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15 Craziest Ladies Glasses (1/15)
Glasses became a fashion accessory in the 1950s. They were glamorous, sensational and often outrageous. Specs were colourful creations, designed to beautify a woman and for the first time they became part of people's personal image.
Jean here is wearing a pair of "tear drop" glasses. You have to look twice to notice the tear drop though, we were more taken by the rather wide frame!
12 Coolest Swimming Hats
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Forget the tightly fitted, unflattering, rubber swimming caps we are all familiar with today. The 1960s saw colourful, flowery and exotic bathing...
@britishpathe on Twitter
- 18 May 2012
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Have a good weekend boys and girls. Everyone? Hello? Nope, you've gone...
- 18 May 2012
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We're making buntings in the archive. Bit early?
- 18 May 2012
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@SaffronKim Oh how the weeks fly!
- 18 May 2012
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Chinese and Japanese air stewardesses are trained in Heston in 1956: http://t.co/TDoD7CTu
- 18 May 2012
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The BBC have gone live with a rare interview with Sacha Baron Cohen as himself: http://t.co/ZX2BDke7
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