My pal Debbie from Vintage dancer has published a unique ebook – The Great Gatsby in Fashion! . You can read the novel AND read about the various fashions and styles mentioned throughout the story’s narrative. How clever is that? Whats even better is that it’s only 99 cent to download. Debbie and her pals […]
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The Great Gatsby in Fashion
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Charlotte Fiell – Vintage Fashion Archaeologist
Leading authority on 20th Century fashion and design – Charlotte Fiell talks to Glamourdaze. Last year while browsing in the famous Blackwell’s bookstore in Oxford I was riveted to one spot and eventually one comfortable sofa (Blackwells is my kinda book shop) leafing through two thickly illustrated and sumptuous books by Charlotte Fiell and Emmanuelle […]
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1920′s fashion – Frocks that tempt men – by Betty Blythe
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, […]
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1920s Fashion – Choosing your Style Type.
From July 1928 – Carolyn Van Wyck’s Hollywood Beauty Shop discusses the problem of ‘choosing a fashion type’ for yourself - For the very tall or the very small girl, for the piquant brunette or golden blonde, the way to emphasize personality is obvious and easy. But for ” in-between” girls it’s difficult. On this […]
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1920s Style – How to be a Party Girl.
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 […]
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1920s Fashion – Create your own 1920′s style turban.
The latest report from our time traveling fashion correspondent Caroline Van Wycks – from 1926. The big craze this year was The 1920′s Flapper Turban! ZW4MPKGBYHPC The movie stars are all doing it, so we got directions for making this charming and inexpensive headdress for your own use. Step1. First, take a piece of soft, […]
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1920s Fashion – Hollywood Bathing Suit Styles of 1928
Beautiful 1920s swimsuits - Our Time traveling beauty consultant Carolyn Van Wycks reports from Hollywood in 1928. A collection of mouth watering bathing suits modeled by today’s favourite stars. Some outfits for the beach and some .. ahem .. for parading in front of a camera! Above – the darling Anita Page – who dons […]
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1920s Fashion – Autumn Wardrobe and Beauty Makeover 1928.
Time traveling beauty consultant Carolyn Van Wyck – dishes out 1920s wardobe and beauty advice to a girl in 1928. That all important day when you have to consider your winter beauty regime, put those summer skirts away, fold up your swimsuits and consider what to keep from last years wardrobe and what to add […]
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Downton Abbey hits the Roaring Twenties.
With potential bright young things like Lady Edith and Lady Rose MacClare , the fourth season of Downton Abbey promises to shake off the shackles of misery that left everyone bereft from the Christmas special and hit the Roaring Twenties in style. London in the 1920s had numerous infamous jazz clubs such as the Kit […]
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1920s Fashion – Style Forecast for Winter 1929
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 […]
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Lost 1920s Fashion Film in color
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 […]
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1920s Fashion – Catwalk Show from 1928.
Charming Vintage fashion film from the 1920′s - 1920s dress styles were at their peak by 1928 as this charming archive film shows from an American fashion event in 1928. Pretty cloche hats , knee length coats in fur and drop waist dresses galore. 1920s fashion is always with us, but its nice to see […]
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1920s Fashion Animation
An animated vintage fashion feature We came across a charming 1920s fashion ‘sticker’ book for children recently. Packed full of delightful and historically accurate digital depictions of key 1920s clothing. Created by Usborne Publishing - an innovative publisher for children. You can have fun dressing these dolls in a Coco Chanel wardrobe, for a Paris […]
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1920s Fashion – Illusion Stockings
Fat ankles, thin ankles – wear the stockings to suit – 1925 style! 1920s Fashion Report – from March 1925 – Carolyn Van Wycks for Glamourdaze 1920s fashion hosiery for your type! The purpose of “The Illusion Stocking” is to make the ankles look like what they “ain’t.” On the left, Lilyan Tashman demonstrates the […]
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1920s Fashion – Flappers! Look to your Legs!
Proper leg postures and deportment- 1920s fashion report for Glamourdaze.com from Carolyn Van Wycks in 1924. “MEN WILL anyway and a girl ought to be prepared. We asked a Max Sennet beauty to model the good and bad postures which can dictate our lives for us! With an ever rising hem and an ever increasing amount […]
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1920s Fashion – The Twelve Hour Dress
1920s Style report – from Carolyn Van Wycks in 1927 - FROM luncheon to summer – all without a change of costume! Carmel Myers designed this four-in-one 1920s dress for the girl whose dates overlap. The gown is also called Bermuda Onion, because it can be unpeeled in layers. Carmel considers it the biggest invention […]
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Art-Goût-Beauté – Stunning 1920s fashion magazine online!
The full color Pochoir 1920s Parisian fashion magazine - Read or download Art-Gout-Beaute at Archive.org – courtesy of the California State Library. “I think it is the most beautiful magazine I have ever seen,” said Gary Kurutz, the State Library’s head of Special Collections. ” Art-Gout-Beaute: Feuillets de L’Elegance Feminine” meaning Art – Good Taste […]
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Cannes – The French Summer Fashion Capital in 1920s
‘Modes of the Moment’ Fashion Report -March 1923- 1920s Fashion Report - Glamourdaze.com. Designs by Edward Molyneux, Beer, Jacques Doucet, Premet, Georges Doeuillet and Jenny. La Garconne look reigns supreme. “PARISIAN dressmakers are to be pitied! The foreign buyers tell them that they are short of ‘new’ ideas, and that they have been playing with […]
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1920s Hairstyles – The Bobbed Hair Phenomenon of 1924.
To bob or not to bob hair – The major dilemma facing women in 1924 - Plus an exclusive interview with Colleen Moore, whose famous Dutch bob caused a worldwide rage. We also get the opinions of many other top Hollywood actresses on the pros and cons of bobbed hairstyles and of getting the big […]
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1920s Fashion – The Typical Flapper – 1922 News Headline.
The phenomenon of the “flapper” creates headlines in 1922 - This was on the front page of the Arizona Weekly Journal on August 2nd, 1922. Typical Flappers. You’ve often heard ‘em called that, but did you ever really understand what it meant? This will straighten you out. It’s a picture of a 1920s flapper, 100 […]
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