From left to right : Featuring Clara Bow (Vanity fair Magazine), Betty Davies (Flickr.com), Ava Gardner (Pin-up-love.tumbler.com), Marilyn Monroe (thebeautyofmarilyn.tumbler.com), Twiggy (Hub Page) , Diana Ross (theyroaredvintage.tumbler.com)
1920s
Featuring: Louise Brooks (Lauren Isaacs Vitello) & Bee Jackson (Flickr.com)
Louise Brooks & Bee Jackson just embody the energy,
glamour and excitement of the
20s era in these stunning flapper dresses don't
they?. The 20s was all about the drop
waist, low neckline, beads and bobs! With
a emphasis on the back, loose fitting waist lines
and bejewelled fabric , it was a defining era for fashion. Fun, sensational and lively
it certainly shook
up the nation.
Want the fabulous flapper look? Check out our gorgeous range
of art deco inspired flapper dresses, from the dropped waist Black Deco Flapper Dress to the
gold lines and layered pleats in our
Pleated Flapper Dress.
1930s
Featuring: Ginger Rogers in Vivacious Lady (Yurei.co.uk)
We just love Ginger Rogers dress here in Vivacious Lady 1938!
Feminine,
sheer fabrics were all the rage and with the invention of the bias cut draping was
born! Dresses became elegant and fabric hung in sinuous
folds and stretched to fit the contours of the body.
Adopt Ginger's Grecian goddess look with our
Pink Art Deco Maxi, which embodies the dreamlike, shimmering beauty in 30s
dresses with its gorgeous chiffon skirt.
1940s
Featuring: Deanna Durbin (greenbriarpictureshows.blogspot.com)
Deanna Durbin looks the picture of innocence, in this
beautiful floral wrap dress. Padded shoulders, silhouettes, clinched in waists
and A line skirts were popular in the 1940s.
It was all about looking elegant
yet smart, sexy yet refined. Prints were
big, shoulders
broad and skirts long and sleek.
If you love the hourglass silhouette and super flattering
shapes of the 1940s than look
no further than our Black Floral Tea Dress, with
its cute fitted skirt and buttoned up waist.
1950s
Featuring: Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russel (lifeofmarilynmonroe.tumbler.com)
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in Gentlemen prefer Blondes
look super cute in there gorgeous flared skirt and lemon wiggle dress! Both are
defining iconic looks of the era,
with the full skirt taking the nation by
storm and the slim fitting pencil skirt becoming a wardrobe staple to this day.
If you love this look, check out our Emily & Fin Dreamy
Deco Dress with its 50s
prom style fit and bold, bright print.
1960s
Featuring: Diana Ross Andre Courreges Photoshoot by Bert Stern
How groovy does Diana Ross look in this Andre Courage Shoot?! Space age
inspirations, miniscule hem lines and geometric prints, the 60s was a decade
that revolutionised fashion!
Check out our bright, fiery Orange Lace Shift Dress If you want
to inject some life
into your wardrobe and channel the mod look.
1970s
Featuring: Donyale Luna (demeterclarc.com)
Maxi dresses, crazy prints and flare shapes were all the
craze in the 70s, and this
circular hippy chick dress worn by Donyale Luna for
Vogue was no exception!
Fashion in this
era was flamboyant, eccentric and romantic with exaggerated features.
Our boho Floral Jumpsuit with its slinky wrap around body, flared
trousers and bold
print nail this look perfectly.
