1930s glamour

Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.Photograph probably taken for Peggy Hamilton's Los Angeles Times feature "Fashions"Paramount actress Kathleen Burke modeling a close-fitting evening gown with an empire waist and with an ostrich feather wrap around her shoulders.

Lynn Bari in Tampico, 1944

In the 1930's fur was very popular in fashion- so were sequins and a long line - and the influence of movie stars on fashion began to grow. Perhaps the glamor was a needed relief from the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Or perhaps the popularity of that new medium "the talkies" and the ability to make more complex movies, such as musicals, made dressing up more glamorous and fun. The beautiful gowns of the 1930's are still a fashion influence today on the Red Carpet, but some things like…

1930s

If there was a decade that elevated lounging to an art form, it was the 1930s. M Beautiful robes and hostess pajamas meant that relaxing in the comfort of your own home could be a supremely stylish endeavor. Hollywood stars such as Norma Shearer and Ginger Rogers exemplified the look in films such as The Divorcee, Top Hat and The Astaire and Rogers series. Depression era audiences longing for opulence must have appreciated the glamour, even if they couldn't have it for themselves. Today such…

Born 1915 in Denton, Texas, American actress and singer Ann Sheridan made her film debut at 19 in Search for Beauty , she played uncredited ...

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