Clamour for Glamour Back to the 40s We Turn the Clock Back to Celebrate the Comeback of Ultra-Feminine Fashion Style Goes Back to Its Golden Age

Evening TimesMay 21, 2009

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THE golden age of glamour is upon us once again with a return to vintage garments and cosmetics inspired by bygone eras. Recession chic has sparked an interest in retro stores and recycled styles . . . treasure troves of fashion inspiration that the city's burlesque and cabaret fans are plundering. MAUREEN ELLIS winds the clock back to the 1940s to make a swinging statement in fashion and make-up.

THEY'RE fond of wrapping their honeyed harmonies around the lyric 'Everybody wants to be a cat', only now The Swingcats are finding that everyone wants to look like them, too.

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Clamour for Glamour Back to the 40s We Turn the Clock Back to Celebrate the Comeback of Ultra-Feminine Fashion Style Goes Back to Its Golden Age

The revival of 1940s-style glamour has created a craze for pin- curls, tea dresses, luscious red lipstick and seamed stockings.

Just as during wartime, British women are cho...

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