In the 1920s, women would wear suits (matching skirt and jacket sets) for day to day work, travel, and leisure. In sporty environments, suit jackets were often replaced with cardigan sweaters or pullover vests. Suits were made of a thick wool in winter and light blends in summer. Sports clothes were made of wool tweed.
Women’s suits of the ’20s were nothing like today’s suits. Jackets were quite long with a matching belt to pull in the waist. Here are some 1920s women wearing suits from my collection:
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- 1920 wool suits
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- Early 20s sport skirt, blouse and cardigan
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- 1920 suit with middy jacket
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- 1921 wool suits
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- 1922 Emily Dial
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- 1922 sport suits
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- 1922 sport suits
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- 1924 ladies wrap jacket suits
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- 1924 white suit
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- 1926 ladies in winter suits and scarves
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- Downton Abbey’s Mary Crawley wearing a late 20s suit
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- Miss Fisher wearing a plaid wool suit – late 20s
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- Miss Fisher’s blue skirt with matching jacket and striped blouse.
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- Traveling in a late 20s suit
