Tuesday, June 22, 2010

The 1940s Look.mov

He briefly mentions how creative ladies had to get with cosmetics during WWII rations. Using soft lead pencils in their eyebrows, and the lady in the video seems to be using some type of watery dye for her lips, maybe it's beet juice?
















 This is his book.

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2 comments:

M.W said...

This looks great!! Do you have it?
It's nice to see something like this without the ever-present pin-up slant.

June 22, 2010 at 5:48 AM
Forties Fashions said...

Har! I know what you mean about the 'pin up' theme! LOL

I like to see how the 'normal' gals looked.

June 24, 2010 at 6:38 AM

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