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From retro flapper dresses to vibrant feather hair clips, vintage-inspired clothing and accessories are the latest looks around the globe. The key to creating a perfect flapper ensemble is balancing a vintage 1920s style with today’s modern colors and materials.
Every flapper look begins with a luxurious silk slip. This is a key element because it provides the coverage you need underneath a glamorous beaded dress that is sure to have plenty of movement. The slip should be the same length, if not shorter than your dress, but at a level you are comfortable wearing. While some dresses look like they are knee-length or longer, just a bit of dancing will show they actually feature beaded slits or fringe that technically brings the hemline up to the base on the slip. Select a nude tone or a matching shade to the main color of the dress.
In the 1920s, flapper dresses featured a straight, almost masculine cut, and were made from expensive textiles. Today’s flapper-style dresses are luxurious and glitzy and come in many feminine styles that work on different sized women. A lot of today’s dresses are created from a base of a jersey knit, which makes them not only comfortable, but gives them the ability to move freely. Most flapper-style dresses are elegantly accented by glass beading throughout, such as the dress in the photo provided to us by Unique-Vintage.com.
Beaded hats were very popular accessories the 1920s, but can appear too much like a costume for today’s style. For a more modern look we suggest a feather hair clip. The texture of a feather in a tone similar to the dress will harmonize the consistency of the beading beautifully. Earrings or necklaces should be selected to match the beading and should complement, not compete, with the intricate designs of the dress.
High heels are a must with a feminine flapper dress. Select peep-toe, open-toe or closed depending on the occasion, but always go for skinny stiletto or a retro-inspired cone heel. The cone heel is round and wide in the area it meets the sole and thins out to a point where it touches the floor.
Whether you’re living it up in Ibiza or toasting champagne in the Paris, a tastefully selected a flapper-inspired outfit is the newest look at the chicest parties worldwide. This outfit selection will prove you are not only in tune with the vintage fashions of the 1920s, but also have the ability to finely modernize the look.
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