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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20’s fashion film brought to life with AI upscaling to 4k at 60 fps. Hollywood actresses model cloche hats and flapper dresses in 1927. A full restoration of this rare 20’s fashion film – from 1927 to be exact. It features Hollywood actresses Corliss Palmer, Raquel Torres,Laura La Plante, Ruth Elder and Edna Murphy. The …
How to get cupid bow lips and flapper eyes. Authentic 1920’s makeup tutorial video from Glamourdaze’s Tia Semer. How to create an authentic 1920’s flapper hair and makeup look by Tia Semer.The 1920’s was the decade of raised hemlines, bobbed hair and bold cupid bow lips, I’ll show you how to get that iconic Great …
How to create four popular bobbed hairstyles from 1924 – the year of the hair bob. Borrow and read Professor Rohrer’s 1920’s hairstyle book on Archive.org. Bobbed Hairstyles – Egyptian, Boyish, Shingle, Curly You can check out our other bobbed hair related posts at the end of this article. Egyptian Bob The Egyptian bob is …
Glamour Daze looks back at some rare photographs. Beautiful sassy women of color, dating from the 1970’s back to the roaring 1920’s. Pastel Mini Dress – 1960’s Drum Cover Girl Erlin Ibreck, London. 1966 – James Barnor. Rarely seen image of a chic woman of color from the 1960’s. The pastel mini-dress and faux jewelry …
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 …