I'm Karen.
east of east st. louis
and the wind is making speeches
and the rain sounds like a round of applause
vintage clothing. plaid. christoph waltz. bbc radio 6. wool socks. dorothy parker. scotland. cocktails. british sea power. ivy. tweed. scandinavian mysteries. the scent of pipe tobacco. terriers. road trips. the 1930s. barbara stanwyck. fog.
not necessarily in that order.
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Unidentfied photographer, snapshot with decorative border, USA, 1934
decorative borders by One Mans Treasure on Flickr.
Aline MacMahon in Gold Diggers of 1933
I saw her for the first time last night in this and she is OUTSTANDING.
Aline MacMahon was my favorite gal in Gold Diggers of 1933 (I also thought she was the most beautiful. Maybe because she was the only one with eyebrows.) I particularly loved this outfit. The print on it (and on a couple other pieces in the film) reminded me of some Wiener Werkstätte prints.
Huber, Kreuzeck im Winter, Germany, 1930s
kreuzeck452 by One Mans Treasure on Flickr.
Baby Face (1933) trailer title still.
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Fashion show, Vienna (1937) by Susanlenox on Flickr.
Fashion show, Vienna (1937). Artist : Ernst Böhm (1890 - 1963)
Beach Pajamas by Jean Patou, 1931, Photo © Archives de Paris
Photo from the 1931: Fas-Dos-Profil exhibit at at the Crédit Municipal de Paris, featuring a selection of photographs, design sketches, and garments culled from the more than 10,000 garments and accessories submitted to the Prud’hommes of Paris for copyright protection in the year 1931.
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Day dress by Madeleine Vionnet, 3 February 1931, Photo © Archives de Paris, DU12U10 642
Why don’t I live closer to Paris? Photo is from the 1931: Face-Dos-Profil exhibit at the Crédit Municipal de Paris, which features more than 10,000 garments, photos, and sketches of clothing submitted to the Prud’hommes of Paris for copyright protection in the year 1931.
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The Gentlemen in 1931
Nice photo. So I took a moment to do a Google image search. It’s by African American photographer Richard Samuel Roberts, who spent the 1920s and 1930s documenting the African American community of South Carolina via photography. Some more info/photos here.
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1934 Neyret lingerie ad in L’Officiel de la Mode.
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1930s - Quartet by clotho98 on Flickr.
1934 fabrics from Marcel Guillemin and Riqueur in L’Officiel de la Mode.
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Turnbulls of Hawick, Scotland - price list booklet for cleaning and dry cleaning, c1935 by mikeyashworth on Flickr.
Artwork by Peter Klaffe.
