Gorgeous 1930s Art Deco Dresses

I came across some gorgeous 1930s dresses on thefrock.com and wanted to share my favourites...

Black satin Art Deco dress, from thefrock.com

This art deco number has a fabulous vintage geometric pattern and a lovely handkerchief hem (I need to learn how to sew like this!) The annotation on thefrock.com website says it's a "flapper era dress" but I would bet money that it's from the 1930s, not the 1920s, judging from the waistline. I wish there was a photo of the back, but if I was designing it I'd have a low-cut '30s style back design.

Meanwhile, check out this blue velvet starlet number:

Blue bias-cut velvet gown with silk bodice, from thefrock.com

It looks stunning, and it's a fairly simple design. I saw some gorgeous blue velvet on sale at the fabric store last week - now I'm tempted to go buy some and try to make this dress!

Finally, here's a gown that would be amazing to wear (though lord knows where).

Beaded charmeuse gown, from thefrock.com