30s clothing

Exploring 1930s fashion and my growing obsession with the flutter styled skirts that were very popular during a time of austerity and great innovation.

1930s skirts are hard to come by today. Even new 1930s style skirts can be tricky to find! The defining characteristic of 30s skirts is the length. The early '30s had skirts down to the ankle which gradually rose to below the knee over time. The vintage midi or tea length skirts are the most

I absolutely love 1930s fashion. At first I thought it would never look good on my short and curvy frame because all the fashion images from the decade feature very tall and narrow silhouettes (the hand-drawn images were not realistically proportionate in the least). After giving a few 30s outfits a try, especially mixing separates,

Starting in the mid 1920s, women's separates (skirts and blouses) lost favor to the one piece dress. This continued into the early 1930s, until the tides changed once again and women found the mix-and-match convenience of 1930s blouses and skirts both economical and pretty. Blouse styles were overly fussy, reflecting the Victorian era with ruffles,

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Here are some summer dress fashions from the 1935 Chicago Mail Order Catalog, including two full color pages. These old fashion catalog scans are lovely illustrations of the 1930s silhouette and dress lines. I scanned the whole layout, too, so you can get the full effect of the illustrations. "Look as sweet as you

I was planning to show you my newest makeover this week, but the photo shoot didn't happen, so it will have to wait until next week. Meanwhile, here are some 1930s images that are my most recent favorites. I love to browse them for inspiration either for actual garments, or...

(Image Source: Bing?) I've been in the mood for the past couple of months to make another 1930's inspired dress. But, with school ending...