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amother

Fri, Feb 06 2015, 5:51 am

I've been invited to a Purim party with a "roaring 20's" theme. Flapper dresses come to mind but that isn't tznius. Even if I wore a shell and some sort of slip under it I think it would anyway look awful on my short and overweight body. What would one wear to such a party and where would I find it? I'm highly stressed out by this. I rarely dress up.

silbergirl

Fri, Feb 06 2015, 6:19 am

I am a sucker for original vintage fashion!

1920s dresses were not necessarily untznius, look at those examples, they can be worn with a shell. http://www.victoriana.com/Fash.....5.jpg

http://glamourdaze.com/2013/04......html

Think Downtown Abbey. http://glamourdaze.com/2012/10......html

A lot of it was quite tzniusdik in reality!

http://www.harryritchies.com/b......jpeg

http://www.collectorsweekly.co.....3.jpg

http://image.glamourdaze.com/2.....r.jpg

Flapper girls were usually considered very immodest even by their contemporaries! Most fashion in reality was quite modest.

The most important thing about 1920s fashion is the cut in the garcon style, straight, without a waist and an elaborate headcovering such as a fancy hat or a headband with sequins or feathers.

Sport very pale skin makeup and very accentuated eyes and lips and accessoires such as small clutch bags, fur or a cigarette on a stick.

Have fun!