Scarlett Johansson in The Black Dahlia (2006)

Myrna Loy

Dita Von Teese

Dita Von Teese signing copies of her book “Dita Stripteese” at the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly weekend wearing vintage a blue and white print Vivienne Westwood dress.

Willy Maywald, Fashion Photographer

Jacques Fath, 1951

Dior tailleur habille, 1950

Evening dress by Yves Saint Laurent for Dior, 1958

1938 fitting sessions with Robert Piguet (right: Christian Dior)

1948 Dior robe du soir abandon

1948 Dior robe du soir diane

1948 Dior Ball Gown

1949 Dior dress coat

1949 Dior robe d'apres-midi levallois

1949 Dior robe du soir tuileries

1949 Jacques Heim robe d'apres-midi

1950 Dior manteau de ville cab

1950 Jacques Fath chapeau habille

1950 Fath evening gown

1952 Balmain evening gown

1953 Bettina en Givenchy

1957 Yves Saint-Laurent

Red spotted shirtwaist dress

Ladies Home Journal - 1958

Style Inspiration: 1930s Photographs

Ziegfeld Model

LIFE October 1938

Silvans 1939 Spring Fashion

1938 - model Helen Bennet

Girl in velvet dress c. 1938

Nina Leen - LIFE 1938

1930

Pacific Satin Magic 1939

Source: My Vintage Vogue

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) was on TV today. It's set in 1958 and the costumes are gorgeous. I especially love Sela Ward's wardrobe. Sadly, I couldn't find photographs that did the film justice, so here is the trailer:

Style Inspiration: 1920s Photographs

Virginia Valli by Donald Biddle Keyes. Source: My Vintage Vogue

Golflex Advertisement c. 1927

Flapper c. 1925

Vanity c. October 1920

Dora Ford

Lilyan Tashman. Photo by Melbourne Spurr/td>

Corinne Griffith

Source: My Vintage Vogue