After continually hearing comparisons between the Roaring Twenties and the 2020s, we decided to put the idea to the test by matching looks from 1922 issues of Vogue with those in the spring and pre-fall 2022 collections—and there was plenty of common ground to be found, surface-wise.
The fashion industry has grown exponentially in 100 years and operates today in a trickle-up rather than trickle-down manner, but some things never change, like the nostalgic gesture and the importance of trends. In 1922 the full-skirted robe de style, popularized by Jeanne Lanvin, was starting to get competition from straighter draped dresses. Paul Poiret was still the king of fashion, and Paris set the pace. Though hemlines are no longer of vital importance, there remains a shared vocabulary of shapes and silhouettes—and joy in dressing up.
Come time travel with us.