The Roaring Twenties

Fashion

The Victorian Age Coming to an End

• Women in the Victorian era wore clothes that covered most of their bodies and had corsets to make their waists smaller and curvier.

• Notice the long skirt, long arms, and large hats

• They also had long hair that was always pinned up.

http://www2.uvm.edu/landscape/dating/clothing_and_hair/

1910s_clothing_women.php

Women’s Dress – 1920’s

• In contrast to the Victorian Woman the Women of the 1920’s tended to wear dresses that had short sleeves, shorter hems and smaller hats.

• They also tended to not wear anything with corsets or form fitting.

http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f89/vintage-streetstyle-1920s-74661-4.html

The Flapper

• The Flapper is an iconic symbol of the 1920’s.

• Women cut their hair, wore a lot more make-up

• Accessories were also a big deal, long strings of pearls were necessary as were feathers and headbands

• The flapper dress tended to be very ‘boxy’ and not show off any curves at all. They could also be covered in tassels.

http://bobbieaustinscloset.blogspot.com/2010/12/roaring-twenties-flapper-fashions-how.html

The Masculine Look

• Many women attempted to ‘hide’ their femininity by dressing more masculine.

• This women is wearing a tie and a bowler hat which were traditionally worn by men.

http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f89/vintage-streetstyle-1920s-74661-4.html

Hat’s of 1920’s

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mc_art/2293979711/sizes/o/in/photostream/

Men’s Fashion

http://www.uvm.edu/landscape/dating/clothing_and_hair/1920s_clothing_men.php

Men’s Fashion Con’t

• Men tended to wear three piece suits with ties.

• They also wore bowler, fedora and or straw hats with wing tipped shoes.

http://penny-said.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html

The Gangster Look

• This timeless look for men symbolizes the ‘gangster’ identity that is seen in many movies depicting this era.

http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/kidzzone/thefashionzone/8183781.1920_s_Men_s_fashion__Anyone_for_Tennis_/