1920s fashion

[mightymads]

Youtube definitely knows my tastes by now. It suggested me a few videos I found fabulous.

The first one is by Karolina Zebrowska, where she describes daily women's fashion from year to year throughout the decade and as usual debunks some myths in the process:

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The second one is an extensive lecture on menswear in 1920s, from hats to undergarments. Highly recommended for those who write period fic--it's a treasure trove of details. I'm afraid that embedded playback is disabled for this video, but it's definitelty worth watching on youtube.

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And the third one is just a feast for the eyes. Everything mentioned in the video above put into practice. Enjoy!

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[luthienberen]

Sorry for the late reply! A few things came up (nothing bad, just had to run about sorting a few things, fun times ha) and I didn't get an opportunity to add my comment. :)

All these videos are incredible for the wealth of detail they offer.

Karolina Zebrowska debunking the flapper dress and stereotypical image is life. I like her introduction outlining how pre-WW1 fashion was already changing and that fashion then proceeded to change throughout the 1920s decade! The shifting fashions from the first half to the second half is fascinating and that fashion designers were unable to have trousers become popular beyond sport & work wear is intriguing. HATS. *cough* sorry. I love hats! Plus scarves. ;) Can I just say I adore the shoes with sensible heels, please bring these back!

Karolina's tips on how to reproduce the fashion of the 1920s is also useful.

The men's videos are equally fantastic and the one where it is put into practise? Hurrah! Men's hats/waistcoats! :D

[mightymads]

I'm glad you found the vids interesting! My pleasure :) Oh, I know that Karolina is your fav, and she does make fabulous videos.

The lecture may be a bit less exciting, but it's sooo informative. Definitely worth the time and patience to sit through.

As for the last vid, I was watching it and thinking, why on earth can't we go back to something like that?! People used to be so elegant back in the day. Even conteporary business suits have nothing on the grace and style of their predecessors.

[luthienberen]

:) Thanks for sharing! Always so much to uncover - like you, Youtube seems to suggest a lot of these type of vids to me as well ha.

I do like how accessible Karolina makes her videos, *guilty* ;)

Oh gosh, completely agree on the lecture. It is priceless. I'm grateful so many people do such videos these days, because it brings to life the descriptions in books - or in the case of books from that era it helps visualise the clothing the characters might have worn when there is little to no description.

As for the last vid, I was watching it and thinking, why on earth can't we go back to something like that?!

DITTO. I wish we could go back to something similar where elegance played such a role, because as you say, the contemporary business suit / dress has nothing on their predecessors.

[mightymads]

If you find any of youtube suggestions particularly interesting, do rec them here :)

Yes, I like how entertaining and educational Karolina's videos are. E.g. in this one she says that until 1960s fashion was for older people, and conforming to fashion meant being respectable. Fascinating, isn't it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVNOyBRZXkw

Recently I find costume dramas and vintage vloggers quite inspirational. While it's difficult to find something that looks vintage in contemporary shops and online shops (I think buying from Etsy would be somewhat problematic from where I live), I'm trying to make my wardrobe more elegant.