Oh, the epic girlyness of this boudoir! Hmmm, but she doesn’t look too happy. Think pink, girl!

classicblondes:

Carole Landis  c. 1944

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heycuddleme:

vintage love

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hoodoothatvoodoo:

Harper’s Bazaar Jan 1942

Photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe

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auberginebreeze:

allaboutthepast:

A soldier comes home from war, 1940s

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A Sailor Saying Goodbye to His Family as His Leave Comes to an End, 1942

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wehadfacesthen:

“Girl with Curlers, Los Angeles, 1949” photo by Ida Wyman

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hollyhocksandtulips:

“Ball, please”

Illustration by Dal Holcolm, 1944

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Gentlemen in uniform courting ladies in their hoop skirts. The men are in the 1940s but the women remain in the 1860s, their lower halves declared off-limits by bell jars of fabric.

hollyhocksandtulips:

Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1943

hollyhocksandtulips:

Esquire pin-up, “Calamity”, 1947

Illustration by Ben-Hur Baz

hollyhocksandtulips:

Elizabeth Taylor

In 1948, Mark Kauffman captured the young actress and her home life. Here, she gazes into the distance while wearing an “All America” sweatshirt; the pin she wears belonged to Glenn Davis, a 1946 Heisman Trophy-winning athlete she was dating at the time.