Fashion 30s

Exploring 1930s fashion and my growing obsession with the flutter styled skirts that were very popular during a time of austerity and great innovation.

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I was planning to show you my newest makeover this week, but the photo shoot didn't happen, so it will have to wait until next week. Meanwhile, here are some 1930s images that are my most recent favorites. I love to browse them for inspiration either for actual garments, or...

I absolutely love 1930s fashion. At first I thought it would never look good on my short and curvy frame because all the fashion images from the decade feature very tall and narrow silhouettes (the hand-drawn images were not realistically proportionate in the least). After giving a few 30s outfits a try, especially mixing separates,

1930s skirts are hard to come by today. Even new 1930s style skirts can be tricky to find! The defining characteristic of 30s skirts is the length. The early '30s had skirts down to the ankle which gradually rose to below the knee over time. The vintage midi or tea length skirts are the most

I love getting to the Southern Oregon University library and scanning these vintage magazine photos. Here are some lovely dresses from Harper's Bazaar 1936, starting with this beautiful brocade. Harper Bazaar Sept 1st 1936, beautiful and so classy! Would love to see it in color, but most of the magazines really didn't do a lot of color until the 50s and 60s. A great pair of lounging pants, love the painted Koi, Harper Bazaar July 1939. Coat has hand blocked brillant fish on natural pongee…