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taffy
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 Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:53 pm Post subject: Fashions in the 1920s? |
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| I have a project to do and I need accurate information about clothing in the 1920s. It could be anything like Flappers, wedding attire, school uniforms, sports uniforms, swimsuits, etc. I really need pictures of what I'm talking about too. I will pick a best answer for the one that deserves it! Please help! Thanks! |
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raichasays5097
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject: Fashions in the 1920s? |
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| Hmm of course you could google it and find something. (I'm an artist) and i needed a reference to the 1920's fashion, so i went to the local library and the actually had a book on fashion and clothes of that time period, so you could check that out. |
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wisgopher
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:29 am Post subject: Fashions in the 1920s? |
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| histclo.comlibrary.thinkquest.orgFlappers gave women all over the U.S.A. more freedom. Women were allowed to wear short skirts and the waistline on the dresses dropped. Women soon discarded their corsets and took on new looks. Before the twenties women were not allowed to show their ankles. By 1926 they wore dresses that had showed their knees.Before 1924, stockings were made of dark wool or cotton. But the "nude look" came in with stockings that showed off legs.The nude look was bare arms, bare neck, and bare legs. It used sheer fabrics, like satins, chiffons, tulles, organzas, and silk. Madeleine Vionnet became mistress of the "bias cut." That is cutting the fabric diagonally across the grain for a draping effect.Madeleine Vionnet was known for her clever cut of the designs such as the pointed hemline of the 1926 evening gown that was adorned by long silk tassels.It was polite to wear a hat outdoors.Hats were very stylish daytime wear. Some were placed on the side of the head for stylish looks. They were small, neat, and easy accessories.One hat that was invented in 1938 was a hen hat. There is a bird sittng on the nest, or brim.Women cut their hair to avoid accidents in factories.By 1921 and 1922 nearly all women got their hair cut short, or as they called it, bobbed. Then the shingle came out, it was a bit waved. It was fashionable for all hair to be short, male or female.Women got another haircut, the Eton crop, which was more boyish than before.A "one hour dress" was designed for women to get dressed faster and easier. The "one hour dress" was designed in 1926 by the Women's Fashion Institute. It was to be made in one hour.Julie Andrews had a flapper look that everyone adored. The movie she starred in was made in Hollywood in 1967. It was called "Throughly Modern Millie."Beige was the main color of fashion.Common colors were nuetral colors, such as beige and white. But a Russian Ballet showed off the bright colors like purple and orange."The ghost of Khaki" is sometimes what beige was called because much of that color dye was left after World War I.A musical comedy's song in 1925 was an imformal anthem for the flappers."Flappers are weFlappers and fly and free.Never to slowAll on the go...Dizzy with dangerous glee" |
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Sahara
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:17 am Post subject: Fashions in the 1920s? |
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| There's plenty of material of you google around eghttp://www.fashion-era.com/flapper_fashion_1920s.htmThis site is quite useful on boy's fashions.http://histclo.com/chron/c1920.htmlYou won't be able to see most of the pics unless you register and pay though. This applies to certain other fashion sites too. |
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