NY Public Library: Fashion in the Files

Here is a fashion design from 1939 that includes both front, back and schematic views. You can find more like this in the New York Public L...

Paris Buttonholes the Mode: 1930's

This fashion magazine page from the early 1930's plays up some great ways to use buttons. The slinky, slender silhouette of that era lo...

Grey Gown: 1930's Fashion Illustration

This gorgeous dress is probably chiffon (see the transparent hem?). I love the neckline too. Even now, this look could walk the red carpet...

1938 Surrealistic Fashion Illustration by Wilena

Surrealistic fashion illustration, from about 1938, signed by Wilena.

Vintage New Year: Evening Jacket

magazine photo from a 1930's fashion scrapbook

Camp it up: "At Long Last Love"

"At Long Last Love" is about as campy as a 1930's style musical can get. Released in 1975, it is a blast to watch! Who can r...

1930's: On the Beach

On the beach in the early 1930's. Staying cool in style!

Vintage Dress: late 1930's to early 1940's

Dating vintage dresses can be fun, with so many clues to find hidden in the dress. The vintage dress shown here dates from the late 1930...

1930's Vintage Fashion: Turn Around to See the Back View

Fashion during the 1930's was cut with diagonal bias seams to be smooth and slinky. The back view of a dress was often its best feature....

1930's Women's Pants: Polka Dots and Sailor Styles

Deco Beach Pants"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583194721872426114" /> Wide leg pants are showing up in fashion again, affected by ...

1940's Hawaiian styles and Lauren Bacall

Audree Gay Creations, California, c. late 1930's through 1940's I saw the Alfred Shaheen exhibit of Hawaiian fashions recently and i...

Tina Fey's Evening Gown: Gucci does Vintage at the Emmy Awards

This evening gown seems to be about as close to a true vintage style as we have gotten lately. Tina Fey's floor length black Gucci gown ...

Gangsters from the 1930's

Movies have always inspired fashion girls, and this suit is no exception. Even though "Bonnie and Clyde" would have been a few yea...