A CENTURY AGO

A century ago, during the Twenties decade, fashion was revolutionary and extravagant and wonderful.The hemline crept up the leg as the decade unfolded the back line dropped a little lower, but the neckline remained chaste and demure. The androgynous, youthful look came to represent the decade., though not every woman could carry it off. Thankfully there were several styles to choose from, as long as they had a low waist. Hemlines rose and dropped at least twice, skirts being at their shortest around 1927. The gown's straight silhouettes were often broken up or emphasized by geometric decoration, and different colorurs could be used for the top and bottom halves. Fuller skirts remained in fashion, becoming more prominent when hemlines were lower. But the 1920s are characterized by two distinct periods of fashion: in the early part of the decade, change was slower, and there was more reluctance to wear the new, revealing styles made popular. From 1925, the public more passionately embraced the styles now typically associated with the Roaring Twenties. Despite the brevity of their reign, knee-leigh evening gowns sprinkled with beads and sequins are probably the main garments associated with the Roaring Twenties.  

Dress by Paul Poiret 1922

Thalia Barbarova

Norma Shearer

Pyjamas by Edward Molyneux

Coco Chanel

Gilda Grey

 Louise Brooks

THE WONDERFUL 20's IN THE TV SERIES

The fabulous 20's in tv series. What's your favorite styling? The gipsy look of Peaky Blinders, the poor one of Weimar Republic or the splendour of english nobility in Downton Abbey?
The costume designers are Stephanie Collie for Peaky Blinders, Pierre-Yves Gayraud for Babylon Berlin, and Susannah Buxton and Caroline McCall for Downton Abbey, and all of them have done a wonderful work and and they were able to tell us through the clothes one of the most interesting periods of the last century.

Grace Shelby  -  Charlotte Ritter  -  Lady Mary Crawley

Peaky Blinders

Babylon Berlin

Downtown Abbey

LE PRINCE FRIVOLE

“Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.” - Jean Cocteau

                                                                                                                   photo:Paolo Prevedini

20's silk flapper purse, t-shirt Mango, skirt by Betty Blue, vintage patent leather belt, vintage suede glows

LITTLE HANDBAGS - S/S 2015

1-2:Christian Peau 3:Christopher Kane
4:Fendi mini Pikaboo 5.L'Autre Chose 6:Valentino
6:Marni 7:Olympia Le Tan 8:DSquare2

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FLAPPER PURSE

(In spite of its results, in all artistic and literary, Cocteau insisted to be a poet and that all his works were poetic expressions.)
 A dress without poetry is a piece of cloth



CLOSET CASTLE di Annapaola Brancia d'Apricena

Renewed findings from the coffer of a castle

20's silk flapper purse handbag
borsa raso flapper anni '20

FRAME

Jean Cocteau

Man Ray-Jean Cocteau 1922

Max Ernest and his wife

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TIMELESS

CLOSET CASTLE di Annapaola Brancia d'Apricena

Renewed findings from the coffer of a castle

20's white chiffon blouse
Camicia di chiffon bianca anni '20

A WHITE BLOUSE IS FOREVER

Brigitte Bardot

Cheryl Tiegs 1967

Ursina Lardi in White Ribbon by Michael Haneke

Natalia Vodianova

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