Category: 1970s
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Iman
Iman (b. 1955) turns sixty today. Born Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid in Mogadishu, Somalia, she and her family fled to Kenya after the 1969 military coup, where she was discovered while a student in Nairobi by photographer Peter Beard. She soon became the first African supermodel, later founding Iman Cosmetics. (For more on Iman’s early career,…
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Pan Am Games 2015 – Vintage Pattern Edition
This week the Pan Am Games continue in Toronto. In honour of the Games, here’s a look at vintage patterns and illustrations showing women’s sports. First up: Pan Am sports that have already concluded for 2015. Archery. From a 1933 issue of McCall’s magazine, this archery scene was illustrated by Jean des Vignes: Golf. Ben-Hur…
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