Look at these gorgeous sketches (art in their own right) from the 1920s! Housed in the Department of Special Collections at FIT, these are scans of original 20s wedding gown sketches, housed in the the FIT archives ‘Lucile, Lady Duff Gordon’ collection. See more sketches and read about Lucile Duff Gordon at Pins and Needles …
So happy that wallpaper is coming back into fashion! We’ve posted before about using art deco wallpaper as pattern and decor inspiration, and there really are hugely talented designers working in this field these days. Check out these awesome vintage wallpaper looks from modern designers: not pure deco, a couple have that 60’s/Mad Men feel, …
What an incredible vintage themed wedding, sent to us from photographer Marzena Wasilewska. Ebony & Andrew’s 1920s style wedding is an amazing, inspirational example of what commitment, creativity and craftiness can bring to a wedding. They created a lot of the details themselves and these are obviously two very talented (and genetically blessed!) people. Their …
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 …
. “Modern Classic” is the name of this invite from designer Annie Clark, and it’s certainly an apt description. It’s got that great ’20s style, and the whole invitation suite is lean, clean, elegant, and timeless. Thankfully “classic” doesn’t mean “boring” (at least not in this case): check out the super-cool envelope liners that match …
Oh, what a lovely 1930s style wedding dress from Natalia Misslin! Love the draping bias cut and that little flowing scarf-piece on the shoulder is the perfect ’30s touch.
Matching a makeup look to an art deco wedding means different things to different people. You might go for a 30s look (finger waves and all), or create a more general noir, old-school or vintage look with some 1940s styles. Or perhaps you’re taking overall design elements from art deco, but your heart is with …