Vintage Fashion Report - 1930's Swimwear

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Vintage Fashion Report - 1930s Swimwear.
As originally reported in 1936 fashion newsreel.



1930's Swimsuit 1.

The very latest thing, a printed linen halter top with navy wide ribbed body.
and over this is worn cape and hood.

1930's Swimsuit 2.

A One piece Bahama, and over this a heavy terry cloth robe with flared skirt.

1930's Swimsuit 3.

A newspaper print suit with short coat and detachable hood.
Something to look over while you stretch out on the sand!

1930's Swimsuit 4.

Bahama blue swimsuit with white tubular straps and trim.

1930's Swimsuit 5.

A blue ribbed stitch M.Y.O [ make your own ] with white sun-back halter top.
Lady - how this would have shocked your great grandmother !!

1930's Swimsuit 6.

A nautical swimsuit of sharkskin with fitted coat over a navy and white polkadot silk blouse.

1930's Swimsuit 7.

Striped M.Y.O with separate plain colored wrap-around skirt.
That's all !!

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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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Hollywood Fashion Show of 1932 !

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Ginger Rogers

Here's a gorgeous array of fashion and beauty from 1932, showcasing the wannabe stars of that year - including a young hopeful Ginger Rogers and Gloria Stuart. It features popular 1930's hairstyles and evening dress fashion. Enjoy !

Gloria Stuart

Street Fashion in small town America

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The street fashion and hairstyles of everyday women in the 1930's from a unique film by Ivan Besse shot in the small South Dakota town of Britton in 1938
The Wall Street Crash had a huge impact on womens fashion in the 1930's.
Lots of women took up sewing and the Womens Institute became famous for it's sewing manuals and in particular those of the famous Mary Brooks Picken.
Everyone had a Singer sewing machine in their house as thrift was the name of the game. This film shows typical late 1930's fashion and hairstyles of normal everyday women. Hollywood fashion now had a huge influence. All the latest designs were draped over the female stars of the day like Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, and Myrna Loy It's interesting to see the extensive wearing of furs, capes, coats, stoles, and wraps of all kinds.
Hats had to be worn at a jaunty angle ! The famous Cloche was replaced by the Beret, Pill Box and
the newer brimmed hats, and the turban .Hangbags were of the beaded or mesh variety and personalised clutches were hugely popular with women. 1930's shoes were pumps, flats and ankle strap.
Dresses were made from easy washable fabric and synthetics were becoming more and more prevalent.



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1930's Fashion Dress a Winner at Galway Races !

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Vintage Fashion is definitely in this year at Irelands most
stylish gathering of fashionistas - The Galway Races.

While the bookies saw red, the ladies wore every colour imaginable
and the standout winner this year is a stunning 1930's style ensemble worn by Annmarie O Leary.
She was awarded the most stylish lady - and on her 40th birthday too !
A body hugging silhouette in cool ivory, this dress is the epitome of
elegance and femininity.
It pretty much swept away the tacky bling of the competition.
The dress is designed by Karen Moriarty, and her sequinned hat,
decorated with chrysanthemums was made by local millinery expert Carol Kennelly.
The bow on the shoulder was Annmaries own idea.
" I wanted an elegant, ladylike, comfortable outfit, as I love feminine clothes !" said Annmarie, who runs A New Leaf, an online wedding florist business.
Researched from vintage vogue patterns, the dress was created using carefully placed seams and darts!
Her pal Carol had previously won a best dressed award at the Galway Races .
" It was a hobby until I gave up my job at the Carlton Hotel in Tralee, and went into full time hat making."

The other standout winner was The Best Hat prize, which went to Galway-born surveyor Aoife Ryan, who wore a spectacular headpiece, an incredible creation in black straw, bought by her sister Ailish in New York.

Hats off to all these stylish women, who are proving by example that vintage glamour is back in and unbeatable.

Original source material-  Bairbre Power - Irish Independent.

1930's Glamour - Annette Hanshaw on Film

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The 1930's Songstress Annette Hanshaw featured here in this rare film.
She was a hugely popular jazz singer in the late 1920's and early 1930's
She was one of those women who was beautiful by just being herself. Hanshaw epitomised the era of
1930's dress style and glamour.
There has been recent revived interest in Annette thanks to the animated feature Sita sings the Blues,which includes performances by Annette.

1930's Fashion - Dress Style

FREE IMAGES A Gallery of Fashion Detail from 1937

A typical couture detail of 1930's vintage fashion

1. Be fashion wise - sequin flower, high neckline, slim sleeve, sweater-type bodice

2. Tea dancing pump: street- length skirt : Chanel bracelet.

3.Your figure will be outlined like a dressmaker's dummy in this tubelike tunic.

4. You'll see many variations of this Molyneux bandaged waistline, as with soutache.

5. Accents of Persian lamb on your coat - small collar, pockets.

6. Velvet beret, the profile type, jutting up and forward - this is a hat that is easy to wear!

7. The soft hat with side height for wear with many kinds of costumes - with no age limit.

8. A Hat with a plume; a string of golden hearts to wind around your wrist - for tea dancing.

9. Persian muff and fez, for your new black coat that has no fur !

Gallery of Fashion Detail - by Ruth Mary Packard / Copyright Glamourdaze 2010

1930's Fashion - Women's Dress and Hairstyles

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1930's Fashion - Broadway Girls - Dress Beauty and Hairstyles

Joan Blondell starred in this gem from 1932, the film depicts beautifully the popular daywear,evening dress, and vintage hairstyles of the women in that golden era.You also get a visit to a vintage beauty salon.

Courtesy of the internet archive.

Vintage Fashion Show - 1930's Evening Dresses

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Vintage Fashion Show - 1930's Evening Dresses

A charming early film of a london fashion show in 1930. Those days the models were described as mannequins !  All very House of Elliot.
Note - Women's Hairstyles in the early thirties were still close waves and
short.As the decade progressed 1930's hairstyles became much fuller and loose.

GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART - 1930's Glamour Fashion in Glorious Color

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Goodnight sweetheart   - 1930s Fashion in Glorious Color
Beautiful fashion film in color depicting the glamour of 1930's womens style.

Filmed in California in 1932.The thirties was a wonderful but largely forgotten decade of style, heavily influenced by the art deco movement.

Vintage 1930's Fashion - Glamourous Hollywood

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A charming and slightly far fetched little movie short of a glamourous Hollywood party at the famous Ambassador Hotel..
It features some of the biggest stars of the day, wearing the latest fashions.
Some lovely examples of 1930's womens hairstyles
In the 1930's the world was gripped by the Great Depression and very often, as depicted in Woody Allens Purple Rose of Cairo, the only source of escapism was going to the Movies.
The stunning early 1930's fashion went hand in hand with the Glamour of Hollywood.
Old reels like these look dated now, but they offered hope to millions of people.
Movie goers saw an alternate reality to the grim world they had just come in from.
How important do you think escapism is during times of recession?

My Vintage Vogue -Found Fashion

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My Vintage Vogue - Found Fashion

Another cool page from My Vintage Vogue.
These are wonderfully cool photos of 'real' women and their own fashion picks.
This set is from the 1930's