Includes 1920s Star Costume, Black, with Jacket, Trousers, Mock Waistcoat and Tie. Please note that all our Smiffys products will always come in full Smiffys branded packaging.

New definitions of American femininity were formed in the pivotal 1920s, an era that vastly expanded the "market" for sexually explicit displays by women. Angela J. Latham shows how quarrels over and censorship of women's performance ― particularly in the arenas of fashion and theater ― uniquely reveal the cultural idiosyncracies of the period and provide valuable clues to the developing iconicity of the female body in its more recent historical phases.Through disguise, display, or judicious appropriation of both, performance became a crucial means by which women contested, affirmed, mitigated, and revolutionized norms of female self-presentation and self-stylization. Fashion was a hotly contested arena of bodily display. Latham surveys 1920s fashion trends and explores popular fashion rhetoric. Resistance to social mandates regarding women's fashion was nowhere more pronounced than in the matter of "bathing costumes." Latham critiques locally situated contests over swimwear, including those surrounding the first Miss America Pageant, and suggests how such performances sanctioned otherwise unacceptable self-presentations by women.Looking at American theater, Latham summarizes m... [Read More]

John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Cary Elwes. It's a vampire flick to die for! Acclaimed Expressionist filmmaker F.W. Murnau hires method actor Max Schreck to play Count Orlock for the film Nosferatu in this devlish, fictionalization of events. 2000/color-b&w/91 min/R/widescreen.

25 beautiful and historically accurate pattern of corsets 1750-1917 taken from private and museum collections.Each stunning example is accompanied by a pattern, photographs and drawings, plus an historical overview giving invaluable insight into making up these period pieces.This book also contains two step-by-step projects, a 1790 hand stitched corset and a 1900 machined corset.The book includes practical advice on construction and period detail, from inserting gussets and split buskinsertion to eyelets and flossing.Students of Costume and Fashion should find this a necessary addition to their bookshelf.

Designed to Perform! Constructed from heavy duty vinyl with corrosion resistant snaps, Director's Showcase designed these spats to stand up to the most demanding use.

Gangster spats are a great finishing touch to any gangster costume For more than 30 years, forum novelties has been a leader in the costume industry, as well as the joke, trick, magic, and novelty gift item business. Forum offers over 8,000 items to choose from, ranging from baby costumes, to adult and plus-size costumes, to pet costumes. Look to forum novelties for all of your Halloween, luau, Christmas, mardi gras, and St. Patrick's day supplies. From funny to frightening, forum has it all

STACY ADAMS MADISON! This classic straight-tip ankle boot is hardly new on the scene. The fine kidskin leather upper with perforated & pinked seam detail on the capped toe, spatz style snaps on the overlap make the old school details really stand out. A leather sole with white stitch is as classic as always. Known as the 'original STACY ADAMS biscuit toe', this boot remains as versatile as ever.* Style: 00026-111* Material: Kidskin Leather* Lining: Leather* Sole: Leather   

Includes Spats, White. Please note that all our Smiffys products will always come in full Smiffys branded packaging.

You'll be the classy gal in the speakeasy with this costume on! This costume includes a black flapper dress adorned with tassels, headpiece, and a black sash. Other accessories are sold separately. You will be sure to be swept off your feet by a smooth talking gangster! These costumes look great on their own but would look even better along with many of our other costumes and accessories available in our

This flapper beauty didn't think it would be a sin to have a bathtub filled with bootleg gin. This 1920's-inspired gold-flecked dress features an off-the-shoulder fringe detail and intricately-embroidered neckline & hemline trim. Includes gold sequined headpiece with ostrich feather. (Gloves, boa, wig, jewelry and cigarette holder not included.) (Two-Piece Set). Pair with Dreamgirl's "Retro Wig," "Luna Glove" and men's costume, "Party at Gatsby's," for a couples costume that is sure to be a roaring

You'll be the classy gal in the speakeasy with this costume on! This costume includes a black flapper dress adorned with tassels, headpiece, and a black sash. Other accessories are sold separately. You will be sure to be swept off your feet by a smooth talking gangster! These costumes look great on their own but would look even better along with many of our other costumes and accessories available in our