Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

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Suddenly it turned out that absolutely stunning pictures can be found in the archives of glossy magazines. The publishing house Condé Nast has pleased with a real treasure trove of color images from the 40s, which were once printed on the pages of Vogue and Glamour. 

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

I can't believe that in those days they were already shooting so well and beautifully. Sometimes it's impossible to guess what was shot in the 40s. The photos show a huge number of different details of the era, and all in excellent quality. Enjoy.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Actress Rita Hayworth. Photographer Earl Theisen, 1940.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Norman Parkinson for Vogue, 1940.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Horst P. Horst for Vogue, 1940.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Toni Frissell for Vogue, 1940.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Actress Carol Lombard, 1940.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Horst P. Horst for Vogue, 1940.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

John Rawlings, 1941.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

John Rawlings, 1941.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Horst P. Horst for Vogue, 1941.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Horst P. Horst for Vogue, 1941.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

John Rawlings, 1942.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

John Rawlings for Glamour magazine, 1942.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Photo by Louise Dahl Wolfe for Harper's Bazaar magazine, 1942.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Actress Veronica Lake. Photo by Eliot Elisofon, 1942.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

John Rawlings for Vogue, 1943.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Horst P. Horst, 1943.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Horst P. Horst, 1943.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Horst P. Horst, 1943.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

John Rawlings for Vogue, 1943.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

John Rawlings for Vogue, 1943.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

John Rawlings for Vogue, 1943.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Horst P. Horst, 1943.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Horst P. Horst, 1943.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

John Rawlings for Vogue, 1943.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

John Rawlings for Vogue, 1943.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

John Rawlings for Vogue, 1943.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Constantin Joffé for Vogue, 1944.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

John Rawlings for Vogue, 1944.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

John Rawlings for Vogue, 1944.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Photo by Frances McLaughlin-Gill, 1944.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

John Rawlings for Vogue, 1944.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

John Rawlings for Vogue, 1944.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Horst P. Horst, 1944.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Constantin Joffé, 1945.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Model Norma Jean Mortenson. Photo by Andre de Dienes, 1945.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Norman Parkinson for Vogue, 1945.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Erwin Blumenfeld for Vogue, 1945.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Photographer not specified, 1945.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Veronica Lake, 1945.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Constantin Joffé for Glamour, 1946.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Constantin Joffé for Glamour, 1946.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Constantin Joffé for Glamour, 1946.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Constantin Joffé for Glamour, 1946.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Erwin Blumenfeld for Vogue, 1946.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Socialite and style icon of the second half of the 40s Barbara "Babe" Raley. Photo by John Rawlings for Vogue, 1946.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

John Rawlings for Vogue, 1947.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

John Rawlings for Vogue, 1947.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Horst P. Horst, 1948.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Clifford Coffin for Vogue, 1949.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Norman Parkinson for Glamour, 1949.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Horst P. Horst, 1949.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Socialite Millicent Rogers. Photo by Horst P. Horst for Vogue, 1949.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Erwin Blumenfeld, 1949.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Norman Parkinson for Vogue, 1949.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Norman Parkinson for Vogue, 1949.

Glamorous 40s in color and excellent quality

Norman Parkinson for Vogue, 1949.

Keywords: History | Girls | Fashion | Archive | Magazine | Women | Models | 40s | Glamour

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