All posts tagged: 1920s

Rate the Dress: a field of flowers, 1920s style

Last week I showed you a walking dress in blue cotton, with red accessories and a little twist of the exotic. While many agreed that the moire yoke was out of place (and then again, some of you loved it), and quite a few of you weren’t sure about the red accessories (but, of course, some of you thought they made it!), the overall reaction was positive but not gushing, scoring the dress a very respectable 8.9 out of 10. It’s really starting to feel like summer here, so I’m suddenly fixated on light silks, high hems, and florals, hence today’s Rate the Dress pick. This dress features the very simple silhouette of the early-mid 1920s. It would be an extremely boring frock, if not for the visual interest of the whimsical embroideries of typical summer flowers: red poppies, blue cornflowers, white daisies, and golden wheat or grass sheaves. The embroideries are framed with scalloped hems and sleeves, anchoring the patterns with four rows of borderings. Just for this Rate the Dress, I’m going to …

Spring Styles for Blouses & Skirts, Feb 1928

Published by The Dreamstress

Spring is almost over here in the Southern Hemisphere, and winter is well on the way for you in the Northern Hemisphere, but I’m still in love with these spring styles from the February 1928 issue of The Women’s Magazine. This is really the moment when vintage fashions become totally wearable in a modern sense. You could wear any one of these skirts or blouses to the office in NZ today, and no one would blink an eye. I’m particularly loving 5007, and 9898, because I have a little obsession with 1910s and 20s waistcoat-blouses. Also of interest is the fabrics they recommend. Both ‘Rigosil’ and ‘Delysia’ were early rayon fabrics.

Trimming a hat with a silk stocking, ’20s style

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I came across this tutorial for making a hat from an old silk stocking in my Feb 1928 issue of The Women’s Magazine, and I thought it was rather fabulous and something that you might enjoy. What a great re-use idea! It’s also a great insight into the colours and aesthetics that were en vogue on the eve of the Great Depression. Now, if only I had any old silk stockings to re-use 😉