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1900s-1920s Gatsby Girls: Fashions of the Roaring 20s

Gatsby Girls: Fashions of the Roaring 20s

The Great Gatsby captured the rebellious spirit of the roaring ’20s. We’re celebrating the decade through the eyes of our readers with a slideshow of 1920s fashions....

1940s Crocheted bonnet completed her Easter outfit

Crocheted bonnet completed her Easter outfit

In the 1940s, a white Dutch hat was the perfect topper to this girl’s holiday ensemble—until the pins came loose!...

1950s Navy wife sewed up first prize in 1950s McCall's fashion contest

Navy wife sewed up first prize in McCall’s fashion contest

In the 1950s, a home seamstress customized her McCall’s pattern to win a trip for two in Paris, where she met famous designers. ...

1950s 1950s family wearing spring outfits for Easter

Families showed off their finest spring outfits

In the 1950s, these folks showed off their new spring outfits for Easter, whether they walked in a parade or just posed in the front yard....

1950s 1955 Lana Lobell catalog, "Summer Symphony of Fashions," page 9

Lana Lobell catalog featured 1950s fashion

When it came to 1950s fashion, Lana Lobell dress catalogs marketed the latest fads. Here we spotlight fashion trends from the summer catalog of 1955....

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Picture From the Past — Voice Recital

Friends served as hostesses at a 1951 voice recital in Longview, Texas. The event included food and refreshments....

1940s Nita's school picture

Memories of a perfect dress

When Nita was a child in the 1940s, her single mother made her a dress from the inside of her Aunt’s coat....

1940s Illustration by Cliff Wirth

Corset had a formidable foe when Mom went into battle

Stout mother insisted on her steel-reinforced undergarment, and made sure she got a new one when it split one day in the 1940s while out shopping....

1950s THE WEDDING is a memory but the dress lingers on in a spareroom closet from Richard and Mary Ellen Poffenroth's 1956 ceremony.

For better or worse, wedding gown hangs on

Her now-yellowed wedding gown from the 1950s will always hang on in her spare-room closet....

1960s Mod Churchgoers Crop

Fashionable 1960s teens went mod for visit with God

Teenagers of the 1960s had their own idea of proper church fashion, choosing short skirts and outfits in colorful, mod patterns....

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