertisements for perfumes from the 1950s are so lovely and pretty. They would be amazing to frame and put in your bathroom or dressing room.

You can find great vintage perfume advertisements on Etsy and on Ebay!

Image Credits: All vintage ads are from Ondiraiduveau Flickr.
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