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Hipster or History?

Fashion is cyclical, and contemporary fashion seems to mirror fashions of the past. Scroll these historic photos to find inspiration for your favorite fashions of today whether it be mustaches, high waisted shorts, chokers, thick rimmed glasses, brimmed hats, or plaid.

A young woman poses in a costume that includes shorts, high heels, print fabric, and a stovepipe hat.

Studio portrait of E. M. Winterbourne. He wears glasses, a suit, and tie.

Colorado City Hose Team pose in front of the diagonal batten door outside the brick fire station, South Twenty-sixth and Cucharas streets, El Paso County, Colorado. The men stand wearing dark underwear shirts and shorts with arms crossed and their brass hose nozzle proudly on display in front of them.

Interior view of a bicycle repair shop in Denver, Colorado; shows men, a boy, a vise, workbench, drill press, bicycle parts, and tools.

A teenaged boy and girl pose in their swimming suits. Her costume has an appliqued bird.

A miner relaxes with a book in his cabin, a dog sits beside him on a chair, at Camp Bird mine, Ouray County, Colorado. A guitar, books, plates, and flowers are on the table in front of him; pinup girls, and nature scenes hang on the walls.

Studio portrait of a woman. She wears a sleeveless dress and a choker.

A woman poses in a swimming suit, Denver, Colorado.

Studio portrait of a man, possibly W.F. Blake. He leans on a high bicycle and wears special riding pants, turtle neck shirt, and cap. He has a handlebar moustache.

Outdoor portrait of men with a bicycle and bottles of beer possibly near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. They wear suits, bowties, and wide-brimmed hats.

Studio portrait of a man (bust), he wears a jacket, vest and necktie. The man has muttonchops and a moustache (Franz Joseph style).

Katherine Steiger smiles and wears headphones; the elderly woman wears a polka-dot dress with a lace collar, glasses, and holds a newspaper: "The Enquirer - Radio Section." A radio receiver is on a table; lettering between dials reads: "Crosley Trirdyn 3R3." A patterned, fringed cloth and antimacassar complete the interior.

Viola Irene Flatt poses for her South High School junior portrait in Denver, Colorado. Flatt's hair is styled in a wavy bob and she wears round eye glasses and a blouse with fur trim on the sleeves and the back of the collar.

Head and shoulders portrait of Doc Middleton, with a long beard and wearing a jacket and vest with a watch chain. A notorious horse thief, murderer, and legitimate business man, he used the aliases of Jim Cherry, James Shepherd, Jack Lyons, and Jim Riley when he committed crimes.

Studio portrait of an unidentified Native American Sioux man and woman in front of a painted backdrop. The man sits, wearing a three piece striped suit, neck scarf, felt hat and moccasins; the woman stands at his side wearing a striped dress and plaid shawl.

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