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• Spanish Mantilla Combs (Peineta) Part I
• by simitra( 3818)
• This is the first of two guides I shall write on Spanish mantilla combs or Peinetas. In this first one I will be concentrating upon the historical aspect of how they developed. I shall also show illustrations... 

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  SPANISH COMB | MANTILLA | PEINETA | MANTILLA COMB | SPANISH MANTILLA COMB

• 24 of 24 people found this guide helpful

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• Hair Combs of the Art Deco Period: part 4 (Designs)
• by simitra( 3818)
• This fourth in my series of guides on the combs and hair accessories of the Art Deco period looks in greater detail at some of the definitive design motifs and decorative effects found. It does not aspire to... 

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  celluloid | art deco | hair comb | hair accessories | vintage

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• Retro Hair Combs and Hair Accessories 1970-1980
• by simitra( 3818)
• The Fashion Background.In this guide I will be looking at the hair accessories which were popular in the 1970s. It is not easy to define 1970s fashion. From its early romantic hippy ethos to its later angry... 

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  Stein, Lea | Hair comb | Hair accessories | Barrette | Retro

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• Retro Hair Combs & Hair Accessories: 1950 - 1960.
• by simitra( 3818)
• This discussion looks at combs and hair accessories during the decade 1950 - 1960. Two important stylistic influences, the neo-Baroque and the Modernist are examined in detail. The artifacts of this period is... 

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  Retro | Miriam Haskell | Hair Comb | hair accessories | barrette

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• Retro Combs and Hair Accessories 1980-1990 Part II
• by simitra( 3818)
• This is the second of two guides which examine the combs and hair accessories of the 1980s. In this paper I examine the influence of the American TV soap operas Dallas and Dynasty which promoted a taste for... 

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  comb | retro | hair accessories | barrette | glitzy

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