Retro, Why Naut?

Undoubtably you have already spent hours, as I have, entranced by the glory of Retronaut and all of the beauty and information it beholds.

Here are a few of my favorite images from the site. Naturally they are all from the 1930s and are in full color (yeehaw!)

In all honestly I haven't gone scavenging on there in quite sometime, but as soon as I get a free moment it's on my list of internet to-dos (along with tumblr [because I really like being a part of the Sherlock fandom], etsy, ebay, and practically every other history/fashion related site.)

I hope you enjoy these photos (they make for really good computer wallpapers, I've found : ))

Happy days,

Gracie

I like these "vernacular"/candid photos a little bit more than the Hollywood ones because they help remind me that real life could be just as vibrant and beautiful as it was portrayed in the media during such a difficult time.

Kodachrome Kids

It might be getting clear to you that forties teen fashion is occupying my mind a lot lately. I remembered today that I have several color images of the students of North High School in Worcester, Massachusetts, circa 1946 that I have been wanting to share! Now, these are not  artistic photos, but more like snapshots. I found them through this flickr account and enjoy them immensely. Mainly because a) they show a more realistic side to fashion, lifestyle, and culture of the mid forties and b) they are in glorious, vivid color, which I just love! Also, these photos are a really good resource for young men/ten boy's fashion from that year, which I appreciate very much.

I'm glad that this school had at least a bit of ethnic diversity.

A Little Youthful Inspiration

I have found that, for the most part, when looking at photos for clothing style-inspiration I collect more images of young adults (ages between early-mid 20s to mid 30s)  rather than those in my age group because I find them (generally) more appealing. So it is very refreshing when I come across young ladies (as in kids my age, more or less), who are not big names, wearing beautiful, youthful but somehow very mature-looking clothes. This is why I love this photoshoot done in a March 1949 issue of LIFE Magazine so much. This girl, called "Madeline" evidently, looks fabulously put together, but still like an adolescent, which is nice. I  think it is a shame when kids try to grow up to fast. I say take advantage of being a teenager while you ca... oh wait, no I don't. But that is only because in modern society that means "hey go do a bunch of dumb shit, 'cos later you won't be able to get a way with it as easily" and "It's ok if you look like a whore, you're young."
... I hate kids.
Not really.
But seriously, I do....
Where was I going with this?
OH! Right, this photo spread contains some of the most amazing outfits. The only way it could have been done better would be if done in color (I like to know what the fabrics were meant to look like).
If you're like me and like the thirties through early forties a bit more than the New Look styles, I will hopefully be able to find some photos just as glorious as these from that time.
I hope you other kids (and all the rest of you lovely ladies who are lucky enough to look good/appropriate in this style) out there get some inspiration for your fall semester wardrobe from this, I know I did!