The Swinging London – Black and White Photos Show What Young Londoners Wore in the 1960s. _ UK
Swinging London is a catch-all term applied to the fashion and cultural scene that flourished in London in the 1960s. It consisted largely of music, discothèques, and mod fashion. Swinging London was a youth-oriented phenomenon that emphasized the new and…
When women were judged by the attractiveness of their ankles, 1930-1953 _ UK
A policeman judges an ankle competition at Hounslow, London. 1930. The pretty ankle contest” appear in the early 1900s as special shows within women’s beauty competitions. Contestants would have to stand behind a curtain to conceal their bodies, so that…
Amazing photos of London street style during Edwardian era, 1905-1908 _ UK
Cromwell Road, Kensington. 1906 Edwardian fashion refers to the clothing that was in style between the late 1890s and 1914 or the beginning of the Great War. Also called La Belle Epoque (the Beautiful Era), and the Gilded Age, this…
Young Winston Churchill in rare photographs, 1890s _ UK
A rare shot of a 21 years old Winston Churchill in the uniform of the Fourth Queen’s Own Hussars, 1895. When Winston Churchill entered the Royal Military College (Sandhurst) few could foresee that he would become one of Great Britain’s…
History of Women’s Football – 37 Rare Vintage Photos of First Ladies’ Soccer Teams Ever _ UK
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, has a very very long history. England was the first country where the game was developed and codified. The modern global game of football was first codified in 1863 in London….
Hot Pants of the 1970s
Hot pants was very brief tight shorts worn by women as an outer garment. Categorized as “short shorts,” hot pants commonly have an inseam length of 2 inches (50 mm) or less. These are short, tight shorts, usually made of…
60 Vintage Photographs Capture Everyday Life in the U.K During the 1960s
These fascinating were taken by photographer David Ayres that documented everyday life of England from the 1960s. Southsea Beach, 1964 Shop window at Plymouth shopping centre, 1965 The Cenotaph, December 1965 Torpoint Ferry, June 1965 Bond’s, Preston, 1966 Central Pier, Blackpool, 1966…
The Way We Were: 33 Vintage Photographs of Children Playing in the Past That We Could Have Lost Today
What is your favorite toy? What games do you like to play? Do you think that children in the past had the same toys and played the same games as you? Check out how children played in the past through…
30 Vintage Photos Show What Kids Used to Do For Fun in the 1950s
For contemporary children, it may be difficult to imagine kids having fun in the 1950s. Not only were there were no video games, even children’s television programming operated at a bare minimum, with the medium still in its infancy at…
Beautiful Vintage Photos of London in 1961
These stunning images were taken by Charles Weever Cushman, an amateur photographer, during his holiday in London with his wife in 1961. The bustling life in the capital city was captured vividly through them. Let’s take a look back: Swarm…