Flappers, Fashion and Cars

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Flappers, Fashion and Cars

• By Sofia Ballester, Olivia Arcuri, Micaela
  Cardalda, Damasia Maffi and Isabella Carneiro

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Fashion

• Clothing developed closer relationships with art,
  and freedom was expressed in simple yet elegant
  designs, with carefully selected fabrics, and an
  intelligent use of colour.

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Clothes

• The young flappers didnt wear the same models of
  clothes and fashion that people used to wear.
• During the 1920s, fashion for young women focused
  less on female physical form.
• Dresses stopped at the knees, the hiplines were
  lowered, and the neckline of the dress was very
  low.
• Flappers wore stockings, which they often wore
  rolled over a garter belt
• The look was basically "tubular.

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Formal dress

• As with all the female fashion during the 1920s,
  the evening dress progressed to display more of
  the body.
• The neckline became low-cut.
• Backless dresses were very popular throughout the
  twenties.
• An important part of the evening gown during the
  twenties was the beading.
• The long straps of the backless dresses (if not
  the entire dress) featured beaded chiffon
  fabrics.

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Accessories

• The cloche hat became a necessity for daytime
  wear.
• The small hat was used over short hair and almost
  reached to the eyebrows.
• It was often decorated with a pin in the front or
  a ribbon.
• Some accessories were Aviators, colored scarfs,
  goggles, and leather jackets, shoes, jewlery,
  earings, bracelets, and necklaces.

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Flappers Behaviour

• In the 1920s, a new woman was born. She smoked,
  drank, danced, went out at night and voted.
• She would cut her hair, wear make-up, and go to
  parties.
• She wore daring clothes and took risks.
• In urban areas more women took on jobs. With
  money of their own, working women became
  particular target of advertising.
• Women were less likely to stay in unhappy
  marriages, divorces were doubled.

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Mens Attire

• Some men used to wear  the sack suit.
• Colored shirts of putty, peach, blue gray and
  cedar were worn.
• A tail coat was considered appropriate formal
  evening wear, accompanied by a top hat. Starched
  white shirts were expected to be worn with the
  tail coat.
• Bow ties and shirts with white wing collars were
  also seen.
• Tuxedos were not yet completely acceptable
• Trousers were originally made of flannel and
  appeared in shades of biscuit, silver gray, fawn,
  blue gray, and pearl gray.

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Most Popular Fabrics

• Tweed cloth became popular at this time.
• Tweel refers to hand-woven wool fabric from the
  Scottish highlands and islands.
• Flannel was the other popular fabric of the era.
• It was originally made as a heavy, comfortable
  and soft.
• Flannel trousers were traditionally worn in warm
  weather.

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Jazz and Fashion

• Jazz clothing passed quickly in and out of
  fashion during the twenties.
• It was considered an expression of passion for
  jazz music.
• Jackets were long and tight-waisted with long
  back vents.
• The buttons were placed close together.
• Trousers were tight and skinny.

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