I’m back! And while I’m off editing all the photos I took at VIVA and working on my posts I thought I would fill your eyes with lovely images from my last few weeks on Pinterest.

Enjoy and stay tuned for Viva Post # 1.

Vintage Images on Pinterest

First up while I was gone, Easter happened so here is a cute picture of Doris Day holding an Easter basket with a real bunny in it.

Further Reading: Vintage Easter 1920s-1960s (Archived blog post)

1950s/ 1960s vintage photo: Nothing to see here but cute Easter bonnets and really fantastic coats. I also adore the older girls purse that she is carrying. Such style at such a young age.

1940s Photo: Easter Sunday in Harlem, NY 1942 (Henri Cartier-Bresson). Now that is a hat!

Further Reading: Do you have an Easter Parade Hat?

Summer is quickly approaching (or at least in my mind it is) and I’m looking forward to all the cool events I’m attending. One of those is the “Hats & Horseshoes” event at Woodbine Racetrack. To prepare for this years event I’m have been enamoured with the 1930s images of well dressed folks spending their “Day at the Races” and hope to maybe channel their looks for my day.

Below Photo: At the races in Autieul 1938-39. That Hat and Dress…Stunning is the only word I can find right now to describe this image.

Further Reading: Vintage Hat Ideas to Wear to the Horse Races

Ascot Racecourse, June 1932, Margaret Whigham, later Duchess of Argyll, and friend.

Further Reading: 1930s Fashions As Seen On Everyday People

Well we all know that at Ascot the day is less about the horses and more about the hats on everyone’s heads. Here is an excerpt  from the British Newspaper The Sphere,1939 entitled “Madcap Millinery at the 1939 Ascot”. Do you have a favorite hat from the picture here?

At Viva this year a dear friend offered to pay for my hair to get done by a professional hairdresser for one day of the event (you will see the hair in my viva post). So for the last few weeks I have been researching vintage hairstyles on Pinterest for inspiration. Here is some of what I found.

The 1940s hairstyle below is similar to what I normally wear but I still like it (clearly for a reason).

Further Reading: A Vintage Guide to 1940s Hair Accessories

Stunning photo of June Haver, Vivian Blaine, and Vera-Ellen. The perfect 1940s hair.

Evelyn Ankers, 1940s hair is really adorable and probably fairly easy to pull off.

What I like seeing in these photos is the frizz on her tips. Makes me feel better knowing that even movie stars did not always have 100% perfect hair.

Lastly I figured that if I was really in a pinch I could pick a style from this chart of 1950s stars and their hairstyles.

I would like to end this post on a cute note and this image from January 1927 of a young visitor and her toy elephant who discovers that the elephant house at London Zoo is closed for their winter holidays, fits the bill perfectly.

Happy Wednesday!

Further Reading:

• My Favourite Vintage Pins As Seen On Pinterest
• My Favorite Vintage Pins on Pinterest-Feb/Early March Edition
• My Favorite Vintage Images on Pinterest (April Edition)
• Collection of Vintage Pinterest Pins-Spring Edition
• My Favorite Vintage Images on Pinterest (June/July Edition)
• My Favorite Vintage Pinterest Images – September/October Edition
• My Favorite Vintage Pins on Pinterest: Nov/Dec Edition
• My 1940’s/50s Vintage Style-Pinterest Posts of the Week

Liz