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Vintage 1950s French Perfume Advertisements

These vintage French advertisements for perfumes from the 1950s are so lovely and pretty. They would be amazing to frame and put in your bathroom or dressing room.

You can find great vintage perfume advertisements on Etsy and on Ebay!

Image Credits: All vintage ads are from Ondiraiduveau Flickr.

Dating Vintage: Vintage Lingerie Advertisements from the 1940s, 1950s and the 1960s

How to date vintage lingerie: If you need help dating vintage lingerie, studying vintage lingerie advertisements and catalog scans will be your best bet. Advertisements for vintage slips, nightgowns, and peignoirs can be usually be found in vintage magazines for women which are always marked with a date.

For alternate options on dating vintage lingerie, you can also view photos of Hollywood starlets many of which did glamour photoshoots in maribou feather trimmed robes, silk evening gowns, and chiffon night wear.

Vintage Vogue 1955 | Mary Jane Russell Cover | Vintage Coats + Furs Advertisements

The September 1955 issue of Vogue is filled with advertisement for luxury coats most notably fur coats. I never realized how prevalent fur was in the 1950s!

Dating Vintage Tip: Browsing vintage advertisements is a fantastic way of dating vintage especially if you know the source of the advertisement! For instance, these vintage coat ads were all featured in 1955, therefore you can gather that coats of similar shape and style were probably popular the year before and the year after. And if the ad/editorial is in VOGUE you can pretty much guarantee similar styles made of less luxurious materials were common several years after. (Remember, Vogue was one of the pioneers of forward thinking fashion... therefore it took awhile for the styles to trickle down to the masses...)

What is a Maillot - Defining Vintage Fashion Terms

A Maillot is a one piece bathing suit and was first used in the 1920s to describe tight fitting swimwear. Remember, bathing suits in the earlier part of the 20th century looked more like sundresses with full skirts and sleeveless styles.

Usually when I see the word "Maillot" to describe a bathing suit I imagine a strapless or heart shaped bust bathing suit or one with vintage inspired details such as ruching at the waist. To me, a Maillot is synonymous with the bathing suit styles of the 1950s.

Now a days we just call it a one piece. But if you want to be a bit more fancy, you can say you're planning on sun bathing in your gorgeous maillot bathing suit instead of sunbathing in your one piece. *hehe*

Image credits: 1.] Vintage Maillot Advertisement by Catalina Swimwear, 2.] Yellow Maillot With Matching Swim Cap, 3.] Maillot Pin-up at the Beach, 4.] Modern Maillot, 5.] Vintage Inspired Maillot, 6.] Anthropologie.com

Pre 1920s Fashion & Beauty Advertisements

I cannot imagine having to wear a maternity corset! The thought of it seems so painful! I do love that in the advertisement the mother-to-be is sewing a little bonnet for her new baby, so sweet. I love the blouses from this era (early 20th century, 1900 to 1920) They were all so delicate and feminine and featured many details I look for in modern day blouses such as eyelet, broderie anglaise, petite pleats, scalloped lace... I've recently acquired an antique blouse but unfortunately it's much too small therefore will only look lovely as a display piece. *sigh* Oh well.

Image Credits:
1.} Maternity Corset, 2.} Corsets from the Sears Roebuck Catalog (c) 1908 , 3.} The Mother's Magazine (c) 1916, 4.} Pearline Ad (c) 1896, 5.} 1919 Dressmaking Lessons Advertisement, 6.} Good Housekeeping Vintage Ad for Talcum Powder (c) 1906, 7.} Coconut Shampoo Ad (c) 1919, 8.} Gordon Dye Hosiery (c) 1905

Vintage Prom Dress Advertisement in Seventeen Magazine circa 1961, "I Could Have Danced All Night"

This vintage prom dress is gorgeous! Can you imagine wearing all of those precious blue ruffles? I would have to hire someone to walk in front of me all evening carrying a sign "Make way! Make way for the dress!"

I actually really love the pale pink dress the model on the right is wearing. I would wear that on a daily basis though, just to grab lunch with a friend or date night with the hubby.

Do you spot the prices? It seems quite cheap at first, but if you refer back to my { Prices of Vintage Clothing if Bought Today } post, you'll notice these vintage prom dresses were actually quite pricey even back then.

Image credit: Flickr

10 Vintage Beauty Advertisements from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s

Don't you just love vintage advertisements? Not a sullen girl in sight! All pretty smiles, dreamy far off looks, and of course I love some of the cheesy copy.