22/07/2014

Vintage Fashion in Black and White

Very suggestive historical fashion pfotography.

Denise Poiret at the 1002 night party held by Paul Poiret, 1911


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Portrait of Dolores Costello, 1928, photo by Alfred Cheney Johnson


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Lee Miller wearing Chanel, Vogue 1930, photo by George Hoyningen-Huene


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Portrait of Carmen Dell'Orefice, Vogue 1946, photo by Irving Penn 


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1947, photo by Philippe Pottier



Portrait of Princess Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto wearing a creation of Carosa, 1948, photo by Pasquale de Antonis


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Christain Dior suit, 1951, photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe

Harper's Bazaar, May 1954, photo by Lillian Bassman



Balenciaga, 1960, photo by Tom Kublin

Vogue, March 1964, photo by Irving Penn



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Twiggy, 1968, photo by Tessa Traeger


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Jean Shrimpton in Balenciaga wedding dress, 1973, photo by David Bailey


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1974, photo by Arthur Elgort


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Charlotte Norton Morgan, 1986, photo by Paolo Roversi


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Portrait of Cindy Crawford,1994, photo by Irving Penn

15/07/2014

Alluring 20s

World War I distorted the normal balance of women and men quantity, and thus opened the way for a new image of women. Women's rivalry for men was immense, and this has led to major changes in fashion. Woman-matron drew back and a flapper took her place.

Paul Poiret coat, 1920



Callot Soeur dress, 1920-1922



Madeleine Vionnet dress, 1921



Madeleine Vionnet cocktail dress, early 1920s



Dress, 1920s



Hat, 1920s



Dress, 1920s



Callot Soeurs coat, 1920s




Cocktail dress, 1922



Coco Chanel, 1924



Paul Poiret, 1924



Madeleine Vionnet dress, 1924



1924



Constance Talmadge in 'His Sister from Paris', 1925



Evening gown, 1925



Paul Poiret dress, 1925



Paul Poiret dance dress, 1926



Callot Soeurs evening dress, 1927



Lucien Lelong dress, 1927



Madeleine Vionnet dress, 1927



Boué Soeurs court presentation ensemble, 1928


Lucien Lelong, 1929