démodé
adjective:
old fashioned, out of style, unfashionable [from French, the past participle
of démoder "to go out of fashion," from mode "fashion"].
misc. costume images
Fashion plates and family photos
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misc. costume images
These are various images (photographs and fashion plates) from my
personal collection. No real rhyme or reason! Please feel free to use
them for your personal use; for all other uses, please
see my copyright/common sense page.
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| "London Evening Dress," c. 1836-38 |
"Modes de Paris, 1 Juliet 1841" |
"Evening Dress," c. 1840 |
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"Les Modes Parisiennes," c. 1850-53
Notice the woman on the left is definitely
NOT wearing a hoop
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"Les Modes Parisienne," c. 1854-58 |
"Les Modes Parisiennes, November,"
c. 1854-58 |
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"Les Modes Parisiennes, March," c.
1860-62 |
"Les Modes Parisiennes, January,"
c. 1858-62 |
"La Mode Illustrée, Bureaux de Journal
56 rue Jacob Paris," c. 1872-74 |
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"Le Monde Elégant, June 1873" |
Unknown, c. 1910-14 |
Unknown, c. 1910-14 |
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Vesta Meader Van Cleave, c. 1900s-10s
My paternal great-grandmother
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Van Cleave Orchestra, c. 1920s-30s
(Nathan)
Van Cleave (he used "Van" as his first name) (my paternal
grandfather, second from left) was a composer and orchestrator;
he led his own band playing live and doing radio shows in the 1930s
and 1940s in New York City, then moved to Los Angeles where he composed
and orchestrated for films and television |
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Van Cleave Orchestra, c. 1920s-30s |
Doris Blumenfeld, c. 1920s
Doris (my paternal grandmother) was a showgirl
in many Broadway productions during the 1930s in New York City.
She was the child of vaudeville actors. |
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Doris Blumenfeld, c. early 1930s |
Doris Blumenfeld, c. early 1930s |
Doris Blumenfeld, c. early 1930s |
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Doris Blumenfeld, c. early 1930s |
Doris Blumenfeld, c. early 1930s |
Doris Blumenfeld, c. early 1930s |
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Doris Blumenfeld, c. early 1930s |
Unknown, c. early 1930s |
Unknown, c. early 1930s |
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Unknown, c. early 1930s |
Unknown, c. early 1930s |
Unknown, c. early 1930s |
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Unknown, c. early 1930s |
Unknown, c. early 1930s |
Unknown, c. early 1930s |
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Doris & Nathan Van Cleave, c. early 1930s |
Doris & Nathan Van Cleave, c. early 1930s |
Doris Van Cleave, c. early 1930s |
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Doris Van Cleave, c. 1930s-40s |
Doris Van Cleave, c. late 1930s - early 1940s |
Edward & Una Hirst, c. early 1940s
My maternal grandparents |
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Doris Van Cleave, 1951 |
Doris & Nathan Van Cleave, c. 1950s-60s |
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