Lovely Ladies of Yesteryear (in Color)

"QUANTUM SHOT" #171


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Glamour, fashion and fun in the 50s and 60s
- NOW IN COLOR!

These pictures somehow convey the innocent quality and loveliness, often lost in modern commercial photography. The models actually seem to enjoy themselves, they look genuinely happy and alluring at the same time. Their fashions are quite something to behold, as well.





Groovy melodies:





(Source: Wistful Republic)

sample image from the "Teen Magazine", 1964:













Space Age Babes:


Jane Fonda as Barbarella


More Barbarella: Art by Robert McGinnis, check it out - slightly nsfw)



Girls on bikes:



Art by Peter Driben

You can see them shopping:


Taking care of baby (alien):


Cruising:

(images credit: Lileks)

Enjoying coffee:


...and running half-naked in the snow, improving their NERVES:



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Sources: vintage magazine scans, advertisements and calendars; many images have been preserved by such sites as Vintage Girl Watchers, Italian Digilander site, wonderful blogs like The Wistful Republic and "Vintage Photo" community

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Related Posts:
Glamour in the Skies, part 1, Vintage Photos of Stewardesses, part 2,
Cars and Girls, parts 1-2, Retro Potpourri, parts 1-2

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Lovely Ladies of Yesteryear (in B&W)

"QUANTUM SHOT" #171


Glamour, fashion (and fun!) in the 50s and 60s

I have to admit this post is a pure indulgence, a collection of images from various little known European forums, and nostalgic communities that preserve that certain innocent quality and loveliness, often lost in modern commercial photography. These models actually seem to enjoy themselves, be genuinely happy and alluring at the same time. The fashions were something else again.

Sources: vintage magazine scans, advertisements and calendars; many images have been preserved by such sites as Vintage Girl Watchers, Italian Digilander site,
wonderful blogs like The Wistful Republic and "Vintage Photo" community



































in the forest:







on the road:









Favorite past-times of the "proper" lady?

Math, of course!


lots of reading:


creative housekeeping:

Source: Vintage Photo
Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS

Contemplating the dating scene: (see this hilarious video)
"Women Keep Your Virtue"

via Misscellania

and something more exotic - like joining Air Force:

"IMPERIAL IRAN AIR FORCE", 1965



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LOVELY LADIES IN COLOR!

Permanent Link...
Category: Photography,Vintage
Related Posts:
Glamour in the Skies, part 1, Vintage Photos of Stewardesses, part 2,
Cars and Girls, parts 1-2, Retro Potpourri, parts 1-2

Photography gear: