Jean Harlow in Reckless, dress by Adrian, 1935

"Jean Harlow, in a scene from Reckless, wears a dress designed by Hollywood costumier Adrian. The film was made in 1935, but the minimal modern dress could easily belong to a woman in the mid-Nineties. Chanel had made black dresses fashionable, and throughout the century simple black styles have had a timeless appeal. In this era women still wore black dresses to show off their jewellery. Costume jewellery was widely worn, particularly Art Deco-style pieces in red. green and black paste."

Scanned from "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.

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Paul Jouve, Paradis Terrestres illustration,1932

Paul Jouve, illustration in the book "Paradis Terrestres", 1932.

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Scanned from the book "Le livre, objet d'art: Collection Calouste Gulbenkian, France. XIXe-XXe siècles."

Greta Garbo

"Greta Garbo was the Hollywood star who had the biggest influence on hat trends. She started a trend for berets by wearing them in The Kiss (1929), she wore jewelled skullcaps in Mata Hari (1931) and pill boxes in The Painted Veil."

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Scanned from "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley.

Club Little House swap goodies

Club Little House swap goodies, originally uploaded by *jenny b.

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Tiny lunch items made by Amy of Inspireco.

In Paris

who? ...and where?, originally uploaded by mmbooklover.

Maria Keil, "O cantar da Tila," book cover, 1967

Maria Keil, O Cantar da Tila, book cover, 1967, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Poems by Matilde Rosa Araújo, illustrated by Portuguese artist Maria Keil, published by Livros Horizonte, Lisbon, 1967.

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