1920’s in fashion for women. What did flappers really wear? Trends, Gatsby dresses, hairstyles and makeup guides. Where to buy.
As the roaring 1920’s 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 1920’s 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 1920’s in fashion. The trends as actually worn by women of the 1920’s. Get inspiration for bobbed hairstyles and makeup for your next flapper or Gatsby party.
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 1920’s hairstyles like the Dutch bob. The Eton crop or the Poodle bob. Who made them famous?
There was much more to 1920’s fashion trends, than flapper slang, and dancing to the Charleston ! What to wear and where to buy. We put together a vintage carousel slide projection, which takes you through all the popular fashion trends of the 20’s. You can read the concise illustrated history of 1920’s fashion. But …
Rare early technicolor fashion film from 1930, showcasing the end of the flapper girl era. The drop-waist dress is replaced by a closer fitting slip dress, a natural waist and lower hemline. The look is still very much the flapper dress, but we can see the changes already. Flapper Dresses | Color Film 1930 We …
Singin’ in the Rain remains not only a masterpiece of cinema, but is an unmatched tribute to 1920’s flapper style. Costumes designed by Walter Plunkett. Singin’ and Dancing in the Rain As one who loathes musicals, I have to admit to having a special place in my heart for this masterpiece of cinema.I defy anyone …
What women wore in 1920’s fashion. The gamine silhouette, drop waist shift dress and influence of the Art Deco movement in style Watch How to Dress in 1920’s Fashion – A Brief Video History How to Dress in 1920’s Fashion Film The silhouette of the 1920’s was straight and slim, and as narrow as possible …
1920s bathing suits as modeled by Hollywood stars in 1929, where the summer forecast was always fair and warm weather 1920s Bathing Suits 1929 Every year in the golden age of Hollywood, the most gorgeous bevy of glamour girls could be seen on the pages of Photoplay and Motion Picture, modeling the newest bathing suits …
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 …