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Outfit Ideas For Dressing Like a Femme Fatale!! And for those of you who love to learn, I wrote a brief history of the Fatale women depicted in literature and paintings in the 19th and 20th centuries. I don’t believe that there is one quintessential Fatale look. Black seems to always be the preferred choice for those trying to imitate…
Best Ideas for Styling Saddle Shoes! In this article you will learn; Saddle shoes – definition Saddle -Piece of leather on a shoe, usually in contrasting colour, stitched from forward shank, at one side, over vamp to the other side. A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern by Mary Brooks Picken Disclosure: This is a sponsored post and…
Fashion Popular in the 1940s This post is 1940s fashion silhouettes cheat sheet, for the lack of better words, for those who are new to the world of vintage fashion popular in and post WWII. If you have a predilection for learning about fashion history, in particular pertaining to the 1940s and the 1950s, don’t miss the articles listed below….
My name is Dominique de Merteuil, and I'm a vintage fashion blogger. As the founder of It's Beyond My Control, the ultimate vintage fashion guide, I take pride in sharing my 20+years of knowledge, research and passion for clothing from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s—which I wear daily. There's a whole world of unique vintage pieces waiting to be discovered, so join me on this journey and embrace the beauty of vintage fashion! My credo: Life is too short to wear ordinary clothes!
