(resent with the correct subj line... apologies) > Sheridan P wrote: > I have been trying to figure out how to search for pictures of 1920's ladies > in fancy dress and was wondering if anyone here had a favorite source for > pictures.
If fancy dress means costume or maquerade, I dont have any for the 20s. If fancy dress means all dolled up for a night of dancing, I have lots. I collect pics of dancers, you see. Where? Definitely the V&A Library of Congress photo archives .. Look for pictures of dancers US & Europe (not Asian or you get endless natives in feathers & beads). Movie stills - Mary Pickford, Rudolf Valentino, early Fred Astaire Google images -- words involving dances Fashion plate collections Sheet music & record collections > I'm specifically looking for pictures that have women wearing headbands or > tiara type headdress. > > You are all such a great resource for my varied oddball projects, thanks > again! :0) Oddly, I have only one out of 100s. From my photos & fashion plates the modern concept of the 20s headband seems radically incorrect. The vast majority of fashionable ladies are in cloche hats or unadorned bobbed hair, with or without the Marcel waves. V&A 1920 Princess Alice of Albany aka Countess Athlone Let me know if you find some, I'm still hunting, too. I do find lots of headbands starting with Paul Poiret fashion plates in the early teens, on Irene Castle and other dancers. All of these are from pre-WWI photos & sheet music. --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
