1930s: Cellophane fashion

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“Designers are plunging their shears into this fantastic material that might have come over the counters of Broadway’s Dazians, woven richly with a new kind of splendor.”

- Harper’s Bazaar, 1934

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1933: Mary Jane Sloan as the Sugar Bowl, Lona Andre as the China Teacup, and Gwen Zetter as the Tea Pot from the stage production “Cellophane Chorus” (John Springer Collection/Corbis/Getty Images)

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1938: Actress Paulette Goddard around the time of her appearance in the movie “Thrill of a Lifetime” (John Springer Collection/Corbis/Getty Images)

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1930s: Actress, Norma Shearer, seen in profile and with bare shoulders against a clear cellophane-like backdrop (Getty Images)

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1938: A Cellophane cape over a dress (Imre v. Santho/Ullstein Bild/Getty Images)

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1933: “Miss Harriette Eriksen stops traffic in downtown Washington as she appears in the latest creation, “A Girl In Cellophane.” (Getty Images)

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1932: June Clyde, movie actress, Malibu (Getty Images)

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