Now Something for the Ladies: Feminine Pictorialities
May 26, 2015 6:05 PM Subscribe
Feminine Pictorialities is "British Pathé's classic 'special selection for the ladies' from the 1930s [and] covers bathing and hat fashions, hairstyles, and women's sport." Among the 55 short films from 1934 and 1935: Woollies! Handbags! Cartoon fashions! And my favorite, a forerunner of 100 Years of Beauty (previously), Whirly, Curly Girls!
(Post title is taken from one of the short films.)
(Post title is taken from one of the short films.)
"Mounted Netball" is a very exciting game of women's basketball.
posted by congen at 7:46 PM on May 26, 2015
posted by congen at 7:46 PM on May 26, 2015
These are great. I love how right at the end of whirly curly she suddenly takes a drag on a cigarette. That fat one must have been borderline porn in its day.
Is it just me or does the cartoon fashion one yield a clip from a film about Preston North End football club?
posted by Segundus at 10:47 PM on May 26, 2015
Is it just me or does the cartoon fashion one yield a clip from a film about Preston North End football club?
posted by Segundus at 10:47 PM on May 26, 2015
In The Springtime A Woman's Fancy Turns To Hats!
posted by betweenthebars at 12:03 AM on May 27, 2015
posted by betweenthebars at 12:03 AM on May 27, 2015
I don't know about the women staying slim one being "borderline porn" for its day. Pre-Hays-Code Hollywood had a fair share of topless dancers, nude swimming, shower or bath scenes. That stereotypical naked girl straddling a chair which hides her boobs dates back at least to the 30s.
We've been male-gazing naked ladies for as long as there's been media, even stuff that's ostensibly aimed at an audience of women like how to stay slim or wear a bathing costume filler pieces.
But these are a great find.
posted by crush-onastick at 6:23 AM on May 27, 2015 [1 favorite]
We've been male-gazing naked ladies for as long as there's been media, even stuff that's ostensibly aimed at an audience of women like how to stay slim or wear a bathing costume filler pieces.
But these are a great find.
posted by crush-onastick at 6:23 AM on May 27, 2015 [1 favorite]
They seem to have co-opted the queen to narrate the handbags hendbegs one.
posted by rongorongo at 7:51 AM on May 27, 2015
posted by rongorongo at 7:51 AM on May 27, 2015
The Cartoon Fashions link seems to have a video of a football team. I'm very disappoint I couldn't track that down, now I'm curious to see it.
In my attempt I found this which is also pretty great.
posted by RobotHero at 10:21 PM on May 28, 2015
In my attempt I found this which is also pretty great.
posted by RobotHero at 10:21 PM on May 28, 2015
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