black mini sweater dress THE ANNALEE RIBBED IN BROWN X-Large fuller skirt allows room for hips Calvin Klein Women's Lurex Merino

I was instantly drawn to the dresses

As such, there was theatrical cornette-style headwear, face-covering trims of lace and hourglass dresses which descended into a melange of bows, but also denim skirts, shirts and jeans, slouchy suede handbags, and classic pointed pumps

If you're craving a little educational "time travel" back to a period and place we don't see depicted in fiction all that often, least of all in this genre, then buckle up for a wild ride through the vibrant and raucous streets, neighborhoods, dive-bars, nightclubs, and whorehouses of LA's Black community in the middle of the 20th century

My favorite place to rent clothes from is Gwynnie Bee because they have brands like ModCloth, Unique Vintage, and eShakti