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Take a Look Beyond the Breakfast At Tiffany’s Sunglasses, Here Are 23 Rare Photographs of Audrey Hepburn _ UK

Actress Audrey Hepburn, star of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, remains one of Hollywood’s greatest style icons and one of the world’s most successful actresses. You’ve seen Hepburn in classic films and famous portraits, but you’ve never seen her like this before.​1949: FUN…

45 Fascinating Photos Capture Everyday Life of Wales in the 1970s _ UK

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,700…

Rare and Unseen Photographs Taken From the Archives of The Beatles Book

Throughout The Beatles’ career, official magazine The Beatles Book captured their development from British pop fledglings to international megastars. Photographer Leslie Bryce travelled the world with the band and supplied shots for the 77 editions of the monthly magazine . The photographs…

20 Beautiful Vintage Photos of Swimwear Models From the 1920s _ UK

In the late 1800s swimwear consisted of fully covered gowns and bloomers that revealed very little. Although the sun’s harmful UV rays were an unknown danger at the time, this conservative beachwear would have provided a good deal of protection….

35 Vintage Photos of Young Women in Knickerbockers From the 1920s _ UK

Knickerbockers or knickers are a form of men’s or boys’ baggy-kneed breeches, particularly popular in the early 20th-century United States. Until after World War I, in many English-speaking countries, boys customarily wore short pants in summer and “knee pants” similar…

An American Photographer Captured London Street Style in the 1970s and 1980s _ UK

Al Vandenberg (1932-2012) was an American photographer notable for his street portraiture and collaboration on the album cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles. During the 1970s and 1980s, his series of black and white photographs caught and…

Girls Protesting For Mini-Skirts in 1966 _ UK

Calling themselves members of “The British Society for the Advancement of the Mini-skirt” these mini-skirt enthusiasts were protesting outside Christian Dior’s premises about the below the knee creations. The Mini-skirt first emerged on the catwalk in 1964 and was reputedly…

30 Impressive Photos that Show ’80s Street Scenes of London in the Snow _ UK

Here is an impressive photo collection that show street scenes of London in the snow during the 1980s. A fruit and veg cart on Berwick Street in London’s Soho district, 1981 Approaching East Croydon, 1981 Brunswick Gardens, Kensington, December 1983…

Intimate Vintage Photos of Romantic Couples in the 1960s _ UK

Take a look at these intimate couples showing their affections for each other in the 1960s through 30 beautiful vintage black-and-white photographs below: London, 1960. (Philip Jones Griffiths) 1960s. (Karl Zimmermann) Milan, 1961. (Mario De Biasi) Paris, 1962. (Édouard Boubat)…

24 Amazing Vintage Photographs Capture Scenes of London’s Soho in the 1960s

When one thinks of the 1960s, images of colorful, eye-popping clothes and perhaps even The Beatles come to mind. Well all of these “Swinging Sixties” stereotypes can be linked back to one place and one place in particular: London’s Soho….