1930s Clothing

1930S Blush Pink Bias Cut Silk Charmeuse Hand Embroidered Tap Short Knickers

1930S Cream Cotton Jersey Rare Men's Long Underwear Pants

as is 1930S Black Silk Charmeuse Art Deco Appliqué Circles & Winged Collar Evening Coat From Paris With Schiaparelli Style Celuloid "ZIPP" Cuffs

1930S Blue Pink & Orange Floral Silk Chiffon Sheer Flowy Long Sleeve Dress With Van Dyke Hem

As fashion in Japan began to skyrocket, the strong presence of the traditional kimono still remains. The straight cuts of silk are carefully sewn together, crafting a robe that can fit every figure, making it easy to wear and infinitely adaptable. The cultural impression of the kimono was an eye-opener to the western world, becoming a stunning blend of elegance and cultural significance. Fashion industries across the globe began to fall head over heels for this traditional attire that remains a symbol of eastern regions today. Sewn from the finest of damask silk this 1930’s...

1930S Black Silk Gabardine Day Dress With Lace Collar, Deco Pockets & Removable Bib Panel

Black sequin maxi dress. Unlined. V-neck. Side Zipper. Silk. Marked 'Irving Detroit'. *Condition: excellent vintage condition. No visible flaws. Measurem...

1930S Violet Silk & Rayon Velvet Bias Cut Swing Jacket

1930S Cream Bias Cut Silk Charmeuse Tap Short Knickers With Exceptional Hand Embroidery

1930S Black Silk Satin Pajama Lounge Pants With Amazing Embroidered Parrots

1930S Black Silk Satin Bias Cut Long Sleeve Gown

1930S Black Sheer Rayon & Silk Knit Dress

1930S Navy Blue Wool Men's French Fisherman's Suspender Vest

1930S Green & Brown Silk Flower Printed Dress

We found this piece in Paris and it has some very interesting and unique cut out work which has been stitched inside by hand to create a grid-work of puffy little squares. Statement ...

1930S Navy Blue Wool Gabardine Men's Pants From Warner Bros Costumes

1930S Black & Red Chinese Cold Rayon Mens Pajamas MORPHEW VINTAGE represents the finest pieces of fashions past. Sourced from across the globe, dating as far back as a century. Each...

MORPHEW VINTAGE represents the finest pieces of fashions past. Sourced from across the globe, dating as far back as a century. Each piece is selected with both quality and rarity in ...

1930S Cream Hand Crochet Cotton Cardigan Shrug Top

in good antique condition with some hand done repairs. 1930S Baby Blue Cotton Slub Men's Pullover Shirt From France

1930s Fantasy Printed top. Black Rayon top with green, red, and blue fantasy print and sequin along the shoulders. A single snap closure at the bottom of the neckline.

1930S Burnt Orange Rayon & Silk Crepe Satin Long Sleeve Dress With Adjustable Waist Sash Handmade Neckline, XL

1930S Jade Green Hand Embroidered Silk Satin Jacket With Red & Pink Flowers

1930S Beige Bias Cut Silk Charmeuse Tap Short Knickers With Exceptional Chantilly Lace

1930S Cream Bias Cut Silk Charmeuse Tap Short Knickers With Lace And Cut-Out Details

1930S White Blue Green & Red Silk Crepe De Chine Ditsy Floral Print Dress

1930S Blush Pink Bias Cut Silk Charmeuse Hand Embroidered Tap Short Knickers With Ecru Lace

Fabulous and fun with subtle fading. 1930S Black & Purple Cotton Ruffle Sleeved “Breakfast Formals” House Dress

1930'S Baby Pink Rayon Crepe Nautical Anchor Art Deco Print Dress

Stunning 1930's hand beaded long sleeve cocktail dress. Beading creates black on black horizontal stripes that get larger as they cascade towards the bottom of the dress. Neckline fe...

1930S Rayon Crepe Gold Sequined Short Sleeve Zipper Front Dinner Jacket

1930S Tomato Red Rayon Crepe Asian Styled Lounge Pajamas

1930S Blue Hand Woven Rayon Blend With Real Silver Threads Kaftan Vest

"In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous" Elsa Schiaparelli,1930's. "Life has changed so much, A Schiaparelli was never made for the streets." Karl Lagerfeld, 1970's. 2 quotes,2 designers, 4 decades apart. 4 decades later. Although these quotes are highly debatable, especially in the context of today's high-low designer collabs and pop up retailing, iconic fashion endures. Whether now relegated to a museum exhibition, a collector's acid free box or a celebrity one nighter, these fashion artifacts from the french Haute Couture of the 1930's echo a time, pace and culture unrecognizable to most people today. Schiaparelli changed the definition of what it meant to be a designer at an important time in the evolution of the Haute Couture. Rather than simply making beautifully elegant garments (which she also did), she focused on the concepts behind the pieces. For her fashion was a fluid medium and she effortlessly blended fashion, politics and the fine arts. She was one of the most innovative and rebellious designers of the period working against what she considered the stale fashion currents of the day. She was elegant yet untrained. As a protege of Poiret, she gained entry into the world of Parisian fashion. While her rival Chanel was essentially uneducated and a “primitive” in the artistic circles in which she socialized, Schiaparelli’s impeccable social credentials as the daughter of an old and distinguished Roman family gave her a relatively easy entree into Paris society. She was a subversive, a punk, a desecrator, a collaborator, an innovator as well as the ultimate insider whose plans on design domination and creating "la zone rose" for the modern world were cut short by the advent of WWII. She was at the height of her influence and power showing 4 iconic collections in the last years of the decade. Fascinating to consider what the House of Schiaparelli could have brought forth in the following decades had the world not been swept away in turmoil at that moment. In the context of her short prewar career, few remaining masterworks have survived. The rare "moment" she created in the 30's lives on within each art piece, safelocked away within each stitch and sequin. Each design retains her spirit and legacy as a free thinking, modernist rebel who used the avantegarde as her platform in the most creative period of fashion design in the 20th Century. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rare and Important Elsa Schiaparelli Haute Couture...