The
1920s style was one of rebellion,
"The Roaring 20s". The
era saw the beginning of the end of
the corset in favor of more
comfortable, sheer and lightweight
undergarments. The 1920s young
woman wanted to dance the night away
in the jazz clubs and didn't want
her tight corset and dress holding
her back. It was the first
time that women were also seen in
public with bare arms and legs,
applying makeup and smoking.
Although prohibition was the law at
the time, it was largely ignored as
young woman flocked to the
"speakeasy" for a night of drinking
and dancing. It is such a fun
era to emulate because it truly
evokes a feeling of carefree abandon
and fun. When
a bride copies a 1920s vintage
"flapper" feel for her bridal look,
she is typically replicating the
everyday look of the 1920s young,
hip woman as
opposed to the true 1920s bride, who
was much more demure and ethereal.
Her dress and veil was typically
lace in a long flowing style.
She would wear flowers or a wreath
in her hair.
FASHION
Coco
Chanel helped make the drop-waist
"Flapper Dress"
popular as well as the fashion colors of the
era which tended to be neutrals
including beige, cream,
sand, navy
and black. Looks of the time
were moving into a more masculine
style. The traditional demure "good
girl" from the 1920s was more likely
to wear a long, flowing, lace dress.
These lace dresses are inspiration
to many of today's
modern wedding dress designers, such
as Jesus Peiro (at right).
Gorgeous beaded clothes and
accessories were also in style.
Shoes were cute low heeled Mary Jane
styles or lace boots. If you
are going for a full blown 20s feel,
you can find authentic vintage
shoes, however, you can also find
many modern alternatives if you just
want the "feel"
of the 20s era. These adorable
pair by Stuart
Weitzman are a
perfect example.
HEADPIECES
If
you are going for a full 1920s
vintage theme wedding, you will want to
wear a Lace
Caplet
veil or a
Broche Hat
both true trademarks of the era.
Also very popular were hair flowers
in small bunches or flower hair
wreaths as opposed to the single
flower hair piece that became
popular in the 1940s and 1950s. For a more modern feel or if the
1920s is more of just a fashion
inspiration for you, wear a headband
across your forehead or on top of
your head, a hair clip or a comb
ornamented with enameled flowers, lace, pearls and/or
beading. Although feathers
were most popular in the 1930s, they
were also worn in the 1920s and work
great with the 20s feel.
JEWELRY
When
we think of jewelry from the 1920s,
we think of long multilayer strands of
pearls. Pearls of every length
were by far the look of the era, cut
glass being the second most popular
jewelry material used. If
pearls are not your style, you can
certainly pair your 1920s wedding
look with the gorgeous art deco
style jewelry of the 1930s.
HAIR
and MAKEUP
Women
began cutting their hair short in
the 1920s to more easily fit into
the stylish hats of the era. The
"bob" haircut and finger wave styles
were most popular. The
makeup
style of the time was fair skin with
kohl
rimmed
eyes, pencil thin brows and cupid's
bow dark lips. The 1920s saw
the introduction of the "suntan".
While Coco Chanel was vacationing in
the French Riviera, she accidentally
got sun
burnt.
Her fans liked the look
and began emulating it, however,
mainstream society throughout the
1920s and 1930s remained fairly
pale. It
really took until the 1940s for the suntan
to become completely mainstream as bathing suits became smaller and
women's magazine ads began promoting
sun bathing. The more
"traditional" ethereal bride of the
1920s would wear much more subdued
makeup in lighter pastel colors.
Remember, unless you are trying to
create an authentic 1920s themed
wedding, mixing and matching looks
from different eras can look great
as long as you follow some basic
guidelines. The 1930s styles
obviously work well with the 1920s.
The styles were very similar and
easily interchanged. For some
easy tips and tricks, check out my
page
for creating your vintage bridal
look for more
information.
makeup and smoking.
Although prohibition was the law at
the time, it was largely ignored as
young woman flocked to the
"speakeasy" for a night of drinking
and dancing. It is such a fun
era to emulate because it truly
evokes a feeling of carefree abandon
and fun. When
a bride copies a 1920s vintage
"flapper" feel for her bridal look,
she is typically replicating the
everyday look of the 1920s young,
hip woman as
opposed to the true 1920s bride, who
was much more demure and ethereal.
Her dress and veil was typically
lace in a long flowing style.
She would wear flowers or a wreath
in her hair. 
sand, navy
and black. Looks of the time
were moving into a more masculine
style. The traditional demure "good
girl" from the 1920s was more likely
to wear a long, flowing, lace dress.
These lace dresses are inspiration
to many of today's
modern wedding dress designers, such
as Jesus Peiro (at right).
Gorgeous beaded clothes and
accessories were also in style.
Shoes were cute low heeled Mary Jane
styles or lace boots. If you
are going for a full blown 20s feel,
you can find authentic vintage
shoes, however, you can also find
many modern alternatives if you just
want the "feel"
of the 20s era. These adorable
pair by Stuart
Weitzman are a
perfect example.
HAIR
and MAKEUP
Her fans liked the look
and began emulating it, however,
mainstream society throughout the
1920s and 1930s remained fairly
pale. It
really took until the 1940s for the suntan
to become completely mainstream as bathing suits became smaller and
women's magazine ads began promoting
sun bathing. The more
"traditional" ethereal bride of the
1920s would wear much more subdued
makeup in lighter pastel colors. 