February 20, 2013February 21, 2013 by Susanna Ives

Fashion in Really Old Movies

Usually I’m digging through old archives looking for images that display what people wore and how their surroundings looked. Tonight, I thought I would try something a little different. I ran a search on old films. I think you will enjoy these gems from www.archive.org. Click on the image to view the movie.

What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City (1901)

Fransch Heertje zonder pantalon aan het strand te Zandvoort (1905)

Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)

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One Reply to “Fashion in Really Old Movies”

Ella Quinn says:

February 22, 2013 at 12:19 pm

Great pictures! I tweeted.

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Miss Daphne Dearborn has been wishing Lord Brimley to the devil ever since an embarrassing incident involving a clothespress, a scandalous letter, and Brimley himself wearing not a stitch. No need to speak of it. It was years ago. She is no longer that mischievous young lady. Well… perhaps still a little mischievous. Because when she learns Brimley will be in Bath during her well-earned holiday with her dearest friend, May Allen, she must act. Knowing that man is lurking about would ruin everything. And what is a little harmless mischief if it keeps him far, far away?