Wonderful French RPPC of Young Women Costumed as Ancient Egyptians, circa 1920s

24.00 USD, by redpoulaine via Etsy http://ift.tt/1rfPupb

Flapper at the Masque, 1920s French RPPC

17.00 USD, by redpoulaine via Etsy http://ift.tt/1rCxMY7

Featured Items: 1920s Lingerie Models Reclining

Our current featured items are four lingerie models from the 1920s, reclining leisurely on the furniture.

This cute model has a sweet smile for the camera as she reclines on a fun backless couch. The classic flapper pillow leaning against the couch near the model's head is a wonderful touch.

Risque PC Paris Lingerie Model with Flapper Pillow and Pointy Shoes

The casual pose as the models leans against a coffee table near an arrangement of flowers, with a single flower dangling from her hand, helps to make this card something special.

French Risque Leo 50, 1910s/20s Lingerie Card

This young lady doesn't really look like she's posing. No, we think she was taking a break and reading a magazine when the photographer called her name and took the shot.

Very Cute Risque French Lingerie Model PC Paris circa 1920

This is such a fun shot. The model's pose on the couch and her coquettish smile, with the pillows strewn everywhere, make it looks as  if she's simply alighted here for a moment before she'll be hopping back up to throw on her flapper dress and a beaded headdress, ready to head out for a night of frolicsome fun, dancing the Charleston.

Risque Rppc Extra Cute French Lingerie Model 1920s

This Week's Featured Items: Hand-Tinted French Postcards of Beautiful Hats

This week's featured items in the Red Poulaine shop are four postcards featuring hats, each beautifully hand-tinted. Three of the cards have images of large-brimmed sunhats, while in the fourth the hat is a cloche with a narrow brim.

AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Hand-Tinted 1920's Flapper in Gorgeous Hat

This lovely card by Opera of Paris shows a cheerful young woman as the hat model. The hat itself is made of a textured fabric, with the crown circled by an elaborate ribbon. The card has been beautifully hand-tinted, depicting the model as a strawberry blond, while the red ribbon with gold edging contrasts marvelously with the solid black of the hat. A wonderful card for anyone interested in the fashions of the 20s and, especially, in hats.

AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Hand-Tinted 1920's Flapper in Wonderful Hat

Here's a card from French postcard publisher RP that features a model wearing a rose red sunhat with a pink underbrim of crinkled fabric. The hat truly highlights the delicate features and wistful expression of the model. The pale yellow-green hand-tinting of the dress provides a marvelous almost neutral shade that complements the deep rosy shades of the hat and the model's lipstick. We can just imagine her at an elegant garden tea party, looking up into the eyes of her first beau and soon-to-be fiancé. Alternatively, she's a mushroom fairy, possibly the queen of the woodland mushrooms, who has deigned to grace a favoured table at the lucky hostess' garden party and the young man who is smitten by her beauty may disappear for the next seven years.

AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Hand-Tinted 1920s Flapper in Marvelous Hat

The third of our sunhat postcards is also from France, by the publisher Leo. This card, like the others, has been hand-painted, and her blond hair has just a tint of red. Her pearl necklace has been painted to match her hot pink lipstick, while her hat is a lovely shade of blue and has trimmed with fine golden-yellow lace.

AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Beautiful Hand-Tinted Image of Young Woman 1923

This is a very charming image and the model has a truly wonderful smile. Still, we chose this one for our shop primarily because of the wonderful example it presents of fine hand-coloration. Truly remarkable work. From the detail work on her silk blouse, the gentle rouging of her cheeks, to the implied reflection of light off the satin ribbon on her hat. So wonderful! A celebration of Spring!