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Art Deco Wedding Dresses || Mignon

Deco Peplum Wedding Dress || VM970

Browsing through some deco inspired dress collections yesterday I came across a brand I’d never heard of before, called Mignon. Some really lovely stuff! I think the reason I hadn’t seen these dresses before is that they are often marketed … Continue reading

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Art Deco Gowns || Johanna Johnson 2013 ‘Still Is The Night…’

Zephyr || Johanna Johnson

We’ve featured the gorgeous designs of Johanna Johnson before (both her Trousseau Bridal collection and her RIDICULOUS-IN-THEIR-BEAUTY 1920s headbands and art deco jewelry)… …and today we need to bring your more deco-y goodness in the form of her 2013 collection, … Continue reading

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Anna May Wong || Art Deco Hollywood

Anna May Wong Flapper

In today’s installment of Art Deco Hollywood, we bring you the incredible style and grace of 1920s icon Anna May Wong. A beauty and talent by any standard, she was also the first Chinese American movie star, making her way … Continue reading

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Art Deco Holiday Fashion || Part One

Deco Christmas

Well, everyone, it’s that time of year… the most wonderful time of the year! OK, OK, so some may disagree. But I myself am a sucker for the holiday season no matter how you slice it: flavored-coffee-wise, weather-wise, music-wise, decoration-wise, … Continue reading

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1930s Style Wedding || Magdaleen + Kris

30s Bride + Groom

Up today we’ve got this absolutely lovely 1920s / 1930s style wedding from Moira West.  These two (Magdaleen and Kris) are not only an almost infuriatingly beautiful couple, as you can see above they also just look like they’re having … Continue reading

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Old Hollywood Deco Wedding || Dorota + Fred

1920s Dress Lace Back

Well here is a perfect old Hollywood inspired wedding to end the week, sent to us from photographers davina + daniel, and positively overflowing with fabulous deco details. From the bride… Growing up, I don’t recall ever dreaming about my … Continue reading

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1920s Inspired Dresses || Jenny Packham 2013

Jenny Packham Bridal 2013

We’ve featured the 1920s inspired dresess of Jenny Packham before, and you all have probably already seen this year’s collection as well, as the images were released earlier in the year (though several of the dresses still haven’t been…). But … Continue reading

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Vintage Style Wedding Dresses || Amanda Wakeley

Deco Wedding Dress

I came across the dresses of designer Amanda Wakeley recently, and was completely bowled over. Speechless! Stunned! Not only do I love almost every gown in her collection, her lookbook / photo shoots are absolutely, 100%, insanely gorgeous. They are … Continue reading

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Dolores Del Rio

Dolores Del Rio || Black Cat

Dolores Del Rio was a silent screen star in the 1920s, a luminous icon of 1930s Hollywood, and then became one of Mexican film’s greatest stars. She had a torrid love affair with Orson Welles (10 years her junior) who … Continue reading

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1920s Wedding Dresses || Johanna Johnson Trousseau Bridal

1930s Wedding Dress Viva

Not sure why we haven’t featured these incredible 1920s style wedding dresses by Johanna Johnson before, but today’s post will rectify that situation immediately! We’ve shown you some of this brilliant Australian designer’s work before (these gorgeous 1920s headbands), but … Continue reading

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Vintage 1920s Wedding Photos

1920s Wedding Gown

We’re back! Sorry for the delay in posting, it has been a crazy few weeks. But here we are. And tonight we’ve got a lovely set of vintage wedding photos courtesy of Michelle McMurray, founder of Wedding Story Writer. These … Continue reading

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Vintage Bathing Suits

Flapper Swimsuit

True Story: after months and months of planning, accounting for all details, managing and micromanaging we finally had a lovely wedding that went off without a hitch. Hooray! We were all set to leave for our honeymoon the next day. … Continue reading

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Art Deco + Art Nouveau Invitations || Fides Design

Art Deco Invitation Set

I came across these deco styled invites by Fides Design the other day, and wanted to share. This first set (although titled “Black Felt Deco“) actually has an art nouveau look that I love, with a fabulously clean, elegant border … Continue reading

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Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker Smile

There is so much to say about this legendary woman, I can’t begin to summarize her life in a few paragraphs here. But I shall try! Josephine Baker was a dancer, singer, activist and actress who found fame in her … Continue reading

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Art Deco Wedding Gowns || Peter Langner

Art Deco Wedding Gown

Good morning! (or afternoon, or evening, depending on your placement on the globe). Today we’ve got a lovely selection of art deco wedding gowns by Peter Langner to show you. I saw this editorial shoot from an old issue of … Continue reading

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