1930s Collars

I never used to like the large, exaggerated collars so characteristic of the 1930s.

So it's kind of funny now that I find them absolutely fascinating!

The Thin Man

The 1934 movie The Thin Man with Myrna Loy and Robert Powell, is one of those films that epitomize 1930s Hollywood for me: the women are ultra-glamorous, the fashion is amazing (with astounding gowns and amazing all-round attire) and the quips and witty dialogue just keep coming.

Myrna and Robert are a delight to watch in this fast-paced detective comedy. 

Both movie-goers and critics of the time thought so too, which meant that another 5 'thin man' movies followed the original 1934 film.

The film was based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett and although he never wrote a sequel to the book, he was commissioned to write the sequels to the original movie.

The whole film is said to have been shot in sixteen (or eighteen) days and the co-stars had only the nicest things to say about each other. William Powell is quoted as having said "When we did a scene together, we forgot about technique, camera angles, and microphones. We weren't acting. We were just two people in perfect harmony."

Which is probably why their on-screen rapport and charm is so captivating.

I've got some great black and white stills of the movie which I will also be sharing with you soon.

Top 10 Vintage Summertime Picks

 Ten of my favourite vintage summer fashion picks from my Summertime pinterest board.

Beautiful women in amazing fashion from the 1930s through to the 1970s -in random order.

Click on any photo to go to the pinterest link.

1930s Ladies Home Journal

via Vintage Blog

I just love this cover of Ladie's Home Journal from the 1930s.

If you enjoy vintage images, check out the Vintage Blog. It's full of beautiful snapshots of life from days gone by.

Top 10 Women's Vintage Scarf Inspiration

Fabulous scarf inspiration from the past. 
Here are some wonderful scarves from the 1930s,1940s, 1950s and 1960s -in random order.
Click on any picture to go to the link.


                  

1965

1950s

1950s

1967

1976

1965

1960s

1945

1950s

1930s

For lots more scarf inspiration, vintage or otherwise, as well as lots of diys, click on: Ring Your Neck Inspiration Motherboard.

The Ring Your Neck scarf challenge can be found at Ricochet and Away blog.

For scarf inspiration that is not vintage, you might like to see my Top 10 Women's Scarf Inspiration.

Tickle Me Tuesdays - Etsy Girls - Past and Present

These are some of my recent favourites:

1. 1932 cover of Canadian magazine Chatelaine by Jape.

2. One of the wonderful original llustrations of  FeelingArtsy Studio, made to look like a Vogue magazine cover.

3.Who could posibly resist this little beauty by UtterMabness?

4.  Perfect! Portrait photo by jkphotography.

5.1943 Coronet magazine cover with bathing bombshell by MidCenturyMonkey.

If you want to check out other people's favourites this lovely Tuesday, then just click on Yes, Teacher!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

There was no way I could choose just one of these beautiful cards to wish you all a

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

So here's another Top 10  -of my favourite greeting cards this time, both vintage and not, with a little retro thrown in.



TheVintageGreeting



RetroRosesCollage

NatalieCandlish

vpauld

HeartsGrowFonder

CartoulesPress

PixelsPlusPaper

MidCenturyMonkey

SevenStar

JanneKunst

Plus one:

Carrolonline