In those days girls dressed stylishly and elegantly.
In the art Museum Fashion and Textile Museum in London opened an exhibition of photos of “1920s Jazz Age Fashion & Photographs”, dedicated to the era of jazz that followed the end of the First world war.
The era was characterized by significant social changes, including sexual liberation and the emancipation of women, which is reflected in the clothing of the period. The exhibition presents photographs from private collections and archives, James Abbe Archive.
Star series of theatrical productions on Broadway, “Follies Zigfeld” Dolores, 1919.
Silent movie actor Rudolph Valentino and his wife, costume designer Natacha Rambova, new York, 1922.
English playwright Noel Coward and his Muse, actress Gertrude Lawrence, where he devoted a series of plays, 1923.
American twin sisters of Hungarian origin, dancer and actress sister Dolly, 1923.
Sister Dolly, 1924.
French actor and singer Maurice Chevalier and his wife, actress Yvonne Vallée to dress in the style of flappers.
American dancer Louise Brooks on the set of French film “Prix de Beauté” in Paris in 1929.
Another peppersmoke icon of style, an American actress of Polish origin, Gilda gray popularized the shimmy dance, 1925.
Gilda gray, 1925.
Dresses of the jazz era were deprived of corsets worn in the Victorian era, and were often decorated with jewelry.
Dancer Andrée Spinelly, Paris, 1927.
In similar outfits, adorned with jewelry, were dancers, such as the famous cabaret “Moulin Rouge” in Paris.
Dolores, 1925.
Silhouettes became blurred, in a fashion consisted of fuzzy contours.
American silent film actress Bessie Love, who popularized the dance the Charleston, Patau, 1925.
Bessie Love, 1925.
Fred and Adele Astaire in the musical “Lady Be Good” 1926.