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Saturday, September 14, 2013

Lilli Ann, Suit Inspiration, and the 50's in Fashion Vogue/Bazaar

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Continuing on with the "well suited" series:

I've been trying to figure out a little more about light and shadow in photography.  It's an interesting mix.   So, also stay tuned for my next post.

In addition, I've been wanting to understand more of the makeup style of the early 50's.  I took a trip to the mall earlier this week, to add some additions to my makeup stash.  It's nice to add some new shadows, lipsticks, and products.  I've listed a couple of new products below that I thought you all might be very interested in too.  

In the pictures below,  I wanted to practice my makeup style to match kind of an early 50's makeup style.  Although my jacket is probably very late 50's, I think it still sets a great scene for early 50's.   In looking at the fashion magazines of the early 50's, the eyebrow was very defined and the beginning of  a really dramatic black eye liner can be seen.  Of course, the red lips were also an elemental force.


Also, I have a great Pinterest board called "Sensation Suits Vintage Style", if you'd like to stop on by and take a peak at some really great pieces of fashion history!

I also have a few other great early 50's ideas on outfits coming up, including an very spot on early 50's Paul Parnes dress that very much reminds me of something you'd see in vintage Vogue.   I hope to be able to get to this look this fall too.



Outfit details:

Hat: Etsy purchase $5!
Scarf: Schiaparelli gem (Schiaparelli scarfs can be found on ebay for actually pretty low amounts, unlike the jewelry and apparel!)
Earrings: Schiaparelli
Brooch:Eisenberg
Suit: Lilli Ann (I bought this jacket as a separate which is considerably less than paying for a full suit and paired it with another Lilli Ann skirt I owned from the same time frame, it worked out rather well.)
Umbrella: Vintage 50s love this umbrella
Bag: Vintage ebay 
Gloves:  Paris -my favorite Michigan vintage shop - gloves are from the "old" Hudson's brand when you would love to take a stroll in Detroit to go shopping.  But, now Detroit is just a photographer's dream place of many pieces of historic nature crumbling.  Of course, there are a few patches of Detroit that are not in decay but overall it's a big city that had big dreams that needs big help.  There are so many grand buildings from the days when the auto was all made in the USA and many people lived in the city.  Even the old homes, have so much character.  











A couple of recent purchases for makeup that I can say are making a difference to my "50's" look are the eyebrow pencil from Anastasia.  This will certainly be a new staple.   I really love this pencil!  I have been using Smashbox for their eyebrow set, which I also like but I think a nice combination of both is just perfect.  I'm digging my eyebrows, what do you think? Think I got the early 50's right?






For lipstick, I used a pencil and then followed it by this incredible lipstick by Kat Von D Outlaw, which I can say is a great "stay on" formula.  I did also add a bit of my "regular" lipstick as a topcoat but just mildly.  I do like this formula.  You might even add a bit of gloss to the top for added effect.  Although this image does look gloss like, don't be fooled it is more of a lipstick "stain" in matt that has a more permanent effect than a "regular" lipstick.  I also bought her liquid liner pen but I have to say, from my experience, MAC still has the best liquid liner pen. 







I thought this hat above had a lot of resemblances to these hats in this image below..




I thought I would also share some vintage suits from vintage fashion magazines that I have scanned.  Suits were such a big part of vintage fashion history.   














19 comments:

  1. You nailed it mama! Wow! And your eyebrows do look fantastic!!! My goodness you look like you stepping out of the 1950s!!!! xox

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  2. You look absolutely gorgeous!!!!! LOVE!!!!

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  3. Wowza, you really know how to wear a suit! I always leave your blog with suit envy ;)

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  4. Joanna, you're really stylish and spectacular on this post. I love the suit.

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  5. You look lovely! Your poses are great too. A detail people often forget when trying to recreate a certain look. I often wonder whether our postures have really changed so much since then, or that it's just the poses that where popular. And again a lovely Lilli Ann jacket, I love the asymmetrical design!

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    1. I do believe in today's age we tend to slouch a lot more. The ladies back then seemed to have more of a "ballerina" posture going for them. You know I also notice in a lot of the magazines of the day they focused not on cardio but on posture related exercises like Pilates. I do think this strengthening helps in posture but also I can quite image they were limited in certain movements with their corsets at certain points in vintage fashion history.

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  6. omg, you look stunning. this suit jacket is so perfect and it goes so well with this skirt.
    i really love these kind of suits. in germany you can't find them.
    just a few days a go i tried to find a nice jacket that would go with a wiggle or a flared skirt ... even something that just does 50s style ... at a thrift store i found a jacket that really reminded me on a 50s one. i'm still unsure if this was a real 50s piece. a lot of it's details looked quite 50s others more late 80s (but it was made by a good german tailor). anyhow, the colour wasn't mine and it was too big for me. it was too expensive just to take a try.

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    1. I actually find you can get a great jacket or suit at pretty reasonable prices here in the states. I'm not sure if shipping would be too costly but I bet you could find a nice jacket or suit on etsy.

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  7. Yet another stunning vintage look you've pulled together - you look wonderful :)

    www.mancunianvintage.com

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  8. Oh thank you for all the fabulous comments:) You all keep me going with my vintage inspirations:)

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  9. The make-up looks great and your suit is truly sensational!

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  10. Wow, I think you did a fantastic job with your eyes and brows! Lovely arch and fill color!
    -Jamie
    ChatterBlossom

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  11. You look lovely! Love your brows! The suit is very interesting with the asymmetrical design!

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  12. The whole suit is amazing, but oh, the jacket! The asymmetrical cut is just gorgeous, such amazing details in the whole piece.


    Monica, www.pear-shaped-gal.com

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  13. You look like you just stepped out of Vogue magazine!! Sensational job posing and love, love, love the suit. Great job!

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  14. What a smart suit, I'm loving your graceful poses and the cut of the jacket is particularly divine.

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  15. I adore the scarf under the coat collar. You look as smart as all the pretty models.

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  16. Joanna, you could write a book about vintage suits with all your wonderful knowledge!! I've been using revlon's color stay eyebrow enhancer for a while and it's so far the best thing I've used to fill in my brows. But I'm open to more options and this looks pretty good. You'll have to do a full on review or show how to use it sometime.

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    1. Thank you Sean:) I will certainly have to check out Revelon's color stay. I didn't realize they had an eyebrow color enhancer.

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