The 1920s were called the “Roaring Twenties” for good reason. We take you back to the fashion, styling, icons and designers of the time and bring you a little closer to the lifestyle of the period.
Hemlines are rising, hair is getting shorter and the new lifestyles of young women are becoming bolder – much to the shock of men. Increasing prohibition and crime provide great entertainment, make-up is more popular than ever before, and provocation is a buzzword of the time. We take you on a journey back in time to the glamorous golden twenties.
Fashion of the 1920s:
Fashion of the 1920s
The ladies of the 1920s adorned themselves with exotic-looking feather boas and pearl necklaces, wore fringed dresses trimmed with sequins, ornate headbands and elegant, close-fitting pot hats. Synthetic fibers, which were new on the market, made soft and supple stockings possible for the first time. The look was rounded off with the extra-long cigarette holders.
Fashion designer of the 1920s:
Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel was one of the most influential designers of the 1920s. With it, the frilly, colorful dresses disappeared and minimal cuts in shades of black, blue, grey, cream and white appeared for the first time. The Chanel costume made of tweed and the little black dress, a simple black sheath dress that is changeable in shape and can be worn for any occasion, were among the defining styles. It is still being reinterpreted today.
Jeanne Lanvin
Complicated cuts and elaborate embellishments were her trademark, and Jeanne Lanvin also reflected the glamorous era of the 1920s with these. She achieved her breakthrough with the Lanvin couture house, which produced mother and daughter clothes, and from 1926 also menswear.
Fashion icons of the 1920s:
Clara Gordon Bow
She was the Paris Hilton of the twenties: It girl Clara Gordon Bow. The American actress rose to fame in the late silent film era and became the most famous flapper of the time thanks to her film studio Paramount. This describes a young woman who wore short skirts and short hair, listened to jazz and confidently defied the rules of good manners.
Josephine Baker
While she was initially regarded as a grotesque black dance girl, she was soon idolized as the black Venus. With her dancing and her style, Josephine Baker captured the hearts of the Parisian public and became the first African-American film star.
Greta Garbo
Hollywood icon Greta Garbo was nicknamed “the Divine” or “the Swedish Sphinx” because of her timeless beauty and mysterious charisma. She made the transition from the silent film era to the talkies and is considered one of the greatest female screen legends of all time.
Make-up of the 1920s:
Make-up of the 1920s
The complexion was covered with light powder, the cheeks were particularly rosy thanks to blush and the lips were dipped in dark colors. The eyes were heavily outlined with kohl and the eyebrows were plucked long and hard until they were extremely thin.
Hairstyles of the 1920s:
Hairstyle of the 1920s
Snip, snip hair off! The bob took the place of long hair in the twenties. The bravest of the ladies wore the Eton or Garçon cut: an extremely short variation of the bob and actually a hairstyle intended for men. The technique of water waves or finger waves gave the woman’s short haircut a slightly softer and more feminine touch.
