20s dresses

Dress (Robe de Style) by House of Lanvin,1926. #Lanvin #Lanvin125

Yellow silk chiffon and taffeta evening dress, maker unknown, purchased at Quinn-Maahs department store in Cleveland, around 1925.

The Callot sisters established themselves first as purveyors of lace and then rose to prominence making garments incorporating fine lace and other elegant trimmings. This design, however, shows Madame Gerber's ability to design for the prevailing pared-down aesthetic of the 1920s

FC0409 Dress, silk foliate print with glass beads, unlabelled, c. 1928-1929

FC0383 Dress, silk net, lace, appliqued silk, unlabelled, c. 1928-1929

FC0381 Dress made from Paisley shawl, velvet trim, unlabelled, American, c. 1920-1921

FC0401 Dress, silk brocade glass beads, silk satin skirt, unlabelled, c. 1925 - 1926 but possibly altered from an earlier 20s dress

1920s day dress - red silk chiffon

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FC0399 Dress, silk velvet with embedded rhinestones, unlabelled, c. 1924 - 1925

Beaded Chantilly lace flapper dress.Loose fitting, straight style is softened in front with large bias-draped lapels above the waist and a draped bias skirt panel below.

*And by swinging, I mean swing dancing, of course! Another Napier Art Deco Weekend has come and gone, and another fabulous time was had by all – or at least everyone I talked to! I almost didn’t go this year, because, while I had a great time last year, it was so ungodly hot that I felt ill most of the weekend, and my memories of last year are also mixed up with how stressful it was (we took possession of our new house the day I left for Napier, and moved in three days after I got back!)…