Comments on: You WILL be prettier! 1940s fashion and beauty advice films

By: Susannah

Susannah — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:43:59 +0000

Uhhhhh, I’m not sure. Go see “Are You Popular?”, from 1947:

http://www.archive.org/details/AreYouPo1947

By: Jill

Jill — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:57:02 +0000

Oh wow, the music in all those videos was fantastic! If it weren’t for the war, I’d think they had it all back then!

By: Kitty

Kitty — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:42:20 +0000

well, to be honest, she wouldn’t have had just one semester of Home Ec. It was required for girls to take a whole year or more of Home Ec in JR High at that time since that’s was what was required in Jr High in the sixties. and I believe a whole year was required in High School in the fifties as well.

plus the girl said at the beginning of the piece that she’d been doing it for quite a while. and if her experience was anything like mine and many other girls, in those days you had a mom, grandma or Aunt who sewed to go to for help. I started sewing at age 6 and began sewing clothes at age 12. I’m starting my granddaughter on clothing this summer. she’ll be 10. I’m going to have her make a summer skirt so she’ll always have something to wear to church when she comes over here dressed in play clothes. Just a drindl, nothing fancy.

By: Susannah

Susannah — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:12:27 +0000

Yeah. “Get used to working for nothing, girls!”

By: Jean

Jean — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:31:45 +0000

What great clips! I love how the last one shows girls sewing so well after one semester…and then their work goes to benefit the boys’ team!

By: Sally

Sally — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:11:44 +0000

Thanks for the shout-out, lady! Those videos are a hoot. And, as always, YouTube has captured THE most bizarre stills for the screenshots …

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:58:09 +0000

This is the most fantastic post I’ve ever laid eyes on and sadly, I am in public and can’t watch the videos yet! Later…