Flapper in House of Worth gown 1925 - note the daring braclets and earrings
Some called it the ‘Jazz Age’, others ‘Art Deco’ – the 1920s-30s when ‘the flapper’ was the It Girl.
Here’s a contemporary flapper in the height of style, wearing a ‘simple’ hanging платье, бальное платье with a low waist and high shoes.
Notice her jewelry – her earrings and belt, and the large braclets on her arms.
Flapper fashion, revolutionary for its time, had brought a revolution in jewelry styles. The shorter sleeves, and (for the era) daring low necklines gave еще Космос to ‘display’ jewelry.
Flappers did not want to wear the sort of jewelry that their mothers had; they wanted...
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