Beautiful Actresses and Fashions from the Early 1920s
Today I’m posting images of silent film actresses in fabulous clothes, which I found in the Library Of Congress archives. These photographs date between 1920 – 1925. However, it is possible that a few earlier images might have slipped in. Sadly, I had to crop out many of the photographs’ handwritten labels when I processed the photos. If you look closely, you can find Joan Crawford, Clara Bow, Louise Brooks, and Bebe Daniels.
Beautiful Friday – 1912 Fashions and The Wild Flower Fairy Book Let’s start off Friday with some lovely images that I found at BNF. These photographs come from the November 1912 issue of Elegancias : Revista Mensual Ilustrada Artística, Literaria, Modas y Actualidades. Click on an image to expand. I found this gorgeous 1905 volume The Wild Flower Fairy Book at...
Fashion from Journal Des Dames et Des Modes 1818 — Part III Here is my final posting of fashions from the 1818 editions of Journal Des Dames et Des Mode that I found in the library of France. I think these images are my favorite of the three gallery posts. Click an image to enlarge and see in its entirety....
Lovely French Fashion from 1909 I’m not having the best day, so I’m posting some pretty dresses from Les Modes. Click on an image to enlarge it....
Beautiful Paper Dolls from the 1910s While I was preparing my Halloween post, I noticed that The Ladies’ Home Journal featured paper dolls in many of their issues in the 1910s. I’ve adored paper dolls since childhood, so I was giddy to put these dolls on my blog. In total, there are 45 pages of paper...
French Fashions from 1905-06 I was a bit stressed today. To calm myself I decided to watch Top Gear while processing French fashions from Les Modes journals found the library of France. Click a thumbnail to view entire image....
Illustrations and Instructions for Hair Dressing from 1867 Images from The Self-instructor in the Art of Hair Work: Dressing Hair, Making Curls, Switches, Braids, and Hair Jewelry of Every Description, by Mark Campbell, published in 1867. Click on an image to enlarge it. ...
Le Bon Genre – Parisian Social Life in the Early 1800s As I research potential blog posts, I often run across references to Le Bon Genre. Well, I’ve finally found the obscure book or, to be more accurate, series of prints illustrating Parisian social life in the early 1800s. I’ve posted about twenty images from the many in the document. If...
1920s Advertisements From September, 1921 issue of The Ladies’ Home Journal. I love old advertisements. ...
4 Replies to “Beautiful Actresses and Fashions from the Early 1920s”
Mabel Normand, of Mack and Mabel fame!
Amazing looks and very pretty dresses.
She has some great photographs!
Some look like the clothes Miss Fisher wears in the Miss Fisher Mysteries. One or two were very odd but most look lovely.
I love those mysteries!! Isn’t a new one coming out soon?
Mabel Normand, of Mack and Mabel fame!
Amazing looks and very pretty dresses.
She has some great photographs!
Some look like the clothes Miss Fisher wears in the Miss Fisher Mysteries. One or two were very odd but most look lovely.
I love those mysteries!! Isn’t a new one coming out soon?