1920s Flappers

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kiki de montparnasse,
muse and inspiration for many artists above all man ray and a painter herself.

la garconne







bronia and tylia perlmutter-two of the most popular models in montparnasse.they left holland and came to amsterdam at a very early age..bronia was only 16




jacquelina barsotti
(anticipating punk)
man ray said he liked her modern look.
"she believed as did all women who chose montparnasse that they "helped create a new era with no hypocrisy...living an honest,natural, and unprejudiced life."

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erte,the famous fashion designer and illustrator....
source:erté´s fashion designs-harper´s bazar 1918-1932








scanned by me

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i wrote that the perlmutter sisters went to amsterdam,it should be paris of course!

"everyday fashions of the 20s-as pictured in sears and other catalogs" edited by stella blum

1926/27


1925/26


1928/29


1929/30


1924


1928/29


1928/29

scanned by me

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"cartoons of the roaring twenties-volume 2 1923-1925"
john held jr. being probably the most famous and acknowleged illustrator of the roaring twenties...

[manzana]

Those are fantastic. Thank you!

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thanks manzana!i´m glad you liked them.
and since i´m in a jazz age mood some more...

"the hulton picture collection-1920s" -nick yapp
scanned by me

"here we are now,entertain us"

"the charleston age.it was the dance that personified the 20s:at once jazzy,witty,light-hearted,athletic,sexy and mischievous."



"dame laura knight sketches chorus girls behind the scenes at olympia,west london,1929."

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the dolly sisters,1929


"preparing to go in front of the camera.mgm star gwen lee uses a reflector as a mirror while she appklies her make-up,1929."


santa proud fashions,1928


palm beach fashions,1925.


a model poses in a camisole,1927.



the opening day of the british empire fair,white city,london,20 feb 1928.2 models show off their gaiters,fast becoming part of ladies everyday wear.

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galloping across the floor-two women ride a mechanical horse,1925.


a new way to get a permanent wave,1922.


the window of a dolcis shoe shop,nov.1928.

may,1927.bathing belles on the beach at aldeburgh,suffolk.


leg puller.two models advertise new ladder-free stockings,britain,1926.

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since i have beenin a scanning frenzy the last 2 days i still have a lot of material to post in the nearer future....
more cartoons by diverse cartoonists:

seeing that the captions are too small i´ll write them down:
"take,for instance,the outlines of the egyptian,the phairest for the pharaohs-what?"

"then the classical outlines of the greek as told in song,story,and priceless marbles"

"now the outlines during the reign of louis"

"-which all leads up to modern times or,what we might term,the synthetic gin period,thus proving that history is not at all interesting without lines."

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some of man ray´s famous photos of kiki,which left their traces in the history of photography
source:man ray (taschen)

noir et blanche 1926


c. 1922


and the famous "violon d´ingres"


and another wonderful woman from the 20s-the admirably brave and radical,highly artistic and extravagant nancy cunard,whose life should become a tragedy.something that happened to a lot of people who helped to make the 20s such a memorable and breathless decade...
1926

[MUXU]

wow, great photos everyone!! cant thank enough

there are some great videos on youtube from this guy name 'aaron' who uploaded loads of 1920s videos.
jacquelina was really ahead of her time. i wonder how she got her hair like that during that time

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yes,it´s quite astonishing how she created this look in the pre-hairspray days...

runnin wild
on the kurfürstendamm:


dancers in a nelson-revue:


the "monbijou" berlin´s most exclusiv lesbian club-painting by jeanne mammen:


women asking men for a dance:



showgirls in their dressing-room:




source:"die wilden jahre in berlin"-birgit haustedt