#vintage 30s fashion

[arthina]

Evening jacket, 1937, by Elsa Schiaparelli

A fine and important Elsa Schiaparelli couture Zodiac jacket, the Astrology Collection, Winter, 1938-39, Paris. This is arguably one of the most beautiful of all Schiaparelli's creations with its glittering embroidery, shimmering star-shaped beads and rhinestones set against a midnight blue velvet background. Marlene Dietrich was photographed in her Beverly Hills residence in 1938 wearing the zodiac ensemble with matching dress. Schiap was fascinated by the night sky that she used to view as a child through her uncle's telescope - the renowned astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli, director of the Brera Observatory in Milan. He inspired in her a lifelong fascination with the celestial realm. He commented that the moles on her cheeks reminded him of the Big Dipper which she adopted as her 'lucky star', incorporating it into printed fabrics, the fabric lining her salon, her own personal jewellery as well as on this magnificent jacket. Schiaparelli's press agent Hortense MacDonald stated that the Astrology collection was defined by Euclid's famous geometric treatise - 'Elements'.

[kitsunetsuki]

Man Ray - Nightgown by Annek, Harper's Bazaar, Oct. 1936, from Man Ray, Bazaar Years by John Esten (1988)

[disease]

DORA MAAR / "UNTITLED" / circa 1935 [gelatin silver print | 300 x 200 mm.]

[frostedmagnolias]

Evening Dress by Jean Patou

c. 1932-1934

Victoria and Albert Museum

[poppingmary]

Nell O’Day ca.1930s

[jeonseoguu]

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[summer-s0ul]

In 1935 Jacques Majorelle represented the beauty of the black woman

[goshyesvintageads]

The American Tobacco Co, 1937

[kilianromero]

Her Mouth (1935)

[coolvintagecars]

Franklin (1930)

[eroticlamb]

Anita Louise featured in a WINX advertisement, November 1933 ♡

[kitsunetsuki]

Man Ray - Wedding Dress by Schiaparelli, Harper's Bazaar, April 1936, from Man Ray, Bazaar Years by John Esten (1988)

[br00k1yn-baby]

Words cannot explain how much I need this robe

[frostedmagnolias]

Dress

c. 1931

maker unknown

RISD Museum

[larosebisou]

♡ 1930s Rare Pink Silk Heart and Lace Tap Shorts ♡

[disease]

イヴニング・ドレス 1934年夏