1950s – 3 Sixty Five Blog

Get ready to sing in the rain!

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Assuming that the British summer will be typically wet, you might like to start looking for a new umbrella. These umbrellas from 1956 are impractical, ridiculous and highly entertaining but they might give you a little inspiration! https://youtu.be/m7Ye84TWmDM

Spring Fashions from the 1950s

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I grew up in the 1950s but I don’t remember being aware of fashions until the 1960s. Looking at old black and white photos of my mum I really like the dresses she wore. Like many women in those days, she made all her own clothes and those for my sister and myself too. She…… Continue reading Spring Fashions from the 1950s

Summer of 1976 wedding

We celebrated our forty second wedding anniversary last week and these scans of our wedding cards surfaced when I was searching on my hard-drive for photos of the big day. They’re a lovely souvenir of the 1970s and a beautiful day for a wedding in the glorious summer of 1976. We received some congratulatory telegrams…… Continue reading Summer of 1976 wedding

Do you have a teapot like any of these? #tea

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There are some beautiful and unusual teapots in this fascinating film clip from 1955. https://youtu.be/RbB9OU_IkPs Thanks for visiting my blog today.

1950s dream home

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If you liked the 1930s dream home, you might like this one from the 1950s too. https://youtu.be/85kmnQ6Uumo Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Motorcycle Football 1959 #1950s

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Football! I wonder why this didn’t catch on? https://youtu.be/oJZzCgYR1J8 Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Man lives on tea alone, St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire.

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I like tea. You possibly like tea. But not to the exclusion of everything else. This fascinating and amazing tale from 1951 brings a whole new perspective to the health benefits of drinking tea. https://youtu.be/eTocYVghimE Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Vidal Sassoon shows some extraordinary hairstyles in these Pathe News clips.

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Interesting developments in hair styling between 1955 and 1967. https://youtu.be/43MVpFEh_pQ https://youtu.be/-1n3EdETCOU Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Shocking hat film from 1952

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The juxtaposition of hat trimmings in this film clip with the types of wild life that sourced them is truly awful. And filmed at London Zoo too. I think this film clip speaks volumes about changed attitudes in the last fifty or sixty years. Can you imagine the outrage now if fashion offered anything remotely…… Continue reading Shocking hat film from 1952

Library for hats?

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Want a posh hat? Can’t afford to pay the full top fashion price? This 1954 hat library might be the answer! Er – maybe not if the hygiene aspect is perturbing. Apparently the opening shot which looks like a display case or maybe a small fridge is actually a hat steriliser. That’s alright then! https://youtu.be/UJwK4O0P2u0…… Continue reading Library for hats?