My Gilded Reviews: Addressing the vintage community’s criticisms of Netflix’s Hollywood
Hollywood is full of amazing mid-century fashion, humor, sorrow, and success. Personally, I enjoyed the journey. However, scrolling through some comments from the vintage/pin-up community, I noticed some backlash towards the mini-series that I do not necessarily agree with.
Everyday Makeup: The 1920s
During the war, women’s roles changed like never before. Going into the 1920s, many were not-so-ready to let go of that newfound independence. With women outnumbering the male population after the war, they continued to stay in the workforce. More present in the public than ever before, the same pressure towards beauty lingered. However, with…
Edwardian Inspired Skincare: Oatmeal lavender facial sachets
Edwardians had skincare down– for better of for worse. Absolutely obsessed with massaging all sorts of facial creams and oils into their skin multiple times daily. I like to think that they would be in awe of our current 5+ -step skincare trends and reeling from the cost of today’s beauty products. However, like some…
Historically Inspired Struggle Meals for Your Quarantine
Food is an excellent medium through which to explore culture and history. An easy meal alone can take you around the world, through the past, and into the future –all from the comfort of your own kitchen. Through cooking, you can get a taste of how people through time have lived. You learn how they…
The Birth of Modern Beauty: The 1910s
As I discussed previously, makeup use had yet to be widely accepted during the Edwardian Era. Beauty was to be simple and natural and any obvious attempt to change one’s appearance through the use of cosmetics was viewed as –well– trashy. My favorite thing about the history of beauty is noticing the patterns of current…
Historybounding Everyday Edwardian Style
The turn of the 20th Century was an exciting time throughout the world. The 1900s brought increased leasures, innovations, and ideas. In the former Victorian era, Euro-centric beauty was centered around an idea of fraility. However, the life of 20th Century women took place evermore outside of the home as they found more employment opportunities,…
Edwardian Beauty Trends: Everyday Makeup
Going into the 20th Century, the western world entered into a modern age of make-up. With the end of the Victorian period, the Edwardian period began with the short reign of King Edward VII from 1901-1910– the same period as the later years of La Belle Époque through Europe and the continued settlement of the…
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