Comments on: Travel back in time to your favourite fashion era

By: Joelle

Joelle — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:41:01 +0000

I find a lot to like from early 1900’s Art Nouveau on down to early 1960’s mod. Of course not all the looks in that time would have suited me equally, especially those that require a small waist, but they are beautiful to see on the women with the right figure. Like some previous commenters I like how people “dressed up” more when they went out–and this at a time when clothes were more expensive and choice of fabrics was more limited than it is now.

By: Meream

Meream — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:05:13 +0000

50’s definitely. I love all the tailored clothing.

By: rute

rute — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:55:32 +0000

My favorite era was the 50s, not only because of the glamour but because most of the clothes were great for my body type, dresses accentuating the waist, skirts, women were more feminine then.
The 60’s clothes only flatter very skinny women!

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:47:52 +0000

Whoops, I meant to say “few pics from the 20’s”

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:46:07 +0000

In terms of what looks good in family photos, as opposed to fashion shoots. I’d go for 30’s and 40’s. The few pics from the 30’s feature pretty dowdy looks. And pics from the 50’s show that it was an unforgiving time unless you had a neat waist and reasonable bust.

By: Oneirix

Oneirix — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:46:20 +0000

SO MUCH LOVE for this topic!!

I am on such an intense ’20s craze right now. I don’t quite have the stick-thin androgynous thing going on, but I’m pretty small so the aesthetic fits to my body type fairly well. I love the glamour, the flapper dresses, the jazz…

I also LOVE the mod ’60s. I love the bright, bold colors and simple shapes. And I am also a big fan of the mini skirt.

40’s and 50’s are close behind. I really enjoy them on a cultural aesthetic level, but fashion-wise they’re not really my scene.

With a blend of 20’s glamour, 60’s pop and futuristic edge, I think that’s a good grasp of what I would love to dress like 100% of the time. And ditto with being so over casual dressing. I’m guilty of it most of the time, but I wish I had grown up with different habits.

By: Therese

Therese — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:38:23 +0000

When I lived in Mainland China, there were many men who wore suits ‘all the time’, though I can assure you that it was not ‘classy’ but because they had nothing else to wear and suits were considered the basic item to have on to help them get a job and/or appear respectable in society. From what I’m told my by grandparents and (great-)grand relatives, this was a similar attitude throughout much of the world until relatively recently.

As far as styles go, I do like the art deco-influenced 20-30s clothing. However, my favorite of ‘old’ styles is the 30-50s-era cotton and linen dresses and suits of my grandparents’ generation. Even when they’d be working the sugar plantation in the heat of summer or picking figs or loquats there was the expectation of at least two petticoats (aie!), though my grand-aunt would swear that it didn’t feel ‘that hot’.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:34:18 +0000

Yes Adrienne, my mom had falls and wiglets…I used to have fun playing with them myself:)

By: Adrienne

Adrienne — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:19:58 +0000

I was a child during the 50″s and 60’s. My mother did not look like those photos. She wore house dresses because she did not have a small hourglass figure, finding clothes to fit the full figured gal back then was (H-E double hockey sticks). I had to go shopping with her and I remember all of the self loathing she went through. Most women dressed in shorts, pedal pushers, jeans not like today and white button down shirts. These were their everyday clothes. Most women stayed home and did not have careers. The only time my mom dressed up was for church on Sunday.. I think we forget that back then dressing fancy was too expensive. My mom starting dressing up in the 70’s when she had to go back to the work force after 22 years of being a house wife. The tunic dress pant suits were her thing. Does anyone remember the hair piece called a “fall”. My mom sported one of those and looked Oh so chic!

By: cciele

cciele — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:09:50 +0000

I love street fashion, particularly those inspired my music. So I guess my time would be the 60s and 70s, from the mods to rockers to hippies to glam! I love the inventiveness and “anything goes” attitude.