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The Betty Grable ‘Peek-a-boo’ hair do
When she discovered film siren Betty Grable some years ago, Amanda Newsum instantly became enamored with her hair. Grable’s glorious blonde locks were always beautifully coiffed in a variety of styles that epitomized the big, glamorous hair of the Forties. Pinned up in victory rolls or worn in loose curls, her golden blonde tresses were always the peak [...]
Video guide: how to create Twenties make-up
The Twenties not only saw a revolution in fashion but also in make-up style. With new, advanced make-up products more readily available, the old Edwardian attitude to make-up changed profoundly. Not only did the modern Twenties woman wear make-up – something previously frowned upon – she wore lots of it. Deep red lipstick, heavily arched [...]
Make do and mend special: resizing T-shirts with ‘Cut out + Keep’
Vintage shops are full of great men’s Seventies T-shirts, which would be perfect to add a bit of vintage cool to our summer outfits, if only they weren’t a few sizes too big. QueensOfVintage.com has teamed up with amazing craft site ‘Cut Out + Keep’ to show you how to quickly turn a baggy thrifted [...]
How to get pin-up hair
Here at QueensOfVintage.com we are fascinated by classic pin-up hair styles. However the complicated waves, curls and up-dos look incredibly hard to recreate, which has put us off from trying to copy the look so far. Things are set to change however, since we have stumbled across a brilliant step-by-step video guide.
Video tutorial: Get Lucille Ball’s poodle do
Hollywood comedienne Lucille Ball was famous for her bright auburn hair which she often wore piled up high and curly in a so-called poodle do. If you fancy copying Lucie’s famed Fifties up-do, then we’ve found this amazing step-by-step video tutorial for you.
Five minute vintage hair style
There just are some days when we wake up, tired, late for work, kids not ready for school yet and can’t be bothered with heated rollers, finger waves or pin curls but still want to look vintage fabulous. Australian vintage queen Candice DeVille has got this fantastic guide to a quick and easy vintage do [...]
