Image from Olin Batteries Advertisement in October issue of Life Magazine, 1955
1950’s
Silent Sundays: Skeleton Costumes (1951)
Handmade skeleton costumes, 1951 via Smithsonian Magazine
Silent Sundays: Vodoo Woman (1957)
Promotional poster for American International Pictures’ 1957 Voodoo Woman, designed by legendary artist and illustrator Albert Kallis.
Costume Time Machine: 100 Years of Fashion in 100 Seconds
Just over two years ago, the creative team at The Viral Factory put together this homage to the evolution of fashion for the opening of a East London shopping center. Inspired by music, dance, and fashion from 1911 to 2011, this cheeky… Read More ›
I Reveal Myself, One Mask at a Time: New Year’s Eve Costume Inspiration
From The Masque of the Red Death to Eyes Wide Shut, the masked ball has been a fixture of our collective imaginations since the late medieval period, waxing and waning in popularity throughout Carnival celebrations in the 15th century, Renaissance Italy in the 16th… Read More ›
Silent Sundays: Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
Promotional half-sheet designed by Reynold Brown for Attack of the Puppet People, 1958 Related Posts: – Silent Sundays: The Brain Eaters (1958) – Silent Sundays: Freaks (1932) – Silent Sundays: The Conqueror Worm (1968)
Check Out Anytime You Like: The Macabre History of Hotel Cecil
At the beginning of the 20th century, Los Angeles was a city on the rise, “destined to become the most important city in this country, if not the world.” By the 1920’s, population had skyrocketed to nearly one million people,… Read More ›
Silent Sundays: Bianca Passarge (1958)
Bianca Passarge at Weinkeller zur Schwarzen Katz, photographed by Carlo Polito, 1958. Related Posts: – Silent Sundays: “Ziegfeld Girl” (1920) – Silent Sundays: Chorus Girls at The Latin Quarter (1949) – Silent Sundays: L’Oiseau Bleu (1908)
Orient Express: 100 Years of Costume Inspiration
Darling readers, in this lazy time of year between the frenetic drive of winter holidays and the turn of the wheel again to summer, I do enjoy delving into our back catalog of vintage photography to reflect on the various… Read More ›
