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A Short History of Women’s Dress Sizes

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Glamourdaze

Ever wondered why a size 12 is called a size 12? – Kass McGann of Reconstructing History.com Explains – Dress sizing is certainly confusing! I mean, a man’s jacket size 42 fits a man with a chest measurement of 42″. Jeans sized 36/32 fit a waist of 36″ and an inseam of 32″. But what measurement on a woman’s body…

Screen Debut of the Little Black Dress 1927

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Glamourdaze

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 frock with a bodice which…

Three Evening Frocks – Margaret Livingston 1926

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Glamourdaze

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 enhancing a slim youthful figure…

Threads of Time – Time portal to 1920s Style

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Glamourdaze

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 first time accurately and…

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1920s Fashion – Hollywood Summer Style Report for 1929.

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Glamourpost

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 fashion offers its creative genius…

1920s Fashion – Hollywood Spring Wardrobe in 1929

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Glamourpost

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 studio designers go to Paris…

Cannes – The French Summer Fashion Capital in 1920s

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Glamourpost

‘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 variations on the same air…

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Art-Goût-Beauté – Stunning 1920s fashion magazine online!

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Glamourpost

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 & Beauty – Pages of…

1920s Fashion – The Twelve Hour Dress

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Glamourpost

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 since rolled stockings or the…

1920s Fashion – Choosing your Style Type.

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Glamourpost

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 page you’ll find my advice…

A Short History of Women’s Dress Sizes

Screen Debut of the Little Black Dress 1927

Three Evening Frocks – Margaret Livingston 1926

Threads of Time – Time portal to 1920s Style

1920s Fashion – Hollywood Summer Style Report for 1929.

1920s Fashion – Hollywood Spring Wardrobe in 1929

Cannes – The French Summer Fashion Capital in 1920s

Art-Goût-Beauté – Stunning 1920s fashion magazine online!

1920s Fashion – The Twelve Hour Dress

1920s Fashion – Choosing your Style Type.

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