Vintage Videos: Futuristic Fashion Predictions

Futuristic fashion predictions from the 1930's of what we'd be wearing in 2000. I actually really love the jumpsuit and cantilever heels, those could easily be worn today. I bet that "electric belt to adapt the body to climatic changes" would sell like hotcakes to the menopause set. And don't we wish all men carried around "candy for cuties"?

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Vintage Birthday: Fred Astaire

http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=lTN-NPtNOHU

Vintage Birthday: Fred Astaire - May 10, 1889

Fred Astaire & Eleanor Powell in Broadway Melody 1940

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Vintage Birthday: Toni Tennille

http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=KgCk3bnvO5Y

Vintage Birthday: Toni Tennille of Captain & Tennille - May 8, 1943

Muskrat Love - Trippppppy.

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Vintage Birthday: Tammy Wynette

http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=DwBirf4BWew

Vintage Birthday: Tammy Wynette - May 5, 1942

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Vintage Video: Costume Jewelry

This week I found an interesting video about vintage costume jewelry designers, mentioning and showing pieces from Chanel, Hattie Carnegie, Miriam Haskell, Trifari, Eisenberg, Weiss, Elsa Schiaparelli and more.

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Vintage Video: Spacey

Space Age 60's futuristic fashion from designers like Pierre Cardin, André Courrèges and Paco Rabanne with a haunting soundtrack:

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Vintage Video: Basic Black

Take a few minutes and view this fantastic fashion video shot by William Claxton of his wife and model Peggy Moffitt in Rudi Gernreich's pieces. It's a stunner.

“In 1967 Peggy and I had just returned from ’swinging London’ and Paris to work in New York. We were commissioned by a small commercial production company to come up with something which would serve as my ‘reel’ in order to get hired to direct TV commercials. While sitting on our bed at the Algonquin Hotel, we collaborated in writing a shooting script that would show fashion, makeup, and hair on three beautiful models wearing the fashion designs of avant-garde Rudi Gernreich’s collection for that fall. We shot the film on a weekend, had original music composed for the sound track and ‘Basic Black’ was born. It was very well received, won several awards and has been referred to as the first fashion video.” - William Claxton

Vintage Video: New Look 1954

The Spring 1954 Collection of designer Jacques Fath.



Also check out Jacques Fath 1956 in French.

More on Jacques Fath from The Vintage Fashion Guild Label Resource:

(1912-1954) Jacques Fath opened his couture design house in Paris in 1937. At first, his business was very small, his first collection has only 20 designs, but his soon became one of the most popular houses in Paris. He managed to stay open throughout most of WWII, and after the war his business continued to grow.

In 1949, Fath signed a agreement with American manufacturer Joseph Halpert, to produce two ready-to-wear collections a year. This was one of the first such agreements between a couturier and a ready-to-wear firm.

Fath was fond of the hourglass look, and his designs often hugged the body in a flattering way. He loved pleats and low necklines,

Fath died in 1954, and his wife kept the house going until 1957. It was reopened in 1996, and was at first designed by Tom van Lingen, and in 1997, by Elena Nazaroff. Today the line is designed by Lizzie Disney.

Vintage Video: Holiday Dream Outfits of the 50's

This video from the 50's showcases 'dream outfits' of the era. Featuring luxurious gowns designed by Harvey Berin, Pauline Trigere, Hattie Carnegie, Lilly Dache and more. Be sure to read up on theses amazing designers by clicking the links through to the VFG Label Resource, but first - drool over the video!

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Vintage Video: My Own Personal Vintage

About a week ago my father called me to to tell me he found a few items that he thought I'd want. One of them being a receipt for the Hotel Seville he kept from May 1974. Now why would I want a hotel receipt from May of 1974?

Why it was from the night I was conceived! Here's a video for their catchy commercial in the 70's.

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Vintage Video: Aristocrats of Fashion

Great video on YouTube of vintage fashions from 1940. Ten minutes of fabulousness!


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