The 20s, 30s, and World War II

8/11/2019 The 20s, 30s, and World War II

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The Twenties, Thirties and

World War II

1920 1947


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The Twenties

Warren G. Harding elected president

Passage of the 18thAmendment for Prohibition

U.S. ratifies 19thAmendment: women have the right to vote

1920

1922

1924

1925

1927

1929

Fascist dictatorship in Italy

Commercial public radio broadcasting begins

Surrealist Movement

Name Rayon established for cellulosic fiber calledartificial silk by Dept. of Commerce

LExposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et

Industriels Moderns in Paris

Zipper trademark registered by B.F. GoodrichCharles Lindbergh first flight across Atlantic Ocean

Sound introduced in motions pictures in the The Jazz Singer

Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression


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Le Garconne

androgynouslook

Jean Patou design 1927

Louise Brooks,

Actress

A Sense of Liberation


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1928 Afternoon Coat

1926 Masculine Looks at the Races


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Paul Poiret

Evening Dress, 1925:

Materials: Lam, metallic thread lace


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Jeanne Lanvin

1926Robe de Style

Bias cut silk

chiffon in two

colors with

velvet ribbon

trim

1929 Woman's Afternoon Dress


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Afternoon Dress, 1928EugnieMaterials: Silk taffeta


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Mme. Vionnet late 20s & early 30s

Bias cut draping, necklines and uneven cut hems.


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Wedding Dress and Cap, 1929

Edward MolyneuxMaterials: Rayon satin dress;

linen point de gauze lace cap


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Movie Stars and Fashion


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1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1938

1939

The Thirties

Franklin D. Roosevelt elected President: the New Deal begins

Technicolor process introduced in motion pictures

Hitler dictatorship in Germany

Prohibition Repeal

Clark Gable without an undershirt in It Happened

One Night; undershirt sales plummet

WPA established & Social Security Act becomes law

Italy invades Ethiopia

Edward III abdicates to marry Wallis Simpson

Italy invades Ethiopia

Germany annexes Austria and part of Czechoslovakia

Nylon first marketed by DuPont

Germany Invades Poland and WWII begins

Publication of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Gone With the Wind is released as a film


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Socialites at the Races, 1930


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Femininity Returning to Fashion

Butterfly Sleeves 1934 Exaggerated Shoulders 1935


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Femininity Returning to Fashion

Frills, the waist and longer skirts


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Coat, Early to mid-1930s

Jean Patou

Materials: Wool, wool crepe,fox fur


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Evening Dress, 1930

Louise Boulanger

France, Paris,

Materials: Printed silk chiffontrimmed with paste stones

and sequins, silk satin


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Sportswear


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Swimsuit, 1930sMargit Fellegi, Cole of CA

Materials: Cotton

Swimsuit, 1932Mary Ann DeWeese,

Catalina Sportswear

Materials: Wool knit


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Affluent Lifestyle

Lucien Lelong

designer, 1937


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Mme. Elsa Schiaparelli

Shocking Pink Surrealism,

1938


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Womans Coat, 1938

Elsa SchiaparelliMaterials: Monkey fur with

black suede leather


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Jewelry in the Thirties


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New Support


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Menswear in the Thirties


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Schiaparellis One-piece Bomb

Shelter Outfit, 1939

Wartime

Fashion

European Regulated

Dress, 1942


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Wartime Regulation Clothing in the Mid-Forties


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2 Piece Bathing Suit,

Swoon Suit, 1942

Margit Fellegi: Cole of

CA

Materials: Acetate satin

Bathing Suitand Skirt, 1944Margit Fellegi: Cole of CA

Materials: Glazed cotton chintz,

cotton and elastic


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Patio Dress, 1947

Joy KingstonMaterials: Cotton piqu with

metallic studs


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Hats by the Milliners of

1945 to brighten the drab,plain fashions.

Wartime Fashion


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Balenciago

Post War


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Christian Diors

New Look 1947

Coolie Hat, soft

shoulders, cinched

waist and full skirts

Post War

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