1920s Nails
| During the early twenties cream or ivory colored face powder was used by most women. Later in the middle of the twenties a powder corresponding to the nature hue of skin - perhaps a nuance brighter - came in fashion. For rouge the colors rose, raspberry, and around 1925 also orange were popular. From the middle of the twenties on lips were colored in deep red, deep brownish reds, plum and orange. The shades changed later at the end of the twenties. Colors like rose, raspberry and medium red were new trend. Lipstick was applied as a "Cupid's-Bow" (Armor's Bow) to the upper lip. Also the lower lip was exaggerated a bit and the width of the lips de-emphasized a little. Usually eyes were held quite dark. To get this effect the whole eye was edged with a black eyeliner and then the margins blured easily. The eyelid shadow was often painted in dark gray. Besides gray, colors like turquoise and green were also in fashion. To further emphasis of eyes eyelashes were also painted black. Very popular were thin, black and downward sloping eyebrows which were inked with a black or brown eyeliner. The fingernails were painted only in the nail center. The half-moon and nail tip were left bare and white. | .
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The 1920s were marked by economical growth and new waves of fashion
and entertainment. The 1920s bred a new wave of women called flappers.
Characterized by their short bobs, dark makeup and party antics, these
women had a large impact on the makeup and fashion trends that evolved
during the 1920s. Jazz music was very popular during this time and
influenced the wardrobe and makeup of the flappers. In order to create
a 1920s look, you must have the proper makeup.
I don't know WHO this last guy is, but the 'stache is definitely working for him.
Eugene Hutz - needs a haircut, but what a great nose and 'stache!
Again, not hot, but cool mustache.
Ok, I actually think Jason Lee is good looking with this mustache... probably better than without.
Christopher Casenov as Charlie Haslemere in the series The Duchess of Duke Street
1920s Fashion Model and Sexual Icon: Muriel Finley
The Sexual Revolution of the 1920s
Fashion and beauty are inseparable from sex. Throughout history, how people dress reflects how they are seen in society.
The top fashion trends of the Victorian Age dressed women in bodices, crinolines and corsets. Accentuating a woman's breasts and ass while crushing the waist within a frame of “masculine” control as Joshua Zietz writes in Flapper. The corset, he continues, had a political proscriptive function which determined how they were seen and how they functioned in society. Obviously a woman could not do much physically while wrapped beneath a crinoline which lessened their ability to breath and physically crushed their internal organs. The 1920s, in contrast, with the loose fitting waist lines, short hemlines, and simple breathable fabrics, reflect an easing up of the male domination of the female look. It was at this point that women, en masse, began riding bicycles, exercising, playing sports along with the other behaviors women are known for in the 1920s. The top fashions reflect this quiet sexual revolution. Designers like Paul Poiret, the self-proclaimed, “King of Fashion,” was a Parisian of refined style and taste, though you'd never know it from his inflated sense of ego and self (o.k. maybe you would). Poiret lived and breathed fashion and with his elegant designs he set forth to change the way the “modern woman” was seen in society. It's said Poiret “waged war” on the corset because of the way it divided a woman's body into two halves.
Exotic Styles
Clara Bow: The "It" Girl of the 1920s
With Poiret's influence and the contributions of several other talented, but less well-known fashion designers, the top fashion styles documented a shift toward an exotic look that utilized luxurious fabrics and furs. Ermine and mink shalls, wraps, capes and coats, lined with satin became de rigueur. Large, puffy collars adorned short furred, wait-length coats during the second half of the 1920s. Luxury was in season. As accessories, an animal's tail, head, and often paws were often used as decorative elements on these coats. I remember a coat of my grandmother's that was constructed entirely from the bodies of about 30 minks, heads, tails, paws. . . the works. It was both appalling and intriguing. In the 1920s this look went out of fashion quickly, thankfully.
Short Hemlines
Another calling card of the top fashion styles of the 1920s were the rising hemlines of a woman’s dress that progressively got shorter and shorter as the decade went on. Finally reaching just above the knee in 1925 and staying there.
and of course.... Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot
If you either can't or won't (being too chicken) to grow your own, another option is to make a FAKE mustache. You can use "Barbie hair" as per the instructions from About.com, or you can get some fake fur over at Stitches (a fabric store) on capitol hill. Don't let the weird picture in the tutorial scare you away. ;^)
Make a Fake Mustache
Rain Blanken
Your new mustache is just minutes away.
You and Barbie are going to make a mustache together at home. That's right, Barbie's silken hair makes for great mustache hair, and it saves you a trip to the costume store. I couldn't find any good instructions on how to make a mustache, so I figured this one out on my own. I'll show you my recipe for a fake mustache with this simple tutorial.
WOW!
