Jennifer Lynn Connelly, born on December 12, 1970, embarked on a multifaceted journey in the entertainment industry. Initially, she found recognition as a…

These striking photographs of psychedelic fashion in London were published in the Paris Match magazine (October 1967 issue) and are taken by photographer…

A woman on the beach at Ostende, Belgium. Edward Linley Sambourne was one of the first photographers to capture street fashion by using…

In these vintage photos, the LIFE magazine photographer Sam Shere captured the “indecent exposure” phenomenon at Rockaway Beach, New York in 1946. Starting…

Betty Brosmer epitomized the classic “hourglass figure,” a title that could easily accompany her image in any fashion glossary. Hailed as the highest-earning…

Sunglasses aid in the “ticket writing” process. The name for the bikini design was coined in 1946 by French engineer Louis Réard, the…

Born on September 30, 1968, Bellucci grew up in the small Italian village of Citta di Castello, where her father owned a trucking…

Rita Hayworth’s iconic pin-up image. A few months before Pearl Harbor was attacked, LIFE magazine ran a black-and-white photograph of an up-and-coming movie…

In the Victorian era, the woman’s hair was considered an important part of her appearance and it marked her status and her femininity.…

Matthäus Hetzenauer, Austrian sniper with 345 confirmed kills, 1944. Matthäus Hetzenauer was an Austrian sniper in the 3rd Mountain Division on the Eastern…

Shanina in 1944, holding an 1891/30 Mosin–Nagant with the 3.5x PU scope. (Colorized photo). Roza Shanina was a Soviet sniper during World War…