Real 1920s fashion

When World War One ended in 1918, people were obviously happy. So happy in fact that their collective euphoria ultimately influenced the fashion of the time. The era came to be defined by the emergence of vintage fashion, and as you can see from these pictures, it still looks awesome over 90 years later.

Beaded cape and fringe flapper gown reproduced for the Josephine Baker role in "Cotton Club 1926"

Leatrice Joy

Between in the 1900s and 1920s, women’s dress went from seventeen layers down to four, and nineteen yards of fabric down to seven. You would think that the drastic reduction in material made clothing more affordable - and they did, except for one thing. Instead of three or four complete outfits for the typical middle

In the 1920s, women would wear suits (matching skirt and jacket sets) for day to day work, travel, and leisure. In sporty environments, suit jackets were often replaced with cardigan sweaters or pullover vests. Suits were made of a thick wool in winter and light blends in summer. Sports clothes were made of wool tweed.

A page from the 1926 Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog, full of flapper-inspired fashions. Via ArtDecoBlog.blogspot.com

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Born as Winifred Kimball Shaughnessy in 1897 in Salt Lake City, Utah, American talented dancer and an innovative set designer Natacha Rambov...