Gorgeous Shoe Fashions ( Vintage Film 1936 )

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 1930's Shoes for Women - Archive film

"Gorgeous fashion in 1930's footwear. A Rainy Morning, but no rubbers, but sure footing in shoes
of gleaming water-proof patent leather - with the new pearl luster finish. A shining example for the new year.
Oxfords and Pumps hold their own during the rainy season.And now with clear afternoon skies, it is time to wear the more formal high heel shoes.These exhibits are designed by Dan Porter.These white oxfords are for cocktails.Evenings bring the high heeled sandals with open toes. Dance, be merry and keep pace with the times with slippers fit for Cinderella."



The 1930's, despite the Depression - brought an amazing variety of beautiful shoe styles to women.
Gone were the simple ankle straps of the 1920's Flapper and in came the heel. This unique archive film
showcases the 'latest' women's shoe fashions of 1936.

Popular shoes included pumps, slip-on, lace-ups, buckles, two tone and spectator designs. With outdoor fashions becoming more and more popular for in the leisure woman, you saw more sandals - not just on the beach but the high heeled version for evening wear too.

Fashionable colors included white, black, two tone white and black, brown and wine shades.
The standard evening shoe to wear with your dress included asymmetrical trimmed court shoes, sling backs and of course - peep toes.
With skirt hems getting lower during the 1930's, women's shoes became all the more exotic with decorations being the order of the day [ it was the Art Deco era after all ! ].

Cutouts were seen on pumps and the standard Oxford shoe became much more decorated with perforated hole designs and so on.This vintage film showcases womens shoes for street wear, rainy days to evening sandals and heels. Gorgeous.

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Vintage 1930's Beauty and Make-up Tutorials

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Looking for an authentic vintage 1930's make-up look ? Want to feel like a 1930s girl ?
The these two extremely rare make-up guides spanning from the early to the late 1930's might fill your Christmas stocking very nicely.

 Found in an Oxford garage sale and lovingly and beautifully restored; Make-up by Virginia Vincent and The Art of Make-up by none other than Max Factor himself.

The 1930s make-up look changed quite dramatically from pencil thin eyebrows and lush expressionist influenced rouges and lip colors of the early 1930s, to a more subtle Hollywood ideal as taught by make-up geniuses such as Max Factor. Learn tips from the master, as taught to Hollywood actresses.

For the early jazz styled 1930s look as typified by Joan Blondell and Myrna Loy and Carole Lombard to a more ethereal make-up look in the late thirties as modeled by Bette Davis, Vivien Leigh and Merle Oberon. The differences and techniques on 1930s vintage makeup looks are subtle but fascinating to read. Many of the accepted ideas of contouring and highlighting, were only understood by a limited few, and every woman jumped on manuals such as these in order to emulate their favourite actress or feminine ideal.
Make-up and Beauty - Vintage 1930s guides -  is a charming and entertaining collection of restored vintage makeup tutorials and makes for an informative trip back in time to a gentler era.

Learn key 1930s makeup styles:

1930s style tips
how to apply 1930s style make up
1930s eye makeup tutorials.
Make-up for the Light Blonde type.
Make-up for the Golden Blonde type.
Make-up for the Chestnut brunette type.
Make-up for the Dark brunette type.
Make-up for the Titian-Haired type
Make-up for the White-haired type.
Harmonizing
Powder technique
Vintage 1930s Lipstick technique
Rouge technique
Care of skin before and after make-up

and so much more !

Treat yourself or a girlpal.

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Vintage Geisha Girls - 1930's Fashion film in color

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Vintage Geisha Girls in 1930's color fashion film

This beautiful 1930s color fim shows three Japanese women in traditional geisha style.

The history of the Geisha makeup

The apprentice geisha are called Maiko, and in the film, an excerpt from James Fitzpatricks famous 1930s travelogues, we see an older geisha being attended to by her Okasans or sisters.The heavy makeup was only applied to Maikos, and when she became a mature geisha, she was not expected to wear as much, as she was now considered beautiful in her maturity.

The art of geisha makeup.

Ignoring the fad of instant geisha makeup videos on youtube, which followed the successful Memoirs of a Geisha film it is interesting to learn what a real Geisha had to endure in order to achieve the look. The application of geisha makeup is a long endurance test, very time consuming. First up is a special oil, melted in the hand and applied to the chest, neck,face and nape.This helps the white foundation to adhere. In the early days, many of the pastes contained lead and must have been poisonous to the young women, but modern geisha do not have this to worry about.

The method

White powder was mixed in water to a paste and brushed on. Once fully applied,and sponged down, the eyes are painted red and black. The red color was more dominant in the Maiko [ student geisha ] and disappears when she has become a full Geisha. Finally the lips are painted with a small brush, the original red was from sallflower. Sugar is dusted over top for a glistening effect. The lip is only partly covered in a manner that reminds me of the 1920's flapper cupid bow style. Again, the small lip effect was only for younger geisha, and eventually she will paint her full lips.

Vintage Geisha Makeup tutorial



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Rare 1930's Colour Fashion Film

FREE IMAGES Presenting some of the ' latest ' Paris creations from early 1930's womens dress. Gowns and Frocks by King's El Centro, California, 1931.Originally broadcast by Fashion Features Studios.

1930's Spring suit - worn by Miss Phyllis Crane

1930's Fashion Show  - Colour Archive Film

Notice the tailored cutaway and clever stitching.Also, note that the tuck in blouse and lining of the jacket carry out a fine stripe, which promises to be very good this spring.

1930's Afternoon Frock - worn by Miss Mary Philbin.

This model is an adaptation of a Chanel, featuring the new length, the moulded hip line and the high waist. It is fashioned from imported net, printed in a dainty green and white design.A soft caped collar enhances the shoulder line.

1930's Sports suit - worn by Miss Polly Walker

A lovely rose shade.This three piece ensemble is ideal for sport wear. Notice the new blouse long jacket, fitting snuggly over the hips when buttoned. Won't this be ideal on the lakes this spring?

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Helena Rubinstein 1920's Beauty Advice

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Below is a unique vintage 1940's beauty and makeup guide followed by some quotes from the famous Helena Rubinstein, originally published in December of 1922 .Enjoy!
By that stage, she had been a beauty specialist for nearly thirty years and was hugely famous, with salons in London, Paris, and other European cities, as well as new York and Chicago. Born in Poland, she studies medicine in germany, later concentrating on the treatment of the skin.Along with Max Factor, she was and still is one of the leading names in makeup .She sold her business to Lehman Brothers for $7.3 million in 1928 and after the crash, bought back the nearly worthless stock for $1 million and built it up to be the leading name in beauty it is today. While there was a vicious rivalry with Elizabeth Arden, both women shared the value of luxurious packaging, beautiful salons with attractive beauticians, celebrity endorsements and the notion of perceived value. That ethos is alive and well in the beauty industry today.

The Helena Rubinstein 1940's Makeup Guide

" If you can show me a woman who doesnt want to look young and beautiful - well, I'm afraid she isn't in her right mind. Women all want it - and we admit that they do ! That's where men and women are different. Men hate to grow old - but don't like to say so. And whilst most of them don't worry if they aren't handsome, I assure you that they are not so indifferent on this subject as you would be led to believe."

" The commonest problem among young women are enlarged pores and blackheads. This i snot
due to lack of cleanliness, and I have heard many girls unkindly criticised.It is caused by oily skin, and frequent use of bland creams make it worse.It is important to pay attention to young skin problems. If you have dry skin, avoid most soaps, as they are alkaline and like a thief in the night will steal what little food your body provides to heal the skin."

" A good smile is worth a thousand face lifts .The line going from the point of the chin is an infallible index as to the age of a woman.So pay attention to it. In youth it is a lovely curve, then it gets heavier and droops more and more as the face muscles begin to sag. Some women remedy this by remving a small section of skin under the hair above the ears, but this is not necessary if a woman keeps her facial muscles firm and healthy.The most common problem to beset middle aged women apart from contour loss are wrinkles. Persistant treatment with face cream and excersise will keep it at bay, but to lose wrinkles altogether is unnatural .Middle aged beauty, wrinkles included, is something a woman should be the proud bear of "

" The English have thin skin, the french and Italian women have thicker skin, and American skin, being a blend
of many nationalities is the thickest. Young american women have the loveliest complexions in the world in my opinion"

" Unhappiness in life and in marriage is often the very thing that makes a woman struggle to improve her appearance."

" The mother of a marriageable daughter is either a shining promise or an awful warning to possible suitors for her daughters hand"

" When using creams, if you use a nourishing cream for a time, then stop, your skin will become dry
again, but not worse. However, if you use a dry or matting cream for oily skin, then stop taking it, your skin
will get worse.Some women use belladonna to make their eyes bright. When they stop using it, their eyes are
not improved but have suffered from the practice. Women used to take arsenic to give them a becoming pallor. Some still do, the effect is truly awful. Do not use arsenic on your face !"

" English women I believe, make a greater effort to preserve their good looks than any other nationality.
In London I have several hundred clients, who are from seventy to seventy eight years of age.Regularly
three generations, grandmother, mother and daughter all visit me together"

1920s Make-up & Beauty Guides .

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Shiseido - The 1930's Japanese Beauty Culture

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Memoirs of a Geisha Girl reminded the world of just how steeped in the beauty culture Japanese women have been since ancient times.Like Max Factor in the USA, in Japan, there is one name that has come to be associated with glamour and that is Shiseido Cosmetics ! Their beauty products grace many large department stores like Macy’s, Nordstrom and Sephora at their cosmetic counters or online.

But how many folks know the glamourous history of this unique company? Following the lead of companys such as proctor and Gamble, Shiseido opened the Shiseido Parlour in Tokyo.

To gain loyalty among women, they marketed calendars, beauty manuals - like the one below, and seasonal promotional items like fans, compacts, and vanity cases.

Shiseido Beauty Manual - 1930's Makeup in Japan.

Shiseido Graph - 1930's Fashion and Beauty Magazine

Shiseido Beauty Products - 1930's

Shiseido Promotional products

Gennifer Weisenfeld , who is Associate Professor of Art History at Duke University in the US, has written a fascinating essay called Selling Shiseido hosted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology as part of their Visualising Cultures educational scheme. It's a treat to read.

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