#50s nyc

[vintage-tigre]

Opening of the first Gucci brand store in New York, USA, 1953

[thecoparoom]

The most mysterious NYE ad ever?

The Village Voice - Dec 31, 1958

[nyc-looks]

Stella, 37

“I found this 50s dress at a vintage-by-the-pound place in Williamsburg floating in a sea of Y2K and 80s acetate. It’s absolutely homemade and my guess is that it was likely the result of an old Vogue or Simplicity pattern. She’s flannel with shell buttons and she’s really special. I collect colorful square-crown wide-brim hats. This one is nothing special, but the color sure is. I was given the scarf, and the sweater is a recent eBay find. The shoes are Carel. I find as I get older, I gravitate toward more quality textiles and classier silhouettes. It helps to distract from the dumpster fire that is my existence.”

Mar 15, 2024 ∙ Chelsea

[disease]

“N.Y.C. BALLET—SWAN LAKE” PAUL HIMMEL // 1952 [gelatin silver print | U/D]

[retropopcult]

Manhattan pedestrians hustle home at the end of the day. Photographed 1954 by Vivian Maier.

[fayegonnaslay]

James Dean by Roy Schatt, 1950s.

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Marilyn Monroe being filmed by a young fan in New York City, 1955 ☕️💋

[ghost-37]

Digable Planets - 9th Wonder (Blackitolism)

[dior-addict]

[refiectionsafterjane]

mentally i’m in the 60s listening to frank sinatra at a jazz bar

[4eternal-life]

Lovell Birge Harrison  (American, 1854–1929)

Fifth Avenue at Twilight,  ca. 1910

oil on canvas

© 2022 Detroit Institute of Arts

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[thecoparoom]

Festive Booze!

The Village Voice - Dec 17, 1958

[nyc-looks]

Caroline, 50

“I’m wearing my grandmother’s wool YSL jacket, probably from the 70s. I wore this jacket to my rehearsal dinner 20 years ago, and my daughter has starting wearing it too. The sweater is Pringle of Scotland for Marshall Field’s – Field’s was a Chicago-based department store that got swallowed up by Macy’s. The sweater is my mother’s and is from 1956. She says the thing teens did was pick out your sweater style/color and then go to the embroidery department at Field’s to choose what embellishment you wanted. This has beaded strawberries around the shawl collar and cuffs. The skirt is from Anthropology, shoes are one of my favorite pairs of Onitsukas – they recently closed their US shops which is a loss. I love color & I have been inspired by my grandmother’s style most of my life. I was 17 when she died and always thought she was so fabulous and stylish; usually in high-waisted wide-legged “slacks” and a beautiful blouse. I don’t think she’d ever wear this particular combo, but she’d get a kick out of her clothes still being worn and enjoyed.”

Oct 20, 2023 ∙ Chelsea

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"DALÍ WITH LENS" (BACKSTAGE) @ THE CBS MORNING SHOW PHILIPPE HALSMAN | NYC, 1956 [palladium/platinum print | 19 7/10 × 15 7/10"]

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