From The Punch: In the time of the Minuete… of the Quadrille… of the Waltz… and of the Fox-trot.
Click image for 818 x 1124 size.
From The Punch: In the time of the Minuete… of the Quadrille… of the Waltz… and of the Fox-trot
Tag: 1930s
De L’Officiel de la Mode: Archives
This is unbelievably cool. De L’Officiel magazine (think French fashion mag) has recently published their archives and now you (yes, you!) can read through the past editions starting from 1920!!! If you read French this should be even more amazing, but even if you don’t, this is still wonderful. Here is a screen shot of the archives:
Click here to go to the gallery!
Here is a quick preview of what you can see if you head on over to the archives. This is from 1927, #66:
Go, go now! Click on the link above and peruse through the archives of L’Officiel de la Mode! What cover do you like best? What era do you most enjoy? Let us know!!!
2nd Annual Seattle Vintage Fashion Runway Show
Well, the 2nd Annual Seattle Vintage Fashion Runway Show and Lecture just happened on December 4th as part of the Killer Diller Weekend, and here are some snaps of the gorgeous vintage clothes, circa 1920-1950, that were on display. If you’re a swing dancer, you’ll recognize some familiar faces strutting their stuff on the runway, and some of you may also know the mastermind behind the event, Lorraine O’Neal. Photos are by Jared Luxenberg. Click on the photo to see it larger. Enjoy!
African American Vernacular Photography
Some gorgeous black women of the 1930s and 40s, on Omega418‘s Flickr stream…
Eva Green stars in Cracks (2009)
The painfully beautiful Eva Green (yes, THAT Bond Girl), has been frocked up 1930s style to play a seductive teacher at an all-girls boarding school, for the new film Cracks.
And what did she wear to the premiere? Oh just this old thing…
Enjoy the trailer: