1920s russia

Get rid of your corsets and bustles, we are now in the 1920s also known as the “roaring 20s” or the era of the flapper! Women’s fashion in the early 1920s dramatically changed afte…

Irina and Felix escaping from Russia on the Martborough

After the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, many things changed in Russia, including the way people looked and dressed. Let’s take a glimpse at the fashion and outfits in the times of avant-garde art, the first communists and Gatsby-style new economic policy.

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Fur: Fur coats or trimmed with fur were popular. Many had a single big button while others were wrapped around, they would have wide cuffs and fell to the knee. Velvet: Velvet was used in jackets, wraps and dresses; this material was part of the style of opulence and the luxury of art deco style. The sheath dress: The slinky sheath dress was made from chiffon, silk or crepe de chine. It clung to the female form and hung from shoe string straps. Fringing: Evening dresses with fringing were…

An elegant Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia, daughter of Grand Duke Georgiy Mikhailovich and Princess Marie of Greece (aka "Greek Minny"). 1920s.