Past Fashion

Tweeting about the Historic Dress collection at the Michigan State University Museum.

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And we've a blog: https://t.co/u3ajGwxw3d

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Folks, Flapper Dictionary is changing its name to Past Fashion! Posts expanding to include all of @MSUMuseum's Historic Dress collection.

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Happy #valentinesday2017 from your flapper friends @MSUMuseum! #valentines #love #1920s #fashion

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The reason for this Twitter account is nearing its end. But we'll continue posting about history & fashion using the collections @MSUMuseum!

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Whangdoodle—Jazz-band music.#slang #1920s #jazz @MSUMuseum

Mickey Mouse, "The Jazz Fool," 1929 https://t.co/uiX2lVkkzg

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WALK IN—Young man who goes to a party without being invited. #slang #1920s @MSUMuseum

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Happy Halloween from the Flapper Dictionary! #boo #witches #trickortreat #Halloween @MSUMuseum

"The Modern Witch," Life, October 4, 1923

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URBAN SET—Her new gown. #1920s #slang #fashion

Featured in "Up Cloche": Moire silk evening dress, 1928, collection @MSUMuseum

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SWAN—Glide gracefully. #1920s @MSUMuseum

Leon Bakst, costume for Anna Pavlova for "The Dying Swan," 1905; Pavlova wearing costume, 1928

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STATIC—Conversations that mean nothing. #1920s #slang @MSUMuseum

Because they were listening to the newfangled radio: crystal set, 1920s

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SMITH BROTHERS—Guys who never cough up. #1920s #slang @MSUMuseum

William and Andrew Smith's cough drops ad, 1927

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PILLOW CASE—Young man who is full of feathers. #1920s #slang @MSUMuseum

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PETTING PANTRY—Movie. #1920s #slang

Postcard, 1915, @MSUMuseum

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OILCAN—An imposter. #1920s #slang

Imposters' hair always looking great. Ad, 1920s.

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NOSEBAGGERY—Restaurant. #slang #1920s @MSUMuseum

The invention of the sandwich shop nationwide: B/G Sandwich Shop brochure, 1920s

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@ResearchBuzz Will help you out with #MustardPlaster Twitter domination with this: Johnson and Johnson's version, collections @MSUMuseum.

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MUSTARD PLASTER—Unwelcome guy who sticks around. #1920s #slang @MSUMuseum

Cue beanie & letter sweater: Harold Lloyd, "The Freshman," 1925

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MERINGUE—Personality. #1920s #slang @MSUMuseum

Sigmund Freud, whose theories were popular in 1920s America, explored meringue.

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LEMON SQUEEZER—An elevator. #slang #1920s #silentfilm @MSUMuseum

Elevating comedy: Harold Lloyd, High and Dizzy, 1920

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DOG KENNELS—Pair of shoes.
DOGS—Feet.
#slang #1920s

Top of the line kennels from NYC's Saks Fifth Avenue,1925, collection @MSUMuseum