An extra clip from the wonderful 1920s fashion feature – discovered by our good friend Murray Glass of Emgee Films. Murray had acquired a large collection of old film negative and he came across a feature from California advertising a local couture company. You can watch the original feature and read our interview with Murray …
Women’s Style Forecast for Winter 1929. Our time traveling beauty correspondent Carolyn Van Wycks reports from October 1929. drool over the latest 1920s evening gowns,1920s street wear,1920s hats, 1920s overshoes for winter. The smartest silhouette of the season comes straight from Hollywood. Dark and slim, this charming gown of black tulle, worn by the delectable …
A 1920’s turban. The latest report from our time traveling fashion correspondent Caroline Van Wyck – from 1926. The big craze this year for hairstyles is the turban. The movie stars are all doing it, so we got directions for making this charming and inexpensive headdress for your own use. Step 1 First, take a …
HOW to be the girl who is always invited; how to always have a date ; how to get out of the corner and into the spotlight, this problem confronts every girl. But popularity isn’t a mystic thing. Its rules are simple and easily mastered. The secrets of social success and glamour from Carolyn Van …
Actress Betty Blythe fearlessly discusses the grave dangers to which the new ‘daring dresses’ expose women. Originally published in the Competitors Journal -July 1926 – Most of the 1920s frocks worn by girls and women today are a terrible temptation to men. They reveal as much as they possibly dare reveal. They inflame the senses, …
This visual 1920’s fashion timeline can be read as an appendage to: 1920’s Dress Fashion – The Rise and Fall of the Flapper 1920’s Dress Fashion – Visual 1920s clothing Timeline from 1921 to 1929. A 1920’s fashion timeline of French day and evening dress styles from 1921 to 1929 with imagery from the L’Officiel …
Advice from a Society Dame in 1927 – Advice from a society Dame to women on the ‘art of making up’ for that ‘ special night out’ ! Adapted from ‘ Home beauty Course’ by Marjorie Oelrichs -1927. ( Excerpt from Make-up & Beauty – A 1920s Guide – available from vintagemakeupguide.com ). Darling – …
Glamourdaze’s tribute to the original female stars of the Silent Screen era.
Glamourdaze has already written in-depth posts on 1920’s Make-up and 1920’s Hairstyles, and we were delighted that Julie Hewett – the Make-up Designer for The Artist has agreed to be interviewed by Glamourdaze . More on that soon. In the meantime we’ll take a quick look at her work on this amazing film. To achieve …
Peppy Miller – Cloche Hat ‘The Artist 2011’ This unique film collection of women in the 1920’s modelling the famous cloche hat is a treat to watch. It transports you back to an iconic era when women gradually began to be emancipated from men. When Angelina Jolie doned her famous cloche hat for the hit …