1920 Fashion

Sunday, June 23, 2013

1920s Fashion & The Roaring Twenties

As Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” hits theaters today, we’ll finally get to witness for ourselves the kaleidoscopic display of pearls, feathers and sequins that has been splashed across TV screens and magazines for months. Fashion in the 1920′s saw a great shift from decades prior, reflecting a myriad of attitudes based on economic prosperity, the more-empowered role of women, the end of World War I, the evolution of jazz music and bootlegging. “The Great Baz Luhrmann's big-screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel "The Great Gatsby" isn't set to hit theaters until May 10, but long before the first flapper has flapped, it's become one of the most name-checked, on-trend, fashion The details of the new film's wardrobe aren't historically accurate, but its costumes successfully convey the glamour and decadence of the era for a 21st-century audience. Feathered headpieces? Check. Long strings of beads? Check. More Brooks Brothers than With these ringing words from the illustrious Jay Gatsby in mind, fashion lovers are on the hunt to find re-creations of the flapper frocks which features tortoise slim-wire frames reminiscent of the Cole Porter and Al Joplin days. More is more! It wasn't enough to have a a dress draped with beads, feathers and sparkles; women added layers of art deco jewelry, including rings, bracelets and necklaces. Diamonds and pearls were the gems of the day — the bigger, the better. .

"It was a really important time for women. World War I had ended cruising in Brooks Brothers suits with matching vests, hats, bow ties, and two-toned saddle Oxfords. "So suits that they made in the '20s, they're taking them out of the archives for In this week’s fashion column, Niamh Áine turns her attention to the word ‘vintage’ which has come back into fashion, if you pardon the pun. Everyone is using the word vintage. Anyone who has bought an item of clothing lately has A bin of bras sat before Nicole McMullen, executive director of the Historical Society of Dauphin County. She gingerly picked up one with torpedo style cups, placing it aside as she dug deeper into the bin. McMullen was on the hunt for one undergarment in She regularly tops best dressed lists and is seen as one of the most fashion forward stars around. So it's no surprise that Chloe Sevigny stole the show at the A&E Networks party in New York on Wednesday, working a modern twist into her 1920s .