Wow, this is one of the very very few celebrity retro-wannabe dresses
I've ever liked:
http://snipurl.com/fy932
-E House
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Umm... this looks closer to 1930s, perhaps late `30s. Jessica Lange's gown
is closer to 1890s-1910 but they aren't commenting on her dress and calling
it a flapper dress.
1930 example
http://www.vintagetextile.com/new_page_154.htm
http://www.antiquedress.com/item6604.htm
In a message dated 4/15/2009 3:04:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
otsi...@socket.net writes:
Umm... this looks closer to 1930s, perhaps late `30s.
Yeah...it has no flapper influences except maybe beading on a
sheerand many periods have that. The cut, shape and style
Well, yeah. I was more quoting the article than dating the gown--the
movie it was inspired by(? or a costume from?) is supposed to be
1920s. Either way, it doesn't look like it's supposed to be a repro
to me--it looks inspired by.
I do see that silhouette in films of the very late 20s, though.
In a message dated 4/15/2009 4:24:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
exst...@gmail.com writes:
This
dress could probably pass as '29 or even high fashion '28 to my eye,
Perhapsbut is that flapper?
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At 12:25 PM 4/15/2009, you wrote:
Wow, this is one of the very very few celebrity retro-wannabe dresses
I've ever liked:
http://snipurl.com/fy932
-E House
I'm sitting here on the couch with my laptop, reading H-Costume, and
watching David Letterman. As I clicked on your link above, Drew
