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Short Skirts, bob hair, new
attitudes, oh my! Women in the 1920s, after gaining their rights in the
nineteenth amendment, began setting themselves free by shocking the older
generations with their new style of clothing. After years of being hidden under
heavy fabrics and tight corsets, women let loose by lowering their waistlines
to the hips, raising their hemlines to the knees, and wearing silk stockings
rolled just above the knees. These young women, who were called Flappers,
sometimes were arrested for indecent exposures, since these type of clothes
were considered “skimpy beach wear.” These new clothes were blamed on WWI, women’s
suffrage, jazz, and Prohibition. Nevertheless, these free-spirited flappers had
an immense impact on the fashion of the future generations. During the decade
of the 20s, there were even a few fashion savvy women, who dared to wear
pantsuits. However, the footwear of these
daring women was quite simple. Their shoes included a variety of pumps with no
ankle straps, the Mary Janes, and the T-shaped shoes with heels between two –three
inches. On the contrary, men did not undergo
a major change in fashion. They still wore suits, however, the fabrics and colors
were lighter and brighter and jackets were unpadded and slim.
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