Visual evolution of the diminutive cloche hat of the 1920s - Caroline Reboux’s bell or ‘cloche’ hat of the 1920s took some years to evolve, as this timeline of photographs show – originally published in Hollywood in September 1940. This timeline features the following Hollywood actresses of the 1920s – Aileen Pringle, Gladys George,Billie Burke, […]
Visual evolution of the diminutive cloche hat of the 1920s - Caroline Reboux’s bell or ‘cloche’ hat of the 1920s took some years to evolve, as this timeline of photographs show – originally published in Hollywood in September 1940. This timeline features the following Hollywood actresses of the 1920s – Aileen Pringle, Gladys George,Billie Burke, […]
Time capsule 1920′s fashion feature from April 1929 - Katherine Albert reports for Glamourdaze.com. Women the world over are now copying the styles set by today’s stars. Hollywood is giving Paris a run for its money. In this 1920s fashion report you will see the latest frocks,hats, sportswear, afternoon-wear and footwear of the stars. The […]
Silent film star Mary Thurman causes a hairstyle craze with her straight “Dutch Bob” cut in 1920 - Louise Brooks and Colleen Moore often get the credit – but it was actress Mary Thurman who first created hairstyle “waves” with her ultra modern straight page boy bob in the early months of the new decade. […]
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 […]
July 1926 – Glamourdaze review of 1920s shoe fashions - When King Soloman remarked in an outburst of enthusiasm, “How beautiful are thy feet,O queen!” the lady in question must have been wearing an unusually attractive pair of sandals that evening! It takes pretty feet, of course, to give distinction to pretty shoes, but the […]
It’s all furs for winter 1928 - Almost everyone can scare up a thrill for Christmas – it means snappy, healthy weather, beautiful foxy furs, perfumes, violets, theatres and candlelight. There is something bewitching about the dark hours of winter and the Christmas atmosphere – and every woman plans her winter wardrobe for this delightfully colorful season. […]
A photographic trip back through time - College girl fashions are an often overlooked source of both style and female trends.Whether they start in the schools or have been adopted over the years from fashion periodicals, young women heading to college in 2015 may well be putting as much effort in to their style and […]
1920s fashion as you’ve never seen it before - 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 color, a fashion display that would for […]
The Parisian Riviera in photographs – 1910 to 1940 F.Scott. Fitzgerald mentioned Deauville in “The Great Gatsby” as a place Tom Buchanan and Daisy visited on their honeymoon. It is the birthplace of Chanel’s career in fashion. It’s proximity to Paris made it the go to resort for French high society. In 1913 Coco Chanel […]
1928 Guide to Good Posture with Julia Faye – Seven out of ten girls don’t stand, or sit correctly. Apart from being ungainly and unfeminine, it’s extremely bad for the back and arches. So girls, if you want to be noticed, study these guide photographs to learn the correct deportment for a flapper. How to […]
When Miniskirts and Hijabs went together – ‘As a girl, I remember my mother wearing miniskirts and taking us to the cinema. My aunt went to university in Kabul.’ Horia Mosadiq – Amnesty UK Three decades of war, invasion and religious uprisings have sent Afghan women back into a dark age, not unlike women during […]
Hollywood Hairstyles for 1925 – With so many wide variations of the bob haircut to choose from, a girl has a hard time these days deciding just what particular style suits her best. A study of the modes worn by various screen actresses might be helpful, for they have the benefit of so much expert advice […]
Gamine or Robe de Style Evening dresses – Margaret Livingston is truly a city girl. Someone whose personality reflects the shimmering lure of silk, the subtle enticement of style. Dress1. The ever changing modes of fashion have glorified many types of figure over the years, but this year – the short skirt ( left) the […]
Carousel Film Tribute to Paris – Anaïs Nin -“Paris intimate like a room.” Stills and Stories and a video tribute to Paris. Carousel – 140 Years of Parisian Cafe Culture – 1877 to 2015 Think of France, and you think of Parisian cafe’s, the Belle Epoch era, the paintings of Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas and Renoir, […]
IT Girl Clara Bow launches an iconic dress – It’s commonly accepted that the little black dress made it’s first appearance via Paris designer Coco Chanel in French Vogue 1926. It was listed as Chanel’s Ford Dress (named after black Model T Ford car). It was a simple sketch of a black crepe de chine day […]
The Flapper Referendum in 1922 – The last thirty days have witnessed a spectacle as astounding, as momentous, as far reaching as any of the episodes that have shaken the Earth’s foundations and caused mankind to stop, look and listen. A revolution has occurred of greater significance than the French revolution, the Russian revolution or perhaps […]