Tag Archives: fashions

Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Peggy Hamilton, Hollywood Fashion Influencer

Posted on March 13, 2023 by lmharnisch

Peggy Hamilton in an RKO publicity photo by Bachrach, 1931. Besotted with fashion from a young age, Peggy Hamilton turned her passion into a career in 1920s Los Angeles, becoming Hollywood’s first fashion influencer. The first to promote Hollywood and … Continue reading →

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How Not to Wear a Hat, Gangster Squad Edition

Posted on January 12, 2013 by lmharnisch

How to look like a hayseed just off the farm in really expensive clothes, as demonstrated by Sean Penn in “Gangster Squad,” costume design by Mary Zophres. Why does Hollywood have such a difficult time with men’s hats?

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June 9, 1908

Posted on June 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

Dolly Graham, actress, shows off the directoire gown on the streets of Los Angeles. Shocked citizens report the garment to prosecutors as "indecent" and "not nice." Email me

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May 1, 1908

Posted on May 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the latest style in women’s hats, the Merry Widow. Below, the scandalous divorce of Emanuel Augustine Lord of Bridgeport, Conn. Lord accuses his wife of an affair with Harry Cameron, the African American coachman. Quote of the Day: "Lord … Continue reading →

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Fall fashions

Posted on September 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

Sept. 20, 1957Los Angeles A classic look, from a Bullock’s ad:  

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Back to school

Posted on September 1, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 28, 1957 Los Angeles It’s almost time for school to open, parents, so here’s some tips in shopping for new clothes. And there’s lots to cheer about! "Boys are turning their backs on the sloppy, bizarre clothing fads … Continue reading →

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Swimsuit issue

Posted on May 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

The women’s page. Note the "early American" ashtrays and telephone stands. And closing the Mexican border to juveniles? Well, that might cut into business at the Half-Way House. A swimsuit and Ray-Bans? Classic 1950s.

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Follow the dots

Posted on April 30, 2007 by lmharnisch

More dots, on sale at Robinson’s. Email me

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A little elegance

Posted on April 30, 2007 by lmharnisch

I always enjoy looking at the fashion ads in old newspapers. The drawings give the pages a stylish, classic look that is impossible with photographs. (I swear, 1957 must have been the year of the dots in women’s fashions).

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