Monthly Archives: September 2009

Little black dresses, 1920s

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

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

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.”

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Art Deco Ball 2009 DecoBelles Performance

The Art Deco Society of California’s Annual Preservation Ball at The Paramount Theater in Oakland. Featuring Don Neely’s Royal Society Jazz Orchestra with dancing by The Decobelles, vocal by Frederick Hodges “Doing The Uptown Lowdown, Harry Revel, 1933.”

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Man Ray, The Veil, 1930


The Veil-1930, originally uploaded by picassoswoman.

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Dress by the House of Jenny, 1920s

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Scanned from “Decades of Fashion” by Harriet Worsley. Click image for 306 x 964 size.

From the book: “A dress by Jenny showing off a tasselled lipstick holder.”

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My First Nail Tutorial

with the outcome, but hey, Im relling with it!! Hope you guys enjoy..This is pretty much how i have been doin my nails lately!! Sally Hansen strengthening top coat\ Sally Hansen clear Hard as Nails China Glaze frostbite LA Colors … Continue reading

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