1920s : Fashions of a Roaring Decade

[DosViolines]

Black Monkey Fur Trim Coat and Muff
Probably French, late 1920s
The calf length wrap with button at hip, the upper portion of black wool, the lower of black satin with scallop edge, with monkey fur collar and muff.

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[DosViolines]

Rare Germaine Couture Chemise Style Dress
French, 1920s
Of brown silk brocaded in gold and bronze metallic thread with Orientalist inspired designs, the sides of the skirt hung with similarly brocaded ribbon edged with beaded fringe, with weighted hem, labeled: Germaine Couture/Germaine Coubit/Marthe Charlier/24 Rue Pasquier/Paris/Tel. Gutemb. 05-77/stamped Made in France.

Germaine Coubit was a contemporary of Poiret, Drecoll, Lucien Lelong and Jean Patou. Germaine Couture is referred to in the records of the Tirocchi Sisters, custom dressmakers located in Providence, Rhode Island from 1915-1947. A. & L. Tirocchi Gowns were custom clothiers to high society New England women and based their designs on leading French couture styles.

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[DosViolines]

Chanel Beige Georgette and Tiered Feather Manteau
French, circa 1925
Calf length, of self backed crepe georgette, the semicircular shoulder cape with top of parallel curved shirring with three rows of stitching and ripple pleats descending into same at base, rectangular collar and applied border a profusion of tiered **** feathers forming a cape over-collar with continuous trim to extravagant 18 inch scalloped fringe-form hem, the interior embroidered with satin stitch band trimming border seam, no size, labeled: Chanel/Cannes/31 Rue Cambon/Paris/Biarritz, handwritten on verso 867, and stamped: Importe de France.

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[DosViolines]

Black Chiffon and Bugle Bead Chemise
French, 1920s
Sleeveless, low round neck, with crescent-shaped hip yoke, bodice and gathered skirt embroidered in floral motif, no label.

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[DosViolines]

Lady Duff Gordon, née Lucy Christiana Sutherland (1863 – 1935), was born in London, raised in Canada and later achieved international success as a fashion designer under the name “Lucile.” In 1894, she opened her first shop and soon established branches of her couture house in New York, Paris, and Chicago, as well as London. In 1900, she married Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon and in 1912, she and her husband survived the sinking of the Titanic.

Lucile, Ltd. was known for its use of exotic motifs and silhouettes. This coat from the Paris branch reflects the taste for chinoiserie found in French fashions around 1923.

Lucile, Ltd., coat, circa 1923, France, worn by Margaret Harwood, gift of Mr. Richard Stevens, photograph by Irving Solero

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[DosViolines]

Flapper dress with split panel skirt.
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[DosViolines]

Quarter sleeved black charmeuse column gown.
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[DosViolines]

Black satin evening cape.
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[DosViolines]

Columnar flapper dress.
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[Justjeans]

What an amazing drape and neckline on the Liberty gold lame shrug in #296.
Thanks for posting those pictures DosViolines, they are all very inspiring, I'm going to try draping again instead of flat patterns!

 

[DosViolines]

Glad you're inspired Justjeans

Draped gown.thefrock

 

[DosViolines]

Travelling coat.
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[DosViolines]

Flapper dress.
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[DosViolines]

Satin gown.
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[DosViolines]

Silk chiffon gown.
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[DosViolines]

Opera coat.
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[DosViolines]

Several 20s pieces from thefrock

 

[DosViolines]

Lace gown.
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[DosViolines]

Flapper-era dress.
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[DosViolines]

Shaved velvet flapper coat.
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