A Lipstick is worth a Hundred Words
By Jessica M
The 1920s were a wonderful decade for lipstick. The invention of the metal push-up tube made lipstick more portable and more convenient than ever before, better formulas were developed, and many new shades of red and pink were available. And finally, modern women could wear makeup in public, in daytime, without being considered immoral! John Held was an artist who humorously chronicled the Jazz Age, and this cartoon captures all the iconic details of the Roaring ‘20s: the young man’s auto, cigarette, and flask of bootleg liquor, and the woman’s short dress, stylish cloche, stockings, and bright red lipstick!
Illustration by John Held, 1925
Labels: 40 Days and 40 Nights of Lip Service, Jessica's Reviews
posted by Annieytown @ 4:14 AM
5 Inspired Comments
5 Inspired Comments:
My grandmother seemed like a very conventional woman; when she died, we found tubes and tubes of red lipstick she had never worn in front of us. I think she wore it during the day when my grandfather was away. He sternly disapproved of such things.
I always loved red lipstick, and I think I inherited that love from Grandma, somehow.
I secretly yearn to be a little immoral, which must be how my deep seated, long lasting & much noted love of red lipstick developed.
Everybody else in pre-school wanted to be Barbie, I wanted to be Betty Boop with the red lipstick. 'nuff said!
BY the way, lovely image, where is it from?
This once again reminds me of my Nunna and her red Max Factor Lippie. I wish I had a scanner, I would show you her pic that has her with finger waves, the little fox stole with the fox biting it's tail in it's teeth and her pearls. She also wore a flapper's wedding dress, it was short and her wedding bouquet contained ostrich feathers.
Anon and FBGirl, I have a feeling we all had stylish grandmothers! I often think of mine, when I'm using my fancy toiletries.
FoodSt, I know... I was never much good at being bad, either, but thank goodness that social codes of feminine beauty have changed, at least! ;)
Raquel, This image was reproduced on the cover of a journal called American Heritage, but it originally appeared in a magazine like... LIFE... maybe? Sorry I don't know for certain! John Held worked for a few different publications.
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