1920s cabaret

Velma Kelly is one of the two main antagonists and anti-heroines of the musical Chicago and its 2002 film adaptation. She is imprisoned on the suspicion of murdering her husband and sister (which she privately acknowledges) and is also the chief rival of the equally villainous Roxie Hart, who shot her lover dead in a fit of rage and then claimed self-defense. Kelly was not part of the original 1927 play "Roxie Hart", but was invented solely for the 1975 musical adaptation. She was portrayed…

History used to be one of our favorite subjects back in school. We absolutely adored learning about ancient cultures, long-gone civilizations, recent developments, and how things changed (though people mostly stayed the same). So whenever there’s a chance to share this passion for the past with you, we pounce!

From Beauty is Boring

Costume Challenge The Roaring Twenties Dresses and Shoes shares antique and vintage photographs, ads and written history designed to inspire.

Tallulah Bankhead

Germany emerged from the First World War broken and disillusioned. Defeat in the Great War heralded the end of the monarchy, with the Kaiser giving way to the Weimar Republic, named after the small German city that had once been a hotbed of both artistic and scientific progress. Before long,…