What Flappers Really Wore in the 1920’s

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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 …

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Perfect 1920’s Flapper Shoes to Fit

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Where to buy 1920’s Style Shoes American Duchess Shoes – 1920’s Relive the spirit of the Jazz age and wear the perfect pair of flapper shoes from American Duchess shoes, to match your original vintage or retro style flapper dress. 1920s fashion was all about decorative styles. With the rise in skirt hems, women’s legs …

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Vintage Shoes for Women

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Quality Vintage Shoes for Women By Alexandria Cannito for Glamourdaze Find quality vintage shoes from your favorite fashion era. Victorian, Edwardian to the 1920’s, 1930’s and 1940’s. Introduction Vintage shoes not only turns heads, but are unique in their own right. So whether you’re hunting for 1920’s flapper shoes, or 1930’s style shoes or 1940’s …

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Vintage 1920’s Style Guide for Women

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1920’s Style Guide from 1926 Thanks to the folks at the Haithi Trust Digital Library for preserving this 1920’s style guide.This book “Making the Most of your Looks” by Dorothy Stote, declares that it is designed for the woman of ‘moderate’ means and will not be recommending expensive frocks! Correct 1920’s Suits for your Height …

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Threads of Time – Color Portal to 1920s Womens Style

1920s Fashion Recorded and Styled – A Photographic essay of Women’s fashion – 1920 to 1930 A project that is 60 years in the making began with renowned fashion photographer Neal Barr’s personal and lifelong obsession with women’s apparel from the Roaring 20s and his plan to stage and photograph, in meticulous detail and full …

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1920s Fashion – Hollywood Summer Dresses 1929

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1920s Fashion Predictions for Hollywood – Summer 1929 –   With the Wall Street Crash just around the corner, it was all sweetness and light in California. Some of Hollywoods most glamorous stars model their chosen wardrobe for the coming season. Carolyn Van Wycks reports for Glamourdaze from May 1929. In color, line and design, Hollywood …

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Get the Great Gatsby Look!

Get the Great Gatsby Look this season from Modcloth’s unique and dedicated 1920s era shop… Whether it’s for a casual 1920s themed dinner party, a cocktail evening or a mad flappers night out, there’s dresses, shoes, headbands and other accessories to add a flapper flair to any look this coming summer. Add glitzy details to …

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The Rise and Fall of the 1920’s Flapper

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. …

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