![]() ![]() In the late 19th century, " artificial silk" was first made in France, from a solution of cellulose. Silk was highly desired for its luxurious qualities, but the limited supply made it expensive. Natural fabrics such as cotton and wool were the abundant fabrics of the decade. The development of new fabrics and new means of fastening clothing affected fashions of the 1920s. The constrictive corset, an essential undergarment to make the waist thinner, became a thing of the past. Flappers was a popular name given to women of this time because of what they wore. Fashion trends became more accessible, masculine, and practical, creating the emergence of "The New Woman". Fashion was no exception women entered the workforce and earned the right to vote, and they felt liberated. There was a revolution in almost every sphere of human activity. ![]() Another important amendment in the United States was the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. ![]() The nationwide prohibition on alcohol was ignored by many resulting in speakeasies. This "noble experiment" was intended to reduce crime and corruption, solve social problems, reduce the tax burden created by prisons and poorhouses, and improve health and hygiene. This lasted until 1933, so it was a constant for the whole 1920s era. Prohibition stated that it would be illegal to sell and consume alcohol. In the United States in 1920, there was the enactment of the 18th Amendment, or as many know it, Prohibition. Women were entering the workforce in record numbers. Social customs and morals were relaxed in the optimism brought on by the end of the war and the booming of the stock market. These styles continued to characterize fashion until the worldwide depression worsened in 1931.Īfter World War I, the United States entered a prosperous era and, as a result of its role in the war, came out of isolation onto the world stage. From 1925, the public more passionately embraced the styles now typically associated with the Roaring Twenties. The 1920s are characterized by two distinct periods of fashion: in the early part of the decade, change was slower, and there was more reluctance to wear the new, revealing popular styles. Men also began to wear less formal daily attire and athletic clothing or ' Sportswear' became a part of mainstream fashion for the first time. For women, fashion had continued to change away from the extravagant and restrictive styles of the Victorian and Edwardian periods, and towards looser clothing which revealed more of the arms and legs, that had begun at least a decade prior with the rising of hemlines to the ankle and the movement from the S-bend corset to the columnar silhouette of the 1910s. Western fashion in the 1920s underwent a modernization. SociologyĪctors Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford on board the SS Lapland in their honeymoon, 1920 A drawing picturing French women's fashion, c.1921 Tennis player, Australia, 1924 ![]()
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