Friday 8 May 2009

Ascot Races, 1926


Ascot Races, 1926, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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"At the Ascot races a woman prepares to put up her umbrella against the rain in 1926. When the weather was sunny, however, parasols were no longer essential accessories, as having a suntan was now becoming fashionable."

Scanned from the book "Decades of Fashion".

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