1920s in fashion for women. What did flappers really wear? Trends, Gatsby dresses, hairstyles, and makeup guides. Where to buy.
As the roaring 1920s dawned, the consumer boom of the post-war era brought many new freedoms and swelled the ranks of the middle class. The popularity of sports encouraged designers like Madeleine Vionnet, Jean Patou, and the ubiquitous Coco Chanel to discard the corsets of the past. The 1920s woman was slim, vivacious. Her skirts were rising. She cropped her hair, wore stockings, and makeup. And she is forever remembered as the iconic flapper.
Browse the 1920s in fashion. The trends as actually worn by women of the 1920s. Get inspiration for bobbed hairstyles and makeup for your next flapper or Gatsby party.
A Concise history in 1920s Fashion from 1919 to 1929.
Explore our main 1920s fashion content hub.
1920s Dress Code.
1920s Flapper Fashion – the top tier page for all flapper-related history.
1920s Hats – The iconic Cloche Hat.
Explore 1920s hairstyles – bobbed hair, crops
The 1920s Dress – drop-waist dresses.
What did 1920s Flappers really wear?
1920s Lingerie.
1920s Makeup styles.
1920s Women’s Shoes.
The 1920s Silhouette.
1920s Ladies Stockings.
The 1920s Swimsuit.
1920s Old Hollywood Style.
Art Deco Fashion history.
These are only a few highlights. Sit back and dive in to our glorious roaring twenties fashion archive. Learn what flappers really wore and how they lived. Learn the names of popular 1920s hairstyles like the Dutch bob. The Eton crop or the Poodle bob. Who made them famous?
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Bobbed hair in the 1920’s was not all about drastic crops. Many women happily held on to their locks and achieved 1920’s bob quite easily as Glamourdaze’s Tia Semer demonstrates. 1920’s Hairstyles Faux Bob Tutorial This long 1920’s hair style is achieved by creating pin curls around the head. A pin curl is a section …
Bobbed hair has come to stay forever and ever. Any and every attempt to stop the 1920’s short bob haircut by women has failed completely. Hollywood’s screen stars have done so much to make the 1920’s bobbed hairstyles so fashionable. Two thirds of today’s screen stars have short hair. It didn’t happen overnight. First there was …
1920s Hairstyles for Long Hair. In 1924, a year before the famous Pringle Shingle, actress Aileen Pringle creates a convincing bob with her long tresses. Aileeen Pringle is still not prepared to lose her lovely long tresses. So she has compromised on the 1920’s bob with this two-in-one coiffure. Here, Aileen looks like a girl …
Wear the Correct Eye Frames to match your fashion era – Whether you’re a vintage clothing fan or just love retro styles, it’s always fun to take a bit from the past and incorporate it into your wardrobe. Each decade had iconic styles from the well-tailored looks of the 30s all the way to flamboyant …
When you are pulling together a 1920’s costume for your next wedding shower or Gatsby dress party, know this – that the fringe flapper dress was rarely worn in the 1920’s The 1920’s Fringe Flapper Dress – Truth or Myth It’s so handy these days to grab an atypical 1920’s flapper dress on Amazon. There’s …
The Art of Sitting like a Fashion Model The art of sitting gracefully, just like a vintage fashion model. Simple beauty steps from the Eileen Ford Model Agency. Sit back in the seat and not on the edge of the chair. Keep chest and bust high, diaphragm flat. Sit on your pelvic bones and not on …
Vintage Photos of Women at Christmas Continuing our trawl of found fashion photographs, here are some photos of 20th Century Women at Christmas. The originals of which you will find on Ebay for sale. If you’re lucky! Here we picked some of our favorites spanning from the 1980s all the way back to 1910. 1980s …
Bridesmaid Dresses for a Vintage Style Wedding Find the vintage style bridesmaids dresses you’ve been dreaming of. Glamour Daze examines gowns from two glamorous eras – namely the Titanic era of the 1910s and the Roaring 1920s. A Vintage Wedding Theme Weddings are the perfect way to express your individual sense of style. For brides …
1920s Jewelry being modeled by young flapper – A rare little two tone color film shows a young woman in typical flapper evening attire, modeling her 1920s jewelry. 20th century jewelry is now synonymous with the 1920s flapper. Jewellery in the Great Gatsby Era depicted the modern woman married to geometric designs of automobiles and …
The slimming tips of the silent screen stars- Fat! Women’s most dreaded foe. The Hollywood diet was the answer. The deals of femininity have changed. In the past, bulgy curves above and below the wasp-waist were the acceptable shape of woman. Now it’s the gamine boyish figure. Screen actresses adhere to the slimming rule more …