Our club not only focuses on the preservation and restoration of Ford Model A's but many of it's members enjoy dressing in periodic correct attire on special events which may include local, regional, and national events. Members can also have their attire judged at regional at national MAFCA events. Judging standards and guidelines are available on the MAFCA web page. So, this section of the web page is dedicated to those members and non-members as a resource tool in researching period correct attire from the roaring 20's.
Videos of Era fashions in the 20's
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Web Links to information on ERA fashions
Fashions in the 20's
Fashions in the 30's.
The Costume Gallery
Fashions and history what people wore in the 30's
Model A fashion patterns from the 30's
Model A fashion patterns from the 20's
1920s jewelry
Reproduction fabrics and patterns.
Famous People and their styles from the roaring 20's
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Joseph Keaton, aka Buster Keaton, was born in Piqua, Kansas, on October 4, 1895, and died 1966. He began performing as a toddler in his parents' vaudeville act. Billed as 'The Human Mop', he acquired the deadpan quality and matchless physical elasticity which he perfected in his great years. He made his film debut at Fatty Arbuckle's Comicque studios, in "The Butcher Boy" in 1917. Between 1919 and 1923, he directed and starred in "One Week" in 1920 and "The Boat" in 1921, to name a few.
Best known films:
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Charlie Chaplin was born in London, on April 16, 1889 and died in 1977. His childhood was like a nightmare. A drunken father, and a mother who spent long periods in lunatic asylums, sending Charlie to an orphanage. His stage career began at the age of 7, in a dancing troupe. He toured America twice while in a vaudeville act.
His first break came in the silent film "Kid Auto Races At Venice" in 1914. By his twelfth film, "Caught In The Rain", also in 1914, he was directing himself. He was billed as "The World's Greatest Comedian", and started making $1,250 a week. After making "The Tramp" in 1915, he was making $10,000 a week, plus a $150,000 bonus and made 12 films between May 1916 and October 1917.
Best known films:
His first break came in the silent film "Kid Auto Races At Venice" in 1914. By his twelfth film, "Caught In The Rain", also in 1914, he was directing himself. He was billed as "The World's Greatest Comedian", and started making $1,250 a week. After making "The Tramp" in 1915, he was making $10,000 a week, plus a $150,000 bonus and made 12 films between May 1916 and October 1917.
Best known films:
- The Tramp (1915)
- The Kid (1921)
- The Gold Rush (1925)
- City Lights (1931)
- The Great Dictator (1940), Academy Award nomination
- Limelight (1952)
Gary Cooper, whose real name was Frank Cooper, was born in Helena, Montana, on May 7, 1901 and died in 1961. In his early silent days he was dreamy and handsome. In the 1930's, as he matured, he became a manly hero, shy and soft spoken, radiating sincerity and honesty. He was born to British parents and was educated in Britain in the years leading up to World War I. Back home in Montana, he worked as a ranch hand and then joined his family in Los Angeles, where he put his horse riding skills to good use as an extra in dozens of Westerns.
His agent persuaded him to change his name to "Gary", (after her hometown in Indiana) and secured him a bit part in a Ronald Coleman film called "The Winning of Barbara Worth" in 1926. When the second lead failed to turn up, Cooper took over, he died in Coleman's arms, and caught the attention of the critics. He was signed by Paramount and given a small part in "It" (1927), with Clara Bow. He had a passionate affair with Clara and at her insistance, he was given a role in "Children of Divorce" and then starred in "Wings" both in 1927. His first all-talkie was "The Virginian" in 1929.
His agent persuaded him to change his name to "Gary", (after her hometown in Indiana) and secured him a bit part in a Ronald Coleman film called "The Winning of Barbara Worth" in 1926. When the second lead failed to turn up, Cooper took over, he died in Coleman's arms, and caught the attention of the critics. He was signed by Paramount and given a small part in "It" (1927), with Clara Bow. He had a passionate affair with Clara and at her insistance, he was given a role in "Children of Divorce" and then starred in "Wings" both in 1927. His first all-talkie was "The Virginian" in 1929.
Greta Garbo, whose real name was Greta Gustafsson, was born in Stockholm, on September 18, 1905 and died in 1990. She had a poverty-stricken upbringing. In the early 1920's, director Mauritz Stiller dreamt of creating a new kind of woman, sophisticated, scornful, and superior, but beneath the glittering surface, he wanted her to be warm and vulnerable. He had already chosen the name 'Garbo", when he spotted his protégeé amongst a bunch of extras and cast her as the second lead in "The Atonement of Gosta Berling" in 1924. In 1925, he accompanied her to Hollywood and MGM, although unimpressed by her, cast her in "The Temptress" and "The Torrent" in 1927. Her last silent film was "The Kiss" in 1929. A lot of care was taken over her introduction to sound.
Best known films:
Best known films:
- Anna Christie (1930), Academy Award nomination
- Romance 1930), Academy Award nomination
- Queen Christina (1933)
- Anna Karenina (1935)
- Camille 1937), Academy Award nomination
- Ninotchka (1939), Academy Award nomination
Joan Crawford, whose real name was Lucille Le Sueur, was born in San Antonio, Texas on March 23, 1904, and died in 1977. She started as a dancer and was spotted in the chorus line of a Broadway musical by an MGM producer. Placed under contract, she made her screen debut doubling for Norma Shearer in "Lady of the Night" in 1925. As Lucille Le Sueur, she appeard with Jackie Coogan in "Old Clothes" in 1925 and then MGM launched a publicity campaign to find her a new name. Transformed into Joan Crawford, she dieted ferociously to give her face the angularity which became the foundation of her enduring stardom.
Best known films:
Best known films:
- Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
- Possessed (1931),
- Dancing Lady (1933)
- The Shining Hour (1938)
- Mildred Pierce (1945), Academy Awards winner for Best Actress
- Humoresque 1946)
- Possessed (1947), Academy Award nomination
- Sudden Fear (1952), Academy Award nomination
- Johnny Guitar (1954)
- Female on the Beach (1955)
- Whatever Happended to Baby Jane? (1962)
Katharine Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut on November 9, 1907 and died in 2003. From her first appearance on the screen co-starring opposite John Barrymore in "A Bill of Divorcement" in 1932, it was clear that a new star had arrived in Hollywood. She burst onto the screen like a breath of fresh air. Tall and slim, with high cheekbones, clean-cut features and aristocratic bearing, she was not conventionally attractive, but more than made up for it through her talent as an actress, and her personal distinctive style. Her first film, along with "Morning Glory" and "Little Women" both made in 1933, as well as "Alice Adams" in 1935 were all box office hits.
Best known films:
Best known films:
- A Bill of Divorcement (1932)
- Morning Glory (1933), Academy Awards winner for Best Actress
- Little Women (1933)
- Alice Adams (1935), Academy Award nomination
- Bringing Up Baby (1938)
- The Philadelphia Story (1940), Academy Award nomination
- Woman of the Year (1941), Academy Award nomination
- Adam's Rib (1949)
- The African Queen (1951), Academy Award nomination
- Summertime (1955), Academy Award nomination
- Suddenly, Last Summer (1959), Academy Award nomination
- Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962), Academy Award nomination
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Academy Award winner for Best Actress
- The Lion in Winter (1968), Academy Award winner for Best Actress
- On Golden Pond (1981), Academy Award winner for Best Actress
Note: Pictures and information sourced from: http://roaring20scbohstedt.weebly.com/actors-of-the-1920s.html
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