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Women With Very Big Hair In the 1960s

Women With Very Big Hair In the 1960s

Big whipped hair was very much the go-ahead style in the 1960s. We already showed you ...
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When Wearing Fur Was De Rigueur in London (1900 – 1950)

When Wearing Fur Was De Rigueur in London (1900 – 1950)

"Downy sins of streetlight fancies / Chase the costumes she shall wear / Ermine furs adorn the imperious / Severin, Severin awaits you there" - The Velvet Underground, Venus in Furs ...
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Debbie Harry, David Bowie and Elton John Star in Paula Yates’ Book Rock Stars in Their Underpants (1980)

Debbie Harry, David Bowie and Elton John Star in Paula Yates’ Book Rock Stars in Their Underpants (1980)

In 1980, Paula Yates (April 24 1960 - September 17 2000) produced a book of photos ...
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Fantastic Photographs Of Native Americans In Ceremonial Masks (1905-1915)

Fantastic Photographs Of Native Americans In Ceremonial Masks (1905-1915)

Edward Curtis' epic portraits of Native Americans are a joy. And so too are his pictures ...
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Atelier 1923: Illustrations From Russia’s First Fashion Magazine

Atelier 1923: Illustrations From Russia’s First Fashion Magazine

In 1923, Russian fashionistas could buy issue one of Atelier. Inna Fedorova explains (Via): ...Atelier, created ...
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How To Dress For Success And To Get A Man: A 1967 Guide For Useless Women

How To Dress For Success And To Get A Man: A 1967 Guide For Useless Women

  "Just look pretty and keep quiet" is among the many pearls of wisdom offered ...
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Glam! The Performance Of Style: Locating The Early 1970s Phenomenon

Glam! The Performance Of Style: Locating The Early 1970s Phenomenon

  "Perhaps it is a matter of displacement – that slippery moment when art becomes ...
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The Modernist 1969 Palm Springs Dream Home Where Time Stood Still

The Modernist 1969 Palm Springs Dream Home Where Time Stood Still

In 1969, construction finished on 2055 S Joshua Tree Place, Palm Springs, CA 92264. The ...
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Ken Russell’s Brilliant Photos of Teddy Girls from 1955

Ken Russell’s Brilliant Photos of Teddy Girls from 1955

In 1955 Ken Russell was commissioned to take photographs of working class girls in neo-edwardian clothing who called themselves Teddy Girls ...
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Original Jinglers: The Only Jeans You Can Hear Coming (1970s)

Original Jinglers: The Only Jeans You Can Hear Coming (1970s)

"Bekant als.. The jeans with the bell. Die einzigen jeans die such auch hören lassen ...
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Absurd Fashions From A 1980s Stasi Disguise Seminar

Absurd Fashions From A 1980s Stasi Disguise Seminar

In 1989, 91,015 comrades worked directly for the Stasi (short for Staatssicherheitsdienst, or State Security ...
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John Barker’s Magnificent Department Stores On Kensington High Street

John Barker’s Magnificent Department Stores On Kensington High Street

  On 22nd June 1960, models posed with items for sale at John Barker's department store ...
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