Each generation of Americans has their own unique fashion story that has been influenced by the events of the time. Whether it was the flapper of the Roaring Twenties‚ or the suburban housewife of the Fifties‚ each decade of woman carved out their place in fashion history. From the Lost Generation to the Millennial Generation‚ we can see the way current events have affected the way our society clothes itself. We can see the evolution of hemlines and silhouettes‚ hairdos and accessories‚ and they
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him why he is leaving‚ he interposed that Nick was not going anywhere. He practically commanded Nick to stay‚ and since did decide to stay‚ he (like Myrtle) assured Tom of the power and control he has over the people in his life. Myrtle Wilson‚ a flapper and woman of the lower class‚ has one major and absolute desire; to join the social stature of the higher class. Other than engaging in sexual affairs with Tom Buchanan‚ she believes that by imitating the appearances and characteristics of the high
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The roaring 20’s was an era of consumerism‚ leisure‚ and rebellion. The women of 1920 smoked‚ drank‚ danced‚ and voted. They cut their hair‚ wore make-up‚ and went to massive parties. They were called flappers. Young women did not date instead they waited until a proper young man showed interest with right intentions. Since nearly a whole generation of young men had died in the war‚ there was nearly a whole generation of young women without possible suitors. The biggest change was political. Many
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I. Seeing Red I. The “Red Scare” of 1919-20 resulted in Attorney General. Mitchell Palmer using a series of raids to round up and arrest about 6‚000 suspected Communists. A. The Red Scare severely cut back free speech for a period‚ since the hysteria caused many people to want to eliminate any Communists and their ideas. 1. Some states made it illegal to merely advocate the violent overthrow of government for social change. 2. In this time period‚ anti-foreignism
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‘That’s the best thing a girl can be in this world – a beautiful little fool.’ In the light of this comment‚ compare and contrast representations of femininity in A Streetcar Named Desire and The Great Gatsby As A Streetcar Named Desire and The Great Gatsby were both written by men‚ it is to be expected that they meet the generalised representations of women found in most famous texts‚ the vast majority of which were written by men. However‚ these two texts also explore the ideas of femininity
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The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald’s magnum opus‚ The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence‚ idealism‚ resistance to change‚ social upheaval‚ and excess‚ creating a
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were uneasy about their ‘consumer society’ and the new ‘mass culture’. Women were most affected by the roaring twenties‚ this new up rising of sexually free women with bobbed cuts and short skirts‚ drinking and smoking landed them the nickname ‘flappers’. Women had now been given the right to vote and had new high status jobs. Machinery took over their household work and new birth control methods were inhibiting them to have fewer children. Women were constantly fighting in this age to be noticed
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the talk about sex. This was made socially acceptable/fashionable by Sigmund Freud. Freud was most known for his theories of the unconscious mind. Although the sexual revolution didn’t begin with the sale of Trojan condoms in 1922. The term “flapper” was coined by H.L. Mencken. In the 1920s many people would dance for long periods of time but there was a rule where dancing partners had to be a minimum of 6” apart. Dance clubs became rather popular in the 1920s. Dance contests were nationally
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When a person thinks of the 1920s‚ they probably think of the glitz and glamour of a candle lit jazz club with women dressed to the nines in flapper attire. This was just a small part of the 20s‚ the decade saw many social and political changes that shaped the culture that is seen today. The 1920s saw the Volstead Act take effect leading to a large black market that was controlled by mobsters. As well as the right for women to vote. This decade also saw the beginning of a mass culture with consumers
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was definitely given to the actors’ costumes and makeup in Cabaret. Actresses in the Kit Kat Club were dressed in black burlesque attire or what seemed to be nude undergarments with heels‚ while other actresses were dressed in the typical 1920’s flapper costume. For the men‚ suits and top hats were worn. Makeup for both actors and actresses was done to be very dramatic and dark‚ emphasizing the lips and eyes. From the playwright and director position‚ the costume choice and makeup provided a key
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