Flappers, Fashion and Cars

1. Flappers, Fashion and Cars By: Sofia Ballester, Olivia Arcuri, Micaela Cardalda, Damasia Maffi and Isabella Carneiro

3. 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.

4. Clothes • The young flappers didn’t 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”.

5. 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.

7. 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.

9. Flapper’s 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.

11. Men’s 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 • Tuxedos were not yet completely acceptable • Trousers were originally made of flannel and appeared in shades of biscuit, silver gray, fawn, blue gray, and pearl gray.

13. 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.

14. 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.