Sentences with phrase «about flappers»

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Whenever someone mentions the flapper era that was the fashion movement back in the 20s, we always think about shapeless,

Now, for the past six years, I have had seven dresses that I always wear for formal events (black - tie, weddings): (1) a long sleeved, high - necked, knee length black lace dress by Lover, whose darts I removed entirely so that it falls straight from my shoulders to hips to knees in a very loose, comfortable cut (no need to pull any waists in, and I can eat as much as I like) that I made an underskirt for, so it can also be calf length (2) an ivory version of the same above, with the optional lace underskirt (3) an amazingly intricate ivory leather macrame flapper dress uner which I wear a dark brown long, stretch singlet dress (so comfortable again)(4) a vermillion small V - neck, long bell sleeved, straight cut, long, widens - at - the -(just above ankle) hemline dress I sewed in the most gorgeous lace for twenty dollars (5) a burgundy lace version of the vermillion lace dress in (4)-- for the same price (6) a knee length, Romance Was Born silk shift three sizes up so it sits away from the waist — again — its all about «a'll the better to eat dinner with, my dear», in a huge, wild sunflower graphic print before graphic prints were trendy: it's giant sunflowers against an intense turquoise background (7) a calf length caftan cut dress that I made from Japanese printed silk my mother had bought and kept for sixty years (it's just a giant square with a hole fro my neck and two for my arms, and has the best drape EVER owing to its being silk)

It turned out nicely and is a much more permanent, and slightly fancier, alternative to a tinsel crown I think that the stars are just the sort of thing that a flapper would have worn in the twenties, or maybe something a sprite would wear while flitting about the winter woods.

I was prepared to give Anthropologie a hard time about how short the Marian Flapper Chemise ($ 148) is!

However if you take a turn about Wardrobe Shop's site you'll spy unique offerings that you may not find at just any ol' vintage inspired clothing website, as they offer Victorian inspired garments, gorgeous 1910s / Downton Abbey style dresses, and stunning flapper / Great Gatsby beaded numbers.

Whenever someone mentions the flapper era that was the fashion movement back in the 20s, we always think about shapeless, shimmery dresses adorned with layers of fringe.

During the time of the 1920s, the much talked - about «flapper» - styled women's shift dresses had been the first ones to introduce a stark contrast to the conventional corseted, high - waisted, large skirts.

We should probably have talked about the style of the flapper before the actual makeup, but who cares, the makeup was in center.

I love everything about the 1920's — I love the glamorous clothes and make - up of the flappers, and I am also loving the subtle «Downton Abbey» make - up look too!

There is no room for introspection or melancholy, only big gestures or poses in the story's comparatively calmer moments of interpersonal communication and grand social events with blizzards of colorful confetti and streamers, flappers dancing on any elevated platform they can find, and musicians spread about everywhere.

I've thought about bagging the entire emissions system, including the flapper valve, but in Las Vegas I have to pass annual emissions checks, or limit my mileage to less than 5000 miles a year - which I don't want to do.

«For just one flapper, he quoted a price of $ 247 before tax for a part that I knew was about $ 8.