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Tag Archives: jewelry
Miss Allen in 1955
Although I know nothing about the woman depicted in this photo, beyond her name and the date noted on the back, I am quite certain that she was a free spirit. Her dress is a very interesting shape, fitted through … Continue reading
Pearls at the Picnic, 1960
Well, here’s a reminder of how casual dress has changed. I’m guessing that this 1960 photo is of some kind of club or church summer picnic. All the women, middle aged and older, have shown up in summer dresses that … Continue reading
Mary Colter–Architect of the Southwest
You don’t have to spend much time at the south rim of the Grand Canyon to hear the name Mary Colter (1869-1958). She designed Bright Angel Lodge, the Hopi House, and the Lookout Studio, which fits into the walls of … Continue reading
A Woman in a Feathered Boa, 1920s
Feathered boas go in and out of style. Searching on the wonderful home economics site Hearth, I found instructions on how to clean them in a housekeeping guide from 1908. You shake them out and then dip them in gasoline! … Continue reading
The Way they Wear their Hats, 1934
Well, I must admit that the person I love the most in this August 1934 photo is the gamesome boy front left in his white sailor pants, white shirt, and large white beret. But all of these well dressed summer … Continue reading
Three Women at Mount Rushmore, 1953
This photo comes from my father’s side of the family. In the middle is my paternal grandmother, Helen; on the left is her sister, my great aunt Norah; the woman on the right is a mystery. Helen and Norah lived … Continue reading
Lisette Model’s “Woman with Veil,” 1949
You may be forgiven for not knowing the name Lisette Model (pronounced with a long o, as in toe). She hasn’t made it onto the list of those most often cited in the American photographic pantheon. If she is mentioned … Continue reading
Posted in 1940s
Tagged California, fur, hats/headcoverings, jewelry, lace, New Look, photographer
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Peggy Guggenheim, Fashion Eccentric
I offer this 1950 portrait of Peggy Guggenheim as part of my ongoing effort to trace the history of older fashion eccentrics. Guggenheim was 52 here, just barely meeting my arbitrary cut off for an older woman. The sunglasses are … Continue reading
Bowling Banquet, 1962
Although Vogue editor Diana Vreeland didn’t invent the term “youth quake” until 1965, clothing styles had begun changing in favor of the young and slim already by the turn of the decade. What would the not-so-young and not-so-slim woman wear … Continue reading
Mrs. Williams in the Soviet Union, 1959
When you listen to the self generated propaganda of the baby boomer generation, you might think that we were the first group ever to grow old with our legs still working and our brains more or less intact. But of … Continue reading