Partying in the 1920's

This will probably be my first and last update to my partying in the 1920's guide. Check it out, but don't forget to also check out the main guide here, or click the banner above. First off, here are three galleries I've put together for some costume ideas. One for the girls and one for the guys. One is a lot bigger then the other. The third one is a gallery of photos I've stolen from other 1920's parties, so you can see what other people have done in the past. See it here. Learn more about the 1920's History:

• More Reading about the 1920's
• Lisa's Nostalgia Cafe: the 1920's (Great Site with info on fashion and music.)

And here are some more links, ideas and notes:


Girls
More Reading:

• The Flapper
• 20's Fashion (From Lisa's Cafe, good read, and cool pictures)
• Great Gatsby 20's Clothing (Great Site, Great Read and good pics on Clothes, make-up and hair)

More Outfits:

• New Gallery
• The coolest Flapper outfit I've seen so far.
• Vintage Martini Designs (Really good site for ideas. Click on the costume photo to see more photos of the costume. There are four pages of outfits on this site, scroll to the bottom of the page to find links to the other pages.)

Accessories: Those that know me, know that I think Shoulder length evening gloves are hotttest thing ever invented. Don't know what I'm talking about? Here is an example.

• A Flapper Purse
• Flapper Accesories Site (Lots of pics and ideas)
• Another Flapper Accesories Site (Check out the Cloche hat and wigs)
• Headbands and Boas (Some cool designs)
• Mixed Headbands and Flapper Beads
• Sequined Feather Headbands
• Shoulder length evening gloves
• Cloche Hats (Another Essential)
• Cloche Hats Images
• Feather Boas
• Sequined Headpiece

Jewelry:

• Flapper Beads 1 (Essential)
• Flapper Beads 2
• Flapper Jewel Headpiece (Awesome!)
• Long Pearl Necklaces (The Pearl Rope, 37 inches or longer, sometimes tied in a knot over the chest- Pearls get my thumbs up.)
• Elastic Jeweled Bracelet

Shoes: Shoes with low to medium heels are most appropriate for this period. Mary Janes and T-straps were especially popular in the 1920s. Hair:

• The Bob (Heaps of photos and reading on the history of the iconic 20s hairstyle)
• The Bob Haircut (Cool Pics)
• 1920 Hairstyles
• 20's and 30's Wigs
• More Wigs from the 20's and beyond.

Make-Up

• Create a 1920's Flapper Face
• Foundation Colors in the 1920s
• Eyebrows in the 1920's
• Make Up Rites

Men's Ideas:

• New Gallery
• 1920's Men's Wear
• "Nobody Writes About Our Clothes"
• Wing Tip Shoes
• Fedoras
• English Driving Caps
• Hip Flasks
• Oxford Bags/Baggies
• Oxford Suit Photos
• Hats (Take special note of the straw weave boater!)
• Straw Boater

A NOTE FOR MEN We don't say much about evening wear for men because the 'rules' are fairly well-known and haven't changed much over the decades. Briefly, his choices are: WHITE TIE: Formal wear, or 'tails' -- the full dress suit with swallowtail coat, white tie, white vest. The vest can be single- or double-breasted, or white pique cotton or silk. Stiff, starched linen shirt, often with white pique front, and wing collar, fastened with pearl or moonstone studs. Top hat and white gloves, and a cape or Chesterfield overcoat, complete the ensemble. BLACK TIE: "Informal" wear, dinner jacket or 'tuxedo' -- a more modern look, basically the same line as the everyday 'sack suit.' Trousers are black; jacket is most often black, but midnight blue (in the 20s) and white (in the 40s) were also worn. The white shirt is semi-stiff, fold or wing collar, with a black bow tie. Vest (black or white) or cummerbund finishes the suit.

Enjoy your 1920s party !