1920s

Take a closer look. She’s the one in the semi-Georgian getup.

The caption that accompanies this circa-1925 photograph doesn’t provide anywhere near enough information: “A…

Behold a spread from the January 1922 issue of Good Housekeeping, headlined, “Quality and Price Meet on Equal Ground…

These days, if you want to be delivered unto marriage with a sexual blank slate, it takes a village full of…

L.A. Times Past, a Tumblr that archives L.A. Times articles dating back to the 1880s, has shared a wildly…

This really puts the debate over the term "plus-size" in perspective: Here is an ad for Lane Bryant, from the back…

My stars! Gatsby's coming to town tomorrow, and you haven't got a stitch to wear. Perhaps a new blouse is in order?

Ah, the 1920s. When you could get a really great hat for $1.95. What's that you say? You like the $2.95 hats? Pardon…

In the 1920s, an anti-flirt movement was afoot. Ladies quickly became fed up with the first car owning scrubs…

Here's some test footage from 1922 of Kodak's full-color Kodachrome film featuring actresses doing their thing. It's…

We tend to think that romance and relationships have gotten more complicated as we tumble further into the world of…

Was the flapper a proto-feminist, or a betrayer of suffragettes? Or both? Or just having fun? (Also: sound familiar?)

A floral dress for $1.49? Adorable new shoes for under $4? Wow, prices have really come down. Oh wait: This sale…

Attention, everyone: 20th century Barnard students were loose women. Well, not really, but that seems to be the…