| Well.... Art Deco mania has hit hard and those of you | | | | rectangular and circular! |
| that have been lucky enough to view the eye candy | | | | Art Deco Jewelry said" bye bye "to the vine inspired |
| at South Beach, Miami know that if we could shrink | | | | shapes of the turn of the century and" hello baby" to |
| any of those gorgeous Art Deco hotels and put | | | | the elegant modern look of the Deco period. |
| them on a fringy black ribbon, we would have a | | | | Rhinestones formed into stacked skyscraper shapes, |
| sensational necklace! Oh wait a minute, Lanvin has | | | | circles on squares, stainless steel, chevron patterns |
| already done that for their fantastic 2008 fall runway | | | | and sunburst patterns were popular on earrings, |
| show! | | | | necklaces and bracelets. Pins were worn on cloche |
| Art Deco was a design movement that was a big | | | | (helmet shaped) hats, shoulders and belts. |
| reaction to the earlier Art Nouveau style which was | | | | Women had just gotten the vote and wanted to |
| curvy, natural, flowing and floral. Deco reigned from | | | | show off their new found freedoms so styles |
| 1925 to 1939 and affected everything in the visual | | | | reflected this. Waistlines dropped, hemlines were |
| art world. Think of the old movie theatre interiors | | | | raised, bathing suits were born, and ropes of pearls |
| with geometric stacked designs, frozen waterfalls, | | | | were popular . Young women drank alcohol, smoked |
| modernistic shapes. Egyptian, African, Aztec Mexican | | | | cigarettes from long holders, began to go to college, |
| abstract designs meet Machine Age. I love this | | | | entered the workplace, showed their sexuality, wore |
| wonderful design period that used bright colors, clean | | | | makeup, got their hair bobbed, bared their legs, |
| lines, and ethnic influences. | | | | adopted a boyish, androgynous look and danced the |
| Art Deco was considered elegant and stylishly | | | | night away at Jazz clubs. Red lips, white faces, black |
| modern and architecture wasn't the only place it | | | | rimmed eyes presented a startling new look. Even |
| affected. Graphic arts (you know those great | | | | the older ladies followed the younger gals in this new |
| posters from the 20ies), painting (think cubism) and | | | | modern style. This is when the French couture |
| industry (aviation, ocean liners, skyscrapers, even | | | | houses of Lanvin, Chanel and Cartier were launched |
| radios) were all showing that we had entered a new | | | | and still have a huge influence in today's styles. |
| modern age and it was hip to be square....and | | | | |