1930 Flutter' Silk Satin White Bias Cut Gown ALEXANDRA KING A history of the bias cut: The 1920s and 1930s were a golden era for body hugging, seductive silhouettes, with icons like Jean Harlow and Bette Davis defining strong, captivating femininity. Their signature Vintage 1930's Beaded Ivory Silk Velvet Cut Out Shoulders Bias Cut Old Hollywood Gown Timeless Vixen THE ELEGANCE OF THE 1930's BIAS CUT GOWN The bias cut of material, a mode introduced in the 1920s by the French couturiere Madeleine Vionnet, was widely adopted in the 1930s and All The Pretty Dresses: 1930's Bias Cut Dress