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Title: Dressed for the wedding
Post by: Top-of-the-hill on Monday 30 October 23 14:16 GMT (UK)
   I was very taken with this description of clothing at an upper middle class wedding in 1921. Cloaks were obviously "in" that year.

Title: Re: Dressed for the wedding
Post by: Treetotal on Monday 30 October 23 14:28 GMT (UK)
A cloak does seem a bit out of place for the 1920s.
Carol
Title: Re: Dressed for the wedding
Post by: emeltom on Monday 30 October 23 18:49 GMT (UK)
Crepe de chine seemed popular as well.
Title: Re: Dressed for the wedding
Post by: Kiltpin on Tuesday 31 October 23 09:05 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Treetotal on Monday 30 October 23 14:28 GMT (UK)
A cloak does seem a bit out of place for the 1920s.
Carol


Well, depends on a) where in the world the wedding was taking place and b) what season? A unheated English church in the depths of winter, perchance? 

Regards 

Chas
Title: Re: Dressed for the wedding
Post by: Top-of-the-hill on Tuesday 31 October 23 10:23 GMT (UK)
  It was early April in Kent - so quite chilly! I suspect the cloaks were a passing fashion rather than for warmth.
Title: Re: Dressed for the wedding
Post by: Ray T on Tuesday 31 October 23 13:09 GMT (UK)
We had a special room for them at school in the 1950s/60s!
Title: Re: Dressed for the wedding
Post by: jc26red on Tuesday 31 October 23 13:57 GMT (UK)
Probably over the shoulders and short, just past elbow length like a mantle. Although, if the ladies were wearing full length cocktail style dresses then a cloak would not look out of place.. not sure about black though!

Examples here.. 
https://witness2fashion.wordpress.com/2015/11/28/two-vintage-evening-wraps-1920s/
Title: Re: Dressed for the wedding
Post by: emeltom on Tuesday 31 October 23 14:10 GMT (UK)
I do hope you meant cloak. Don't see many women wearing clocks with full-length cocktail dresses!
Title: Re: Dressed for the wedding
Post by: Top-of-the-hill on Tuesday 31 October 23 14:59 GMT (UK)
  jc - they were the type of thing I was vaguely picturing, but I don't think they would have been in  evening wear. Definitely lots of cloaks in that clip - I rather fancy the green velvet and brocade French one, near the end!
Title: Re: Dressed for the wedding
Post by: jc26red on Tuesday 31 October 23 16:49 GMT (UK)
Quote from: emeltom on Tuesday 31 October 23 14:10 GMT (UK)
I do hope you meant cloak. Don't see many women wearing clocks with full-length cocktail dresses!

lol! Spell check on my IPad  ::)
Title: Re: Dressed for the wedding
Post by: jc26red on Tuesday 31 October 23 16:50 GMT (UK)
I think today, the style of dress underneath would be worn as a cocktail dressbut definitely not back in the day before cocktail hour  ;D
Title: Re: Dressed for the wedding
Post by: Top-of-the-hill on Thursday 23 November 23 20:56 GMT (UK)
  Fashion goes round and round. ;D