An illustrated history and blog on the gamine dresses and silhouettes of the flapper era
Here we present an early fashion ‘retrospective’ from 1929 looking back at how women’s fashions had evolved in the 15 years spanning from 1914 to 1929. No other fashion era displayed such a change in women’s styles than the years which followed the First World War up to and through the decade of the 1920’s. …
Short history of the iconic 1920’s flapper.Where did she come from, the dresses, hats, hairstyles, make up looks and swimwear styles. Where did the 1920’s Flapper come from? In 1929, a famous New York Times article by Mildred Adams declared ‘ The Death of the 1920’s Flapper’ and in many ways, her declaration was true. …
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 …
Glamourdaze’s tribute to the original female stars of the Silent Screen era.
1920s Women shot in Autochrome Color – Not very often does one come across color imagery of women’s fashion and dress looks from the 1920’s, but the National Geographic Stock Online have some stunning color photographs for sale of late 1920s women from different parts of the world – all taken around the same time …
The 1920’s Silhouette The Woman’s body shape saved by Hollywood ! The 1920’s began with the disappearance of the female silhouette altogether ! Women’s wear became more mannish. The waist was gone, bust was gone, shoulders broader and hair much shorter. The new silhouette emphasized a flat chest and any womanly curves were eliminated as …
The 1920’s look – L’officiel Echo de la mode 1928. Also visit The History of 1920s Fashion – 1920 – 1929 Drew Barrymore in Flapper mode at the premier of Grey Gardens Angelina Jolie in The Changeling Flapper Fashion on the catwalk 1920’s Fashion Comeback ! Vintage 1920’s style is on the way back again …
Louise Brooks and Clara Bow, possibly the two greatest female screen icons of 1920’s beauty style. Their individual beauty helped define the flapper look and the jazz age of the roaring twenties.This film celebrates them both. If you should ever need a definitive tutorial or just some tips on 1920’s, fashion, dress, bob hairstyles, clothing …
Rare 1920s Color Fashion Film – This rare 1920’s fashion archive color film found by archivist Murray Glass features some stunning 1920’s dress styles from the spring of 1928. Here it is again with a breakdown of each item of clothing as worn by some well know women of the late 1920’s. Read our exclusive …
We have now updated this popular post to a much more in-depth and fully illustrated page – A Concise Illustrated History of 1920s Women’s Fashion ! Also if you’re a fan of the 1940s, read the Concise history of fashion – 1940 to 1949. They’re entertaining and an educational read and packed with oodles of imagery and links. …