Roaring '20s Fashions: Deco (Schiffer Book for Collectors) [Hardcover]

Susan Langley (Author), John Dowling (Photographer)

Book Description

Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors | Publication Date: October 30, 2005

By the second half of the 1920s, old-fashioned Victorian morals had gone the way of starched collars and cruel corsets and a "no holds barred" attitude reigned in their place. "The Party of the Century" had begun in earnest and fashions responded by climbing to the knees! Using a combination of vintage images, professional photographs of existing garments, and period artists' illustrations, this comprehensive book presents a dazzling look at fashions from 1925 through 1929. Fashions for men, women, and children are featured, including evening andday wear, coats and jackets, lounge and resort wear, sports fashions, and lingerie. Whenever possible, styles are shown with their appropriate accessories, such as hats, shoes, purses, fans, parasols, and more. Fascinating timelines place the fashions in their proper settings describing each year's film, music, literary, and couture trends. Among the book's many highlights are rare French pochoir fashion plates and photos of an original haute couture Chanel evening gown. This in-depth look at one of our most exciting decades will appeal to fashion enthusiasts and history buffs alike. A companion volume covers the years 1920 to 1924.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing (October 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764323202
• ISBN-13: 978-0764323201
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #978,812 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Great Book!!!, January 8, 2006

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This review is from: Roaring '20s Fashions: Deco (Schiffer Book for Collectors) (Hardcover)

This book is a wonderful extraordinary follow-up to Roaring 20's Fashion: Jazz. The photos and clothes are out of this world! The historical overviews are very well done, and give the clothes and vintage photos a context relevant to the times that they were worn! BRAVO!!!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Roaring (20s) Good Book!, January 13, 2006

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Nancy Mierek (Spartanburg, SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roaring '20s Fashions: Deco (Schiffer Book for Collectors) (Hardcover)

I loved Ms. Langley's vintage hat book so well I was amost afraid to be disappointed by her new books on the Roaring 20s - I shouldn't have been. She truly surpassed herself with books that transcend the category of collecter's books. Yes, this book is organized and comprehensive. The clothes are fabulous and the photos of them due them justice. The fashion plates and advertisements are beautiful and greatly entertaining enhancements placing the clothing in context of the times. I must admit my favorite part of the book is the vintage photographs which along with the loving and witty narrative breathe a life and tenderness into this book that raises it far above a collector's guide.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, Simply Fabulous!, July 10, 2006

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Cat Woodward (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roaring '20s Fashions: Deco (Schiffer Book for Collectors) (Hardcover)

Roaring '20's Fashions by Susan Langley is just wonderful. She has gone the extra mile by showing the advertisement or sketch and then showing an actual item that is as close to if not identical to the ad. I always looked at the magazine ads and wondered what the actual garment or accessory really looked like. Now I know. I will gleefully await her next book! The photographs are done well (good angles and lighting)and her commentary is lively. I would recommend to one and all! And I have.