It's no secret that I am obsessed with the 1950's.
It just seemed like such an iconic time.
I mean, I know that it probably wasn't an ideal time
for feminism but there is just something
so beautiful to me about the simplicity of that era.
The biggest question that I get around here
is where do I get the images that I use.
Well, I collect magazines from the 1950's.
The flea market is like a dream come true for me.
I have over 20 issues of vintage Ladie's Home Journal Magazines.
Any time that I need an image for my blog,
I just plop down on the couch with an old issue
and step back into time.
Then I scan them in and wah lah...
my Blog instantly feels special.
I thought that I would share some of the best ones with you.
Feel free to copy them for your blog...
it's a little gifty from me to you!
It just seemed like such an iconic time.
I mean, I know that it probably wasn't an ideal time
for feminism but there is just something
so beautiful to me about the simplicity of that era.
The biggest question that I get around here
is where do I get the images that I use.
Well, I collect magazines from the 1950's.
The flea market is like a dream come true for me.
I have over 20 issues of vintage Ladie's Home Journal Magazines.
Any time that I need an image for my blog,
I just plop down on the couch with an old issue
and step back into time.
Then I scan them in and wah lah...
my Blog instantly feels special.
I thought that I would share some of the best ones with you.
Feel free to copy them for your blog...
it's a little gifty from me to you!
Aren't these ladies dreamy?
15 comments:
Thank you so much for posting these lovely pics. I, too, love all things vintage and I will be adding these to my sidebar. You're the best!
These are great! Thanks for sharing!
I collect those old 40s and 50s mags, too, mainly for the ads. It makes me chuckle how much society has changed.
Thanks for sharing! Love these!
I adore the 1950's too. There is just something simple and iconic about that time. Thanks for sharing; I love these!
I loooooooove these! Of course, I love vintage art in general, especially ads, so these are totally up my alley. Thank you for sharing!!
I'm a fan of the 50s, too. I was born in 1952, so I have some memories of that era. And they are pretty golden.
=)
These always remind me of my grandma. She was a young mom in the late 40s and early 50s. Pictures of her back then look like they are right out of one of these magazines.
Wow, these are great! I am glad I am alive when I am!
I love those old pictures/ads. Always so much fun to see what was considered "motivating" back then. ;)
Oh, to own a girdle. Just the word makes me laugh! And that burnt pot one is great...I'll have to send it to a workmate whose wife burnt a pot out yesterday...thanks for sharing!
I love that beer ad!
Hi...just came across your blog. Loved the old pics from your magazines. So great! Glad I stopped by :)
Oh Leigh--I love old magazines too! My great grandmother used to write for Harper's Bazaar in the 1930's and we have tons of Vogue and Bazaar magazines from that era. I like the mags of the 1950s too. I think what was so cool about that ear (like you said minus the inequality--of course nobody thinks that was cool) is that family values were paramount. It was cool to be a mom and have your kids happy. I think we bloggers are making an honest comeback in our own way!
xo
oops--I meant what was cool about that "era". ;)
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