In this talk, Andrew Prince will show us how rise of Hollywood between the Great Depression and the Second World war had such an extraordinary impact on fashion and jewellery design. From the likes of Marlene Dietrich to Grace Kelly, he will guide us through the various screen goddesses and how they were portrayed to such dazzling effect. He also shows that with the development of advertising, labour saving devices and leisure time, people had more opportunities to enjoy themselves and spend money on the finer things in life, as well as how the political events of the time influenced design and what was worn and even how the Belle Epoque and Art Deco styles did not end at the outbreak of the war but combined to flower again with Christian Dior’s famous 'New Look'.
