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Easy to forget, a century later, how influential the art around Fritz Lang’s 1927 film Metropolis was (and is). So much incredible, inspirational art deco/modernist art sprang up around it. The fonts! The design! The posters!
To be fair, that futurist look might be a little dark for some weddings (unless they are dystopian or robot themed weddings, in which case: you are awesome) but there are gorgeous elements in this art to inspire and expand on for any 20s themed wedding. (Especially color-wise, those gold and greens are gorgeous, no?)
For a lot of people (myself included), though you may not be having a traditional “destination wedding”, many of your guests will be traveling from out of town to celebrate with you. Which is why these vintage travel poster save the dates from Custom Alexander are SO fabulous: if you live in a gorgeous city …
Good evening deco lovers! Just a quick note: If The Artist has been released in your hometown, I hope you’ve seen it or are going to see it (it got limited release in the US last week). The incredible costumes and gorgeous art deco / 1920s set design would almost be enough for any fan …
In today’s installment of Art Deco Hollywood, we bring you the incredible style and grace of 1920s icon Anna May Wong. A beauty and talent by any standard, she was also the first Chinese American movie star, making her way in Hollywood (and internationally) in a world where she faced constant typecasting and discrimination, …
Dolores Del Río was a silent screen star in the 1920s, a luminous icon of 1930s Hollywood, and then became one of Mexican film’s greatest stars. Born María de los Dolores Asúnsolo López-Negrete in 1904, she was one of the first and most beloved Latin American crossover stars in Hollywood. She had a torrid love affair …
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Easy to forget, a century later, how influential the art around Fritz Lang’s 1927 film Metropolis was (and is). So much incredible, inspirational art deco/modernist art sprang up around it. The fonts! The design! The posters!To be fair, that futurist look might be a little dark for some weddings (unless they are dystopian or robot themed weddings, in which case: you are awesome) but there are gorgeous elements in this art to inspire and expand on for any 20s themed wedding. (Especially color-wise, those gold and greens are gorgeous, no?)
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