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| Historians have characterized the 1920s as a
time of frivolity, abundance and happy-go-lucky attitudes. Several years
had passed since the end of World War I. People felt free-spirited and
wanted to have fun. As a result, fashions became less formal.
1920s were all about jazz and party. Famous for the fringed flapper
dresses and feathered headbands, this decade was the epitome of romantic
fashion. Unlike the 1900s or the 1910s, when skirts were long and ladies
figures were S-shaped, women in the 1920s had flattening busts, hips and
waists. This gave women the slim line.
* Elegant, evening silk dress. |
Hemlines hovered at the lower calf at the beginning of the
20s and remained there until nearly 1925 when they rose to an unprecedented high
-- the bottom of the knee. They stayed there until 1929 when they plummeted
(along with the stock market) back down to the lower.
| Short hair was also in fashion. Those with long hair pulled
their hair to the back at the nape of the neck and knotted it into a
chignon. For the evenings, headbands and Spanish-style hair combs held the
chignons in place. Dresses were designed to move while dancing. Some had
long trailing sashes, trains or asymmetric hemlines. Typically, women did
not wear hats for evening, but instead wore fancy combs, scarves and
bandeaux.
* Flowing silk dress with complicated embroidered prints. |
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When King Tut's tomb was found, Egyptian fashion became the "in"
thing. Snake bracelets that encircled the upper arm, embroidered silks and
cubist art designs were very popular.
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Day dresses were plain and simple. Cotton skirts with a
short blouse. Blouses had frills at the collar and sleeves.
* Day dresses with 3/4
skirts. Frills around the collar with short sleeves.
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