Real Police Stories No.8, 1953.
Friday, 31 August 2012
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Phillips Sportswear
When 'sportswear' didn't mean grotesque, plastic rags hanging from antisocial nitwits.
From Vogue, September 1949.
From Vogue, September 1949.
Sunday, 19 August 2012
Monday, 13 August 2012
Honour Your Partner
From the Square Dance chapter in Betty White's Teen-Age Dance Book, 1953. Illustrated by Robert Burns.
Sunday, 12 August 2012
Broadcast English
Society for Pure English pronunciation guide for BBC employees, 1929.
It is painfully apparent, to those of us with ears, that they forgot to issue this to some of the Olympic presenters.
It is painfully apparent, to those of us with ears, that they forgot to issue this to some of the Olympic presenters.
Monday, 6 August 2012
Sunday, 5 August 2012
Ruth Sordak
'Photo by Ruth Sordak of New York City'. Whether this is of Ms Sordak, I don't know. From Showgirl Glamour Revue Vol.1 No.4. Unknown year.
Gaston Mallet
'Gaston Mallet's black cloth suit; check tie-silk waiscoat, jet-buttoned. with matching cuffs; both attached with press-studs. White shirt "front". Add a black silk hat (this is faille from Honore Soeurs), jet earrings, short white gloves.'
Stunning. From Vogue, June 1949. By Lee Miller.
Stunning. From Vogue, June 1949. By Lee Miller.
Saturday, 4 August 2012
Juno
'He's just demonstrating to his wife that there is no longer any need for her to grovel about on her hands and knees, polishing floors.'
From Vogue, September 1949.
From Vogue, September 1949.
Wednesday, 1 August 2012
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