Raspberry Swirl
CELEBRATING THE ROARING TWENTIES IN A SPECIAL SERIES
Raspberries: delicious to eat own their own, on top of pavlova, poured over with cream, swirled into icecream … the list is endless. It’s even a beautiful-sounding word, and totally hooked me when I stumbled upon this cloche hat on eBay a few months ago. It was described as a ‘raspberry swirl’ of a hat, and I won it at auction at the unbelievable price of $6.55. It is vintage 1950s, and the seller did not in fact describe or photograph it as a cloche. However, pulled down over the head mimics the classic 20s flapper hat wonderfully.
The striped long-sleeved cotton tee and the Moschino Cheap & Chic skirt combination are a perfect match, and worn together resemble the dropwaist silhouette popular in the 1920s. Stripes were of course popular in this decade too. A cute summer outfit to wear by the beach.
The first recorded use of raspberry as a colour name was in 1892, and there are many shades, ranging from a vibrant cool pink to rose, to a duller glace that more exactly resembles puce. French raspberry is comparatively quite a warm tone.
Scroll down for an inspiring gallery of deliciousness.
1920s silk evening dress from Fab Gabs on Etsy
1920s evening gownsFind them at: Sequinned gown (left) and beaded gown (right)
Adorable, sweet and sexy, this Kitty lingerie set in Raspberry is by Lascivious
Raspberry threads by Esme Living Colour
Raspberry rug at Modern Rugs
And last, but certainly not least, raspberries and cream