Shoppers in London, 1908.
Women in Japan wearing western clothing, 1928.
Snappy dressers in America, 1940.
Girls showing ‘Nautical fashion’. America, 1941.
Smart young boys in Chicago, 1941.
Bettie Paige, the iconic pin-up model. America, 1952.
Fashion model close to the Eiffel Tower. Paris, 1955.
Some smartly dressed men in Jamaica, 1956.
Models displaying the latest fashions at an American racetrack, 1957.
Irish farmers enjoying a drink. Ireland, 1963.
Mini-skirted girls attracting attention. South Africa, 1965.
A matching couple in Carnaby Street, London. 1966.
London street fashion, 1966.
South Asian men buying ice cream. England, 1971.
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I remember someone saying what you should save from your grandmother- and it is her dress. I wish I still had that blue dress I bought in London in 1966.
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Retro fashion is always popular, especially if it is an original from the time.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes!
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Hi Pete, some of these pictures show most unusual and interesting outfits. The line of women all in black and white cheque outfits really catches the eye.
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I can remember people wearing most of those outfits, Robbie. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I suppose the modern fashions are just as interesting. I am just more used to them. I think I prefer the more formal and smart looks of the earlier time period.
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Some great snapshots of the different fashions…x
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I remember people wearing a lot of these, Carol.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Yes me too, Pete only my mini skirts were not quite so extreme -smile-x
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Loved the pics.
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Glad to hear that, Shaily.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Wonderful! Some are vintage now and I am sure they would fetch a fair amount of money. Thanks for sharing your findings, Pete!
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I expected them to become fashionable again, but most people dress too casually now.
Best wishes, Pete.
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The problem with the micro-mini skirt was that you couldn’t bend over or sit down when wearing one.
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In my teens, I was happy to see that many wearers of those garments did in fact frequently bend over and sit down, Liz. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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🙂
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(1) “Last Days of Sale…” First days of bank withdrawals.
(2) Fans of the West.
(3) Those snappy dressers are top drawer.
(4) Back in 1941, the warehouse was busy sending nautical fashion shipments.
(5) That car belongs to a pirate. There’s a patch over one of its eyes.
(6) Didn’t Bettie Page star in “The Notorious Gretchen Mol”?
(7) I hate to break it to the lady in Paris, but that ruff is way too big for her.
(8) “Did jamaica trip to America last weekend, or didja stay home, drink a batch of rum, and dream about the future of Reggae?”
(9) Those women’s dresses are going to distract the horses.
(10) “Danny boy’s drinking whiskey in the jar.”
(11) Headline: “Girls Seen Wearing Mini-Skits. The Natives Are Restless.”
(12) “Maybe we’ll get a backstage pass after Glen Campbell sings ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’.”
(13) When it comes to fashion, she’s a well-rounded woman. (Although, she made a mistake with those earrings.)
(14) Mr. Whippy has a rare butterfly collection. With his net, he captures every butterfly that flutters by, and then sticks a pin in them. (And, yes, Mr. Whippy’s hobby is actually funded by ice cream sales. That’s a cold hard fact.)
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(6) She did resemble Bettie in that film, I have to admit. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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The belt on the Jamaican on the left is seemingly belt ‘hoopless. ‘ Warmest regards, Ed
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I suspect his trousers were designed to be held up by braces, Ed. (You call them suspenders) He used a belt instead. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I have led a sheltered life and never seen a pair of pants without belt loops before. Warmest regards, Ed
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The one with the Eiffel Tower and fashion model looks like a Norman Parkinson shot, but am not sure. Good series Pete!
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Thanks, FR. It wasn’t credited. None of the photos in the article were.
Best wishes, Pete.
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My guess would be you would love to wear that cool suit from 1966 on Carneby…
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Oh, Cindy. I would never have worn a suit with such decoration. I had smarter suits in 1966; Italian Mohair 3-piece suits, made to measure. (The material was stolen goods, so my dad paid the tailor to make them bespoke. 🙂 🙂 )
Best wishes, Pete. x
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I think you should post some pictures from your fasionista days.
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I don’t think many exist now. Very few people carried cameras around in my teens. There is one of me taken in 1967 on this post. 🙂 x
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Quite dapper. Thanks for sharing.
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From the age of 12, I never went out socially without wearing a suit and tie. 🙂 x
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Good for you. It makes a difference when one makes an effort. I am all for comfortable clothes, but now the way people dress is downright indecent.
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I dress more casually now, but always wear a suit for anything remotely ‘formal’.
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I love these vintage fashions!
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Happy to hear that, Darlene.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Always enjoy fashion photos but we seem to become scruffier. Those ladies from 1908 look so smart but they must have had whole cupboards for hats alone. I can’t imagine going through a day wearing such a weight of clothing. I think it’s a shame people around the world are tending to wear similar clothing. I always loved national outfits.
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I remember how smart we all were in the 1960s. It went downhill from there! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Love them all!
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Happy to hear that, Dorothy. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I had a dress similar to the one from 1966, which I wore around 1970.
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That’s a smart dress! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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everybody has a sense of style
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Things are very different today! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Interesting to watch fashion morph from one era to the other…..great collection. chuq
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At one time, fashion seemed to go in circles, reappearing years later. That seems to have stopped now.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I blame social media….chuq
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