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Victorian fashion posts.

Vintage Hats

Hats were a prominent fashion accessory for many decades. vintage hats

Rules for wearing hats to flatter your face, figure and dress:

  • Very short women should not wear a very tall or wide hat because the hat will exaggerate their diminutive frame.
  • Women with thin faces should avoid plumes of feathers in their hats and too many decorations due to the fact that it will overshadow the face.
  • Gentlemen should wear their hat straight and squarely upon the head.
  • Ladies should wear a bonnet to a summer lawn party.
  • A grey veil should never be worn by a pale or sallow complexion.

A style of hat popular in the 1920’s cloche hats were the fashion trend.

 

Trifles that Perfect the Costume

The must have fashion accessories for this season:

1. This high collar from Paris concedes a bit of a V-neck opening in front.antique vanity set
2. Spanish hair comb in blond shell with green brilliants.
3. French brooch embroidered in silk with a safety pin closure at back.
4. Narrow ribbon watch fobs from Paris. A Paris novelty.
5. Pompadour butterfly voile, one of the new chiffon stuffs that has become the fad underwear. Making underwear more dainty than it has ever been before.
6. Parisian handbag of black moire, single strap handle, silver mountings and hand embroidery.
7. Of course your slippers should also be decorated with bows nowadays.
8. The new Oriental idea in neck chains, made of beads and enamel.