1927 dresses

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Dress Coco Chanel, 1926-1927 The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2

The Poetry of the Bias: Madeleine Vionnet | European Fashion Heritage Association

Costume Challenge The Roaring Twenties Dresses and Shoes shares antique and vintage photographs, ads and written history designed to inspire.

The 1920s was a decade filled with all-night partying. Jazz music exploded and people danced the night away in clubs around the globe doing the Charleston, the Shimmy, and the Tango. Money seemed plentiful, and electrifying parties at mansions and ballrooms were always in the mix. Women in the 1920s went all-out for evening entertainment.

Clara Bow in Rough House Rosie (1927)

The more things change, the more women are told that they should probably go on a diet.

The 1920s was a decade of rapid change, and societal values – particularly among urban elites – quickly shifted from women being expected to be wives who are subordinate to their husbands to women valuing independence and breaking the rules. In other words, many young women became flappers. 36. Flappers…

Evening Dress | E.L. Mayer Inc. | 1927-1928

Fashion news from Paris, 1927. #vintage #1920s #fashion #dresses #illustrations