1920 burlesque

Velma Kelly is one of the two main antagonists and anti-heroines of the musical Chicago and its 2002 film adaptation. She is imprisoned on the suspicion of murdering her husband and sister (which she privately acknowledges) and is also the chief rival of the equally villainous Roxie Hart, who shot her lover dead in a fit of rage and then claimed self-defense. Kelly was not part of the original 1927 play "Roxie Hart", but was invented solely for the 1975 musical adaptation. She was portrayed…

Zoe Jakes

Over the Top for the beauty she expresses in a single picture. Over the Top is not for the way these pins look but for how they make me feel.

Luckily for us today, the handless look in fashion never caught on, though I do like her hat! From La Revue des Folies Bergere, 1924. costumes designed by Erte.

Concise illustrated history of 1920s Women's Makeup styles and cosmetics. Find out how the flapper look of the Roaring 1920's evolved.

Kate Moss by Thierry Le Goues 1993