Perfum ad Mystikum (1925)
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Vintage perfume ad from Elizabeth Arden´s early fragrance co-label, Babani (1923)
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Perfume Ad My Sin by Lanvin (1920s)
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Perfume ad Mon Parfum from Bourjois (ca. 1924)
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Masque Rouge (Marcel Guerlain / Hughes Guerlain), 1925 via
Jeanne Bourgeois (1875-1956) made her debut as Mistinguett at the Casino de Paris in 1895 and went on to appear in venues such as the Folies Bergère, Moulin Rouge and Eldorado.
Her risqué routines captivated Paris, and she went on to become the most popular French entertainer of her time and the highest paid female entertainer in the world, known for her flamboyance and a zest for the theatrical. In 1919 her legs were insured for 500,000 francs.
Mistinguett by Lucien Waléry, 1920s via
Mistinguett, 1920s via
Mistinguett by Lucien Waléry, early 1920s via
Mistinguett by Lucien Waléry, ca. 1925 via
Mistinguett, ca. 1930 via
Mistinguett by Paul Stone Raymor, 1920s via
Mistinguett by Paul Stone Raymor, 1920s via
A private carriage at royal Ascot, 1920s via
The wedding of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) and Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), took place on 26 April 1923 at Westminster Abbey.
Lady Elizabeth was attended by eight bridesmaids. Her wedding dress was made from deep ivory chiffon moire, embroidered with pearls and a silver thread.
In an unexpected and unprecedented gesture, Elizabeth laid her bouquet at the Tomb of The Unknown Warrior on her way into the Abbey, in memory of her brother Fergus. Ever since, the bouquets of subsequent royal brides have traditionally been laid at the tomb, though after the wedding ceremony rather than before.
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon leaves the house in her wedding dress to marry Prince Albert, Duke of York at Westminster Abbey on the 23rd April 1923 via
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon leaves the house in her wedding dress to marry Prince Albert, Duke of York at Westminster Abbey on the 23rd April 1923 via
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon leaves the house in her wedding dress to marry Prince Albert, Duke of York at Westminster Abbey on the 23rd April 1923 via
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon leaves the house in her wedding dress to marry Prince Albert, Duke of York at Westminster Abbey on the 23rd April 1923 via
Wedding of Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey London.
Actress Kay Francis photographed in 1928 via
Flapper showing off her new car and coat (1920s) via
A telephone call, 1920s via
Stephen Tennant (1906 – 1987) was a British socialite known for his decadent lifestyle. During the 1920s and 1930s, Tennant was an important member – the “Brightest”, it is said – of the “Bright Young People”. His friends included Rex Whistler, Cecil Beaton, the Sitwells, Lady Diana Manners and the Mitford girls.
He is widely considered to be the model for Cedric Hampton in Nancy Mitford’s novel Love in a Cold Climate, one of the inspirations for Lord Sebastian Flyte in Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited, and a model for the Hon. Miles Malpractice in some of Waugh’s other novels.
Portrait of Stephen Tennant by Cecil Beaton, 1927/ 1928 via
Portrait of Stephen Tennant by Cecil Beaton, 1927/ 1928 via
Portrait of Stephen Tennant by Cecil Beaton, 1927/ 1928 via
Lynn Fontanne (1887–1983) was a British-born American-based actress for over 40 years. She teamed with her husband, Alfred Lunt. Lunt and Fontanne were given special Tony Awards in 1970. They both won Emmy Awards in 1965, and Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre was named for them. Fontanne is regarded as one of the American theater’s great leading ladies of the 20th century.
Lynn Fontanne as Ilsa Von Ilsen in Caprice, 1928, Costume designed by Jeanne Lanvin via
Lynn Fontanne as Ilsa Von Ilsen in Caprice, 1928, Costume designed by Jeanne Lanvin via
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