Flappers Research Paper
Flappers Fashion
After World War One, a new daring and exciting women was born. The unbelievable, fast social changes that struck the United States were illustrated by the new sense of fashion. The flappers altered the style of the twenties by liberating the views of women.
"Slim hipped, bobbed hair, and short skirts", was the new image the flappers brought to the 1920's.The girls who flaunted this image were named flappers. Some people thought of flappers as being a disgrace to all women. These girls were wilder, which was a major change from the conservative young girls (American 1). The new era of "flapper fashion" came with a more modern look. It was fashionable to have wear shorter clothes and have no shape to their body. To achieve …show more content…
These dresses were made to be low cut with no back. The dresses made flappers appear to be remarkably sexual women (Schneider 28-29). Colors that were used for making flapper clothing were generally more neutral colors. Many different textures of fabric were used such as satin, silk, and tulles to give off a sheer look (styles 1). Stockings, which came in many different styles and patterns, became very trendy for flappers to wear during the day and out at night. The beige stockings were popular, because it gave off a certain nude look. The patterns on the stockings were a "hot fashion item" for flappers to show off (stockings …show more content…
Although, it was a manlier look the flappers wore the hair styles to make there own fashion statement. The bob hair cut was seen and worn everywhere. The Eton Crop was the most intense hair style that originated from the bob cut. These hair cuts were in style, since it was easy and quick to fix (hairstyles 1). Famous Actresses influenced many of women to take on the flapper style. Julie Andrews was one actress that many women envied. They wanted to dress, talk, and wear there hair exactly like the movie stars (Thomas 1).In addition to finding this new style through celebrities, women found them in fashion catalogs that were sent to peoples homes. People who did not live in the city could still keep up with the latest trends by receiving and buying clothes from the catalogs (Presley
After World War One, a new daring and exciting women was born. The unbelievable, fast social changes that struck the United States were illustrated by the new sense of fashion. The flappers altered the style of the twenties by liberating the views of women.
"Slim hipped, bobbed hair, and short skirts", was the new image the flappers brought to the 1920's.The girls who flaunted this image were named flappers. Some people thought of flappers as being a disgrace to all women. These girls were wilder, which was a major change from the conservative young girls (American 1). The new era of "flapper fashion" came with a more modern look. It was fashionable to have wear shorter clothes and have no shape to their body. To achieve …show more content…
These dresses were made to be low cut with no back. The dresses made flappers appear to be remarkably sexual women (Schneider 28-29). Colors that were used for making flapper clothing were generally more neutral colors. Many different textures of fabric were used such as satin, silk, and tulles to give off a sheer look (styles 1). Stockings, which came in many different styles and patterns, became very trendy for flappers to wear during the day and out at night. The beige stockings were popular, because it gave off a certain nude look. The patterns on the stockings were a "hot fashion item" for flappers to show off (stockings …show more content…
Although, it was a manlier look the flappers wore the hair styles to make there own fashion statement. The bob hair cut was seen and worn everywhere. The Eton Crop was the most intense hair style that originated from the bob cut. These hair cuts were in style, since it was easy and quick to fix (hairstyles 1). Famous Actresses influenced many of women to take on the flapper style. Julie Andrews was one actress that many women envied. They wanted to dress, talk, and wear there hair exactly like the movie stars (Thomas 1).In addition to finding this new style through celebrities, women found them in fashion catalogs that were sent to peoples homes. People who did not live in the city could still keep up with the latest trends by receiving and buying clothes from the catalogs (Presley