1920s Fashion
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The advent of women's magazines and advertising meant that fashions which were originating in the couture houses of Paris were reaching the far corners of the globe in record time and even the working classes of the North of England were managing to keep up with the times. The girls in the wedding party are wearing the shorter skirts which were in fashion from about 1924 - 1927 and have the style of the flapper dress with an uneven hemline and a daring lower neckline. They are wearing the low heeled shoes with the little button over strap which were so essential for dancing the Charleston without your shoes falling off! They were known as Mary Jane's a name which came from a character in a comic strip from the early 1900s. Flapper fashion wouldn't be complete without the cloche hat which was worn with a short brim from 1922 - 1925 as shown in the photo. The Art Deco style was often incorporated with zigzag patterns as seen on the brim of the hat on the right. The look would be completed with a touch of typical 1920s makeup influenced by the vamps of the silent movies. Sadly, I don't know who the Bride and Groom were, obviously friends of my Grandma well before my Dad was born. If anyone recognises them, I'd love to know. Likewise the two Bridesmaids in the gorgeous Art Deco fashionable flapper dresses with the zigzag hems and the shorter brim Cloche Hats. More friends of my Grandma, lost in the mists of time.
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