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Outfit Of The Day: Thandie Newton Nails A Vintage Look
We always find ourselves wishing celebrities wore more vintage on the red carpet. Sure, we get that many have standing relationships with design houses and their stylists want to get them in the hottest things off of the runway, but there’s nothing quite like seeing decades-old dresses get a modern update. Case in point: Thandie Newton‘s chic sleeveless frock from yesterday’s Rogue premiere in Los Angeles.
WINDOW SHOPPING: Vintage Chanel Gold Cuff, $2,420
Every once in awhile, an item comes along that is a once-in-a-lifetime find. It’s now or never, and you just have to go for it. This is one of those times. (Or it would be in or dreams, at least.)
TIME WARP: This Is How Women Applied Their Makeup In The ’40s
In the spirit of Sunday Funday, here’s a little clip that’s just for fun: a vintage makeup video tutorial from the 1940s. This is how our grandmothers did it!
WATCH: Keep Dudes From Invading Your Personal Dancing Space
We love going out and dancing, but we hate when dudes try to grind up on us! Personal space, guys! We’re definitely going to look into buffer belts, which is supposed to keep ladies and gents at a distance from each other while dancing, as evidenced by this vintage vid.
TIME WARP: Sporty Styles From The 1908 London Summer Olympics
We love the Olympics. We love vintage things. And we really love vintage Olympic things!
PHOTO: This Dress Is Made Of Grapefruit Peels
This dress was constructed entirely of grapefruit peels. How amazing. And we can only imagine how good it must have smelled!
TIME WARP: Models Werked This 1960s Balenciaga Show
Back in the day, fashion shows were more about the clothes than a fancy runway set-up or concert lighting. Case in point: Balenciaga‘s show from the 1960s.
PHOTO: World’s Oldest Purse Uncovered In Germany
Well, this makes us rethink the meaning of vintage.
TIME WARP: When Yves Saint Laurent Was Still At YSL
The house of Yves Saint Laurent has been all over the news thanks to Hedi Slimane‘s controversial choice to change its name. Since the label is about to make some serious changes, we thought it would be fun to take a trip down memory lane with some videos of runway shows from when Yves himself was still at the brand.
TIME WARP: Kids Wore Amazing Things To High School Back In 1969
When we think of high school, images of Abercrombie polo shirts (with the collar flipped up, of course) and Jansport backpacks come to mind. But things in 1969 were much different.
TIME WARP: 1950s Beauty Cream Ad Uses Radioactive Dirt
What better way to test beauty cream than to make radioactive dirt and use a Geiger Counter to check cleanliness? Technology really has gone downhill.
PHOTOS: Natalie Portman’s Vintage Dior Dress Sold For $50,000
Natalie Portman’s controversial Oscar gown just sold for a very pretty penny — and it had nothing to do with who wore it last.
TIME WARP: Models Dance Around In Christian Dior Fur Fashion Show
Once upon a time, fashion shows were just that: shows. We’ve been to some pretty amazing runway shows in our time, but we long for the days when models performed.
Vintage Ads Used To Shame Skinny Women Into Gaining Weight
Imagine a world where instead of being bombarded with Photoshopped images of women’s skeletal frames being squeezed into size-zero designer dresses, they were encouraged to put on five, 10 or even 15 pounds, fill out their frames and become more voluptuous. That world is a reality — or at least it was in the 1940s and 50s.
TIME WARP: Teenage Grace Kelly Models 1940s Evening Gowns
The only thing more timeless than Grace Kelly‘s beauty are the gowns in this late 1940s clip of the future Princess of Monaco doing some part-time modeling during her college years.
Dita Von Teese Takes Vintage Cars As Seriously As Vintage Clothes
Dita Von Teese is known for her glamorous style, but were you aware that her love of all things vintage extended into her taste in cars?
TIMEWARP: How To Get The Perfect 1930s Style Eyebrows
Speaking of eyebrows, was there any decade more pro-brow than the ’30s? No, which is why you must watch makeup specialist Jean Barrie, introduced here as the “Editress of Woman’s Fair Magazine”, give three everyday ladies a brow-over.
TIME WARP: Do You Know What These Vintage Ads Are Selling?
No, really, let’s discuss these old school advertisements.
TIME WARP: Vintage Tie Ad Knows The Way To A Woman’s Heart Is Terror
Not that modern day ads are necessarily any better, but this vintage print ad for Van Heusen’s extra manly, “power-packed” ties really takes the misogynist cake.
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