Vintage Evening Dresses – 1920S Vintage Cocktail Dresses

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Can you see a distinct outline of your panties through your skirt or dress?

This can happen if your skirt is as long as your undies are the main straps showing on a girl of God going to be the straps from her cute summer sandals! That’s not A OK! Couple these tips with a reminder that God asks us to dress modestly, and you’re ready to shop for spring! Of course, we actually should show the culture that modesty is possible and adorable even in hot weather. Winners gonna be chosen one week from day! Reader who submitted our favs will any win a free copy of Dannah’s book Secret Keeper Girl. Of course we will pick our five favorite modest and cute dresses/skirts, with the intention to further motivate you. 1950 inspired cocktail look is very easy to do this year.

Itseems like most party dresses fall either into the 1920s beaded slip dress or 1950s fit and flare dress styles.

Without all the extra accessories worn in the 1950s a ’50s style cocktail dress looks simple and modern enough for any cocktail party.

Tall or short kitten heel pumps, and rhinestone or crystal earrings and necklaces, if you seek for to take it a more vintage ’50s level add matching gloves. Then, the three Modcloth dresses below are the fit and flare style with flocked dots lace overlay and texture print. Both ’50s silhouettes continued in the early 1960s.

By the way, the full skirts became shorter to knee lengthand with less volume while the fitted dresses also shortened up and became a little less fitted and a bit more boxy. Matching half jackets became a big deal in the 1960s, partially being that mostdresses were sleeveless. Did you know that the 1950s were the heyday of the cocktail dress. Women were hosting cocktail parties in their homes attending their husbands office parties and usually were dressing nicer than the past few decades. Every woman owneda little blackish dress in her collection and wore it frequently. Grey was still the most common color for party wear however gold and silver were big trends most probably had the ever present sharp ’40s shoulder pads, I’d say if the cocktail dress had sleeves.

Present none the less.

They often had a ‘cross wrapped’ bodice with draping to one side that ok on the look of Grecian goddesses.These extra manipulations of the fabric created a semi formal look without layered on extra fabric.

These dresses often had shirring in the waist, one panel on either side, or in the bust. With that said, this post contains affiliate links and I gonna be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. Take a look and see how the vintage cocktail dress evolved from the 1920s to the 1960s as well as every decade using clothes I found at Modcloth. A well-known fact that is. Informality after World War 1 started a new semi formal fad for pre dinnerattire between 3 and 8pm.

Accordingly the cocktail dress was shorter, lighter, and less ornamented, unlike full dinner gowns which were floor length with rich jewelry and full accessories.

Determined by a women’s class her cocktail party dress might be a less formal version of a very formal gown or an upscale version of a day dress.

History of the vintagecocktail dress is an interesting one. These in between styles were pretty and festive yet easy to move it for dancing, drinking, and ‘semi formal’ dining. Essentially, a long or short necklace, long gloves and maybe a bunch of loose bracelets were her only needed accessories. They have been great for drinking and dancing her cares away. Besides, a pair of Tstrap dancing shoes were a must as well as a headband and similar hair accessories. Basically, by the mid 20s the elaboratelybeaded dresses we know and love day were in full fashion.

Accessories were a big deal in the 1940s since they could elevate an afternoon dress into cocktail attire.

a chunky necklace, earrings, brooch and hair ornament added all the bling a dress needed.

Gloves were still worn but were loosing favor. Offers anoverall vintage feel, its adorable, not authentic to the ’20s style. You see, to get a 1920s cocktail dress look day is much easier than it was in the past thanks to a revival of beaded and sequin shift dress Pair a beaded dress with a pair of strappy shoes in a color to coordinate with the dress and akin accessories. Modcloth paired their outfit below with a short faux fur shrug. On p of that, a sparkling headband is a nice uch for an authentic ’20s look. That’s where it starts getting very entertaining.a scarf, wrap or fringe kimono coat will bemore accurate option. These wiggle dresses are what most women think of when they look for a 1940s cocktail dress. Instead of an A line skirt dressesnow had a slimmer pencil shape skirt.

Pinups ok these dresses in to create more curves with a tighter fit. Late 1940s started to see a slimming silhouette. Accessories had to perfectly match the dress. Shoes, long or short gloves, clutch bags, wraps or jackets were all made from identical color and often material. You see, sometimes one contrasting accessory was worn. That’s right! Less was wore in the 1960s except for a ’20s does 60’s revival where beaded and sequined slip dresses came back in fashion. Other accessories didn’t need to match and were often avoided. You should take it into account. Now you know why so many ’20s inspired dresses have a shorter ’60s silhouette. While flats dominated the daylook kitten heels or stiletto heels in matching colors were required for evenings.

And so it’s easy to image women in elegant beaded flapper dresses drinking and dancing in speakeasy’s throughout the roaring twenties.

While the cocktail dress eventually became the iconic flapper dress its early origins were a lot more dainty.

Ankle length dresses made of chiffon with ruffled hems anddraped layers or the sleek slip dress were the preferred styles during1918to 1924. For my last cocktail look I put gether a beautiful gold fit and flare lace dress with matching sparkling gold heels, almost white gloves, and a chunky crystal necklace. For instance, I really look for wear this to my next party! Between office sponsored Holiday parties, dinner parties with friends and fancy New Years Eve events it isa time of year to wear my best vintage cocktail dresses. December means party time. Fitted, a bit longer, and with richer materials just like velvet, lace, silk, and taffeta. Opposite full skirted look was still fitted on top, often without sleeves, and fluffed out over a few layers of petticoats.

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