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  • : Eucalan Regular Woolwash

    Eucalan Regular Woolwash

Love to Read

  • Diane Setterfield: The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel

    Diane Setterfield: The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel

  • Jonathan Safran Foer: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel

    Jonathan Safran Foer: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel

  • Kathryn Stockett: The Help

    Kathryn Stockett: The Help

  • Garth Stein: The Art of Racing in the Rain

    Garth Stein: The Art of Racing in the Rain

  • Tiffany Baker: The Little Giant of Aberdeen County

    Tiffany Baker: The Little Giant of Aberdeen County

  • Tan Twan Eng: The Gift of Rain: A Novel

    Tan Twan Eng: The Gift of Rain: A Novel

  • David Wroblewski: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

    David Wroblewski: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

  • : Water for Elephants

    Water for Elephants

  • Markus Zusak: The Book Thief

    Markus Zusak: The Book Thief

  • Maggie O'Farrell: The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox

    Maggie O'Farrell: The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox

  • Stieg Larsson: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage)

    Stieg Larsson: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage)

  • Ingrid Hill: Ursula, Under

    Ingrid Hill: Ursula, Under

  • Geraldine Brooks: People of the Book: A Novel

    Geraldine Brooks: People of the Book: A Novel

  • Jenna Blum: Those Who Save Us

    Jenna Blum: Those Who Save Us

  • Lisa See: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

    Lisa See: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

  • Susan Vreeland: Girl in Hyacinth Blue

    Susan Vreeland: Girl in Hyacinth Blue

  • Brunonia Barry: The Lace Reader

    Brunonia Barry: The Lace Reader

  • Linda Olsson: Astrid and Veronika

    Linda Olsson: Astrid and Veronika

  • Jeannette Walls: The Glass Castle: A Memoir

    Jeannette Walls: The Glass Castle: A Memoir

  • Darin Strauss: Chang and Eng

    Darin Strauss: Chang and Eng

1920s Lamé and Fur Child's Bonnet

1920s Lamé and Fur Child's BonnetA rare find! This period child's hat from the 1920s is as elaborate as any mother might have worn. The peach silk fabric is woven with floral sprigs and a lattice pattern of metallic thread. The hat is further trimmed with silver metallic lace and dark mink, then edged with delicate floral hand made lace which is also used as a chin strap to keep the hat from falling off. It snaps to one side.

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October 22, 2009 in Home, New Items, Flapper & Art Deco, Accessories | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

1920's Liberty & Co., London Velvet Cloche

20s Liberty & Company Cloche

A fashionable yet sporty 1920's velvet flapper cloche from Liberty & Company of Regent Street, London. Liberty has been known for their fashionable clothing well before their floral prints. This fitted 20s hat is made of soft green velvet with rows of machine stitching forming a plaid pattern across the crown and concentric circles around the brim which can be worn turned up in the back or down.

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October 22, 2009 in New Items, Flapper & Art Deco, Accessories | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Antique Chantilly Lace & Horsehair Wide Brim Flapper Cloche

Chantilly Lace Wide Brim Flapper Cloche

This elegant 1920's wide brimmed ladies hat is made of horsehair crinoline with an overlay of black Chantilly lace. The deep fitted cloche style crown is encircled with a wide black satin ribbon band and is lined with a delicate layer of black tulle.

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December 28, 2008 in Home, Flapper & Art Deco, Accessories | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Liberty & Co. London Velvet Flapper Cloche with Heart Motifs

1920s Liberty & Co., London Velvet Cloche
Concentric rows of stitching creates heart motifs on this 1920s Liberty & Co., silk velvet cloche. The stitching is carried across the narrow brim and a self band is decorated on the right side with a rhinestone encrusted pin.

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December 28, 2008 in Flapper & Art Deco, Accessories | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

1920s Gold Lamé Chemise Style Evening Gown

1920s Gold Lamé Chemise Style Evening Gown The discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1922 sparked a craze for all things Egyptian. The influence of Egyptomania was reflected in interior design and fashion, not the least of which was the design of fabrics for both uses. This gold lame features a woven pattern of lotus blossoms, the Egyptian symbol of the sun and re-birth.

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December 28, 2008 in Home, Flapper & Art Deco | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Technorati Tags: art deco, chemise dress, Egyptomania, evening dress, flapper, Gold lamé, tabbard

Posh 1920s Hand Embroidered Raw Silk Duster Coat

1920s Hand Embroidered Silk Duster Coat Simply tailored, this embroidered raw silk coat from the 1920's is an update on the classic duster and quintessential art deco. The collar, cuffs, patch pockets and wide band around the hemline are all heavily embroidered by hand in silk floss.

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December 28, 2008 in Flapper & Art Deco | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Technorati Tags: 1920s, Antique Duster, Hand Embroidery, vintage clothing, Vintage coat

Opulent Vintage 1920s Orientalist Lamé Tunic Dress

1920s Vintage Orientalist Lamé Tunic DressIn the first quarter of the 20th century many of the most sought after fashion designers were influenced by orientalism, a movement to adapt the exotic flavor of the east to western fashions. Embellishment was at its height and textile arts were heavily influenced as seen in this gold lamé tunic dress dating to the mid 1920's.

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December 27, 2008 in Home, Gone But Not Forgotten, Flapper & Art Deco | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Technorati Tags: 1920s dress, art deco, flapper, lamé, orientalist, tunic dress

Vintage 1930s Bias-Cut Floral Lamé Evening Gown

1930s Bias-Cut Floral Lamé Evening Gown This stunning 1930's dinner dress of bias-cut floral lamé in purple and gold is a beauty. With a surplice wrapped bodice and attached belt with jeweled buckle. A great example of the art deco era.

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December 27, 2008 in Flapper & Art Deco | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Technorati Tags: 1930s, Bias-cut, Evening Gown, Lamé, vintage clothes

Gorgeous 1920s 1930s Art Deco Gold Lamé Evening Gown

1920s 1930s Art Deco Gold Lamé Evening Gown Dating to the late 1920's or very early 1930's this art deco inspired gown is made of a mauve and gold lamé in a swirling paisley pattern. The skirt falls from the dropped waist and is tiered from the center front and back in panels that fall progressively longer to the sides of the dress.

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December 26, 2008 in Home, Flapper & Art Deco | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

1920s Handmade Filet & Tape Lace Chemise Dress

1920s Handmade Filet & Tape Lace Chemise Dress Handmade mixed lace chemise dress, combines both filet lace and Battenburg like tape lace for a very delicate and feminine effect. The height of fashion in the  roaring 20's, would make a perfect wedding dress today!

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December 26, 2008 in Flapper & Art Deco | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Recommended Reading

  • Dean L. Merceron: Lanvin

    Dean L. Merceron: Lanvin

  • : Fashion a History from the 18th to 20th Century: The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute (Taschen 25th Anniversary Editions)

    Fashion a History from the 18th to 20th Century: The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute (Taschen 25th Anniversary Editions)

  • : Women's Shoes in America, 1795-1930

    Women's Shoes in America, 1795-1930

  • Harold Koda: Poiret (Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications)

    Harold Koda: Poiret (Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications)

  • Betty Kirke: Madeleine Vionnet

    Betty Kirke: Madeleine Vionnet

  • Jonathan Walford: The Seductive Shoe: Four Centuries of Fashion Footwear

    Jonathan Walford: The Seductive Shoe: Four Centuries of Fashion Footwear

  • : 18th Century Costume in the National Museums and Galleries of Mersyside

    18th Century Costume in the National Museums and Galleries of Mersyside

  • : Dressed for the Photographer: Ordinary Americans and Fashion, 1840-1900

    Dressed for the Photographer: Ordinary Americans and Fashion, 1840-1900

  • : Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries

    Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries

  • Alexandra Black: Evening Dress

    Alexandra Black: Evening Dress

  • : Dangerous Liasons:  Fashion and Furniture in the Eighteenth Century

    Dangerous Liasons: Fashion and Furniture in the Eighteenth Century

  • : What Clothes Reveal: The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal America

    What Clothes Reveal: The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal America

  • : My Likeness Taken: Daguerreian Portraits In America

    My Likeness Taken: Daguerreian Portraits In America

  • : Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail

    Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail

  • : The Corset: A Cultural History

    The Corset: A Cultural History

  • : The Cut of Women's Clothes:  1600 - 1930

    The Cut of Women's Clothes: 1600 - 1930

  • : From Paris to Providence, Fashion, Art and the Tirocchi Dressmakers' Shop, 1915-1947

    From Paris to Providence, Fashion, Art and the Tirocchi Dressmakers' Shop, 1915-1947

  • : Style & Splendor: The Wardrobe of Queen Maud of Norway 1896-1938

    Style & Splendor: The Wardrobe of Queen Maud of Norway 1896-1938

  • : The Cut of Men's Clothes: 1600-1900

    The Cut of Men's Clothes: 1600-1900

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