Saturday, August 26, 2006

Jazz Age Dress


Jazz age dress in the Museu Nacional do Traje e da Moda (National Museum of Dress and Fashion,) Portugal.

Scanned from the book "Grandes Museus de Portugal," Editorial Presença.

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Thursday, August 24, 2006

Alfred Cheney Johnston


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Jazz Age Dress by Sonia Delaunay, 1920, 1928


Tafeta dress in printed silk by Sonia Delaunay, 1920, 1928.

In the Museu Nacional do Traje e da Moda (National Museum of Dress and Fashion,) Portugal.

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Dancers from the musical play The Dairymaids, 1906


"Dancers from a musical play The Dairymaids (1906) demonstrate the fashionable S-bend shape, which was achieved by lacing women into metal or whalebone corsets.

Pads placed on the hips and under the arms were used to emphasise a small, curved waist."


Scanned from "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.

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Tuesday, August 22, 2006

butterickmuffs6474


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Horst P. Horst, Cartier's "Diamants Mystérieux," 1934


Horst P. Horst, model wearing Cartier's "Diamants Mystérieux." British Vogue, September 1934.

Scanned from "Art Deco 1910-1939" edited by Charlotte Benton, Tim Benton and Chislaine Wood.

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Monday, August 21, 2006

Wide-shouldered coat, 1930s


"Wide-shouldered coats were worn to emphasise the shoulder line and the sleek lines of the dress underneath."

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Scanned from "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.

Sunday, August 20, 2006

I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling, 1929

Santodio Paz, Chulucanas Pottery


Santodio Paz, Chulucanas Pottery.

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