I have a great fondness for that period of time post-Edwardian era when corsets were on their way out and the flappers were just beginning to make themselves known.
Dresses were getting roomier but with a slimmer, straighter shape.
But I overwhelmingly prefer the 1920s. Besides all that beautiful art deco beading, dropped waists were de rigeur, which is great for me because I'm surprisingly long-waisted for someone as short as I am. This means that the waists on regular dresses usually hit me way up on my ribcage, with my natural waist falling anywhere from two to four inches below the waist on the dress, which besides being incredibly uncomfortable is also terribly unflattering.
Also- look at those shoes- sensible heels! High enough for shape, but not so sharp you could use them as a weapon. Your ankles aren't in danger from snapping when you wear these beauties. You could run for a bus in these shoes.
Cute hats were an important part of 1920s fashion. I love a good hat.
Beyond the 1920s, I also dig Katharine Hepburn in a pair of flowy trousers,
Audrey Hepburn in a simply cut little black dress. And a hat.
Mostly because my hair is growing out and getting kind of wild, I've been intrigued by Stevie Nicks/ Jean Shrimpton in the 70s with their long flowy dresses, shawls and big boots. I love boots almost as much as hats.
But truthfully, I'm happy to be existing now with fewer fashion rules than we've ever had. You're free to pick from all these past decades and choose what you like and how you want to combine it. Yes, there have been some damn ugly trends (those platform stiletto heels that make you look like you fashioned a pair of shoes out of a couple kleenex boxes, the unfortunately ubiquitous flip flop, flesh-colored pantyhose, jumpsuits) but we're a lot healthier about what we'll do to ourselves in the name of fashion.
I'm appreciative every day to live at a moment in time without
corsets, foot-binding, hoopskirts, or towering powdered wigs.
It's a helluva lot safer, too.
Also- look at those shoes- sensible heels! High enough for shape, but not so sharp you could use them as a weapon. Your ankles aren't in danger from snapping when you wear these beauties. You could run for a bus in these shoes.
I can DEF. see you as a Downton Abbey type :) Brett somehow seems very modern and hip and up to date, when I think about it, and I was just looking at a pic of Kurt Cobain and thinking I am such a GRUNGY guy too :)
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