Monday 31 May 2010

Sunday 30 May 2010

Bee Jackson, 1920s


Bee Jackson, 1920s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley. Click image for 778 x 1128 size.

From the book: "World champion Charleston dancer Bee Jackson wears a beaded and fringed dance dress, popular at the time, as the fringes would shimmer and shake and draw attention to movement. This dress is shorter than the typical styles of the era. Paste jewellery known as "slave bracelets" was often worn high up on the arm as well as the wrist."

Saturday 29 May 2010

Coco Chanel, 1929


Coco Chanel, 1929, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley. Click image for 768 x 1116 size.

From the book: "This picture was taken in 1929, when Coco was forty-six, the year in which she opened an accessories boutique attached to her Paris salon. The pearls on the pin trimming her straw hat are extra large. Chanel played with oversized costume jewellery that did not pretend to be real."

Friday 28 May 2010

Coco Chanel, 1929


Coco Chanel, 1929, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley. Click image for 770 x 1126 size.

From the book: "A well-groomed Coco Chanel poses in her signature style: an easy cardigan suit, two-tone shoes, strings of pearls, and bobbed hair, a look which is still a classic of today".

Thursday 27 May 2010

Little black dresses, 1920s


Little black dresses, 1920s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley. Click image for 972 x 968 size.

From the book: "The little black dress was made fashionable by Coco Chanel and Edward Molyneux and was promoted by American Vogue in 1926. Black dresses had not previously been fashionable for society women, unless they were in mourning. For one thing, they made a good base from which to show accessories. A velvet dress by the House of Jenny (above, left), another dress by Jenny showing off a tasselled lipstick holder (above, centre), and a dress by Madeleine Vionnet (above, right) with signature scalloped panels."

Dress by the House of Jenny, 1920s

Wednesday 26 May 2010

Little black dresses, 1920s


Little black dresses, 1920s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from "Decades of Fashion" by Harriet Worsley. Click image for 970 x 968 size.

From the book: "The plain black dress by Bernard (above, left) draws attention to the rosette motif at the hip and the decorative buckles on the shoes. An embroidered belt has matching cuff detail (above, centre) which resembles a fashionable row of bracelets. The dress is by the House of Jenny. The tiered pleats of crêpe de chine of this Phillippe & Gaston dress (above, right) help to soften the silhouette."

Phillippe & Gaston dress, 1920s

Thursday 20 May 2010

Wednesday 19 May 2010

Sunday 16 May 2010

Calber cosmetics, 1925


Calber cosmetics, 1925, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 550 x 756 size.

Saturday 15 May 2010

Friday 14 May 2010

Thursday 13 May 2010

Monday 10 May 2010

La Toja Soap, 1926


La Toja Soap, 1926, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 550 x 782 size.

Sunday 9 May 2010

Mortadela Siberia, 1925


Mortadela Siberia, 1925, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 550 x 757 size.

Friday 7 May 2010

Thursday 6 May 2010

Wednesday 5 May 2010

Tuesday 4 May 2010

Saturday 1 May 2010

Dens Dentifrice, 1933


Dens Dentifrice, 1933, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Click image for 550 x 409 size.