The Jazz Era

Fredric March and Claudette Colbert in The Sign of the Cross (1932)

Louise Brooks and a lost technicolor tableau from "The American Venus". Read all about it on the Louise Brooks Society blog at https://louisebrookssociety.blogspot.com/2026/01/louise-brooks-and-lost-technicolor.html

1922 Gorgeous Lanvin garden party frock. From Anne, Pinterest.

1929 c. Illustration concerning those college kids! Pinterest.

1925 c. Dreicer & Company, New York brooch of diamonds, showcasing a 3.79 carat fancy pink diamond. From Art Deco Around the World, FB.

Maria Asti photographed by Manassé, 1926. From my collection.

1920s Anita Loos reading. Anita was one of the earliest to cut her hair short and embrace the boyish look.

1928 c. Andre Perugia evening heels. From Art Deco, Art Nouveau & 20th Century Decorative Arts Group, FB.

Josephine Baker tending her garden at the Chateau des Milandes, her home from 1937 to 1969

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Gloria Swanson in Manhandled (1924)

Carole Lombard in Hands Across the Table (1935)

1929 Bathroom with an alcove bath and a large mirror. From Raphael Mission, FB.

1922 Fashion illustration by Georges Barbier "Here are my wings!" From The Art of Deco/Nouveau, FB.