Fashion of the Roaring Twenties

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Fashion of the Roaring Twenties

• Amy Curtis
• Sarah Bennett

1920-1929
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Quotes

• Heebie Jeebies!
• Dolled up
• Thats so Jake!
• Cats pajamas
• Snugglepup
• Barney-mugging

• Banks Closed
• Cash or Check?
• Cash
• Now
• Check
• Later

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Bootleg phrases

• Speakeasies
• Dead Soldier
• Giggle Water
• Hair of a Dog
• Hooch
• Ossified

• I have to see a man about a dog

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Clara Bow

• It
• Magnetism
• Wings
• First Academy Award for Best Picture
• Henna
• Heart lipstick
• Hollywood Outcast
• Bohemian
• Bad manners
• Brooklyn accent

• Rebellious
• Flapper

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Flappers!!

• Boyish
• Garconne
• Flattened
• Showed off arms and legs
• Close fitted hats
• Rebellious
• Call girl
• Charleston
• Parties!

• Scandalously high heels
• 2 inches

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Silhouette

• Short skirts
• Flamboyant
• Art
• Geometric
• Calf length and knee length
• Flapper fashion
• Short hair
• loose dresses
• Straight silhouettes
• Ankle length
• Up to knee
• Flash of the leg

• Tailcoats
• Long jackets
• Formal attire
• Narrow fitted trousers
• Tuxes
• Sporty attire
• Oxford bags
• Trousers with wide legs
• Tweed jackets

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Silhouette
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Designers

• Coco Chanel
• Liberator of modern woman
• Redefined femininity
• Rising hemlines
• Jeanne Lanvin
• Peak
• Trimmings, embroideries, beaded decorations
• Floral colors

• Paul Poiret
• Pulled away from
• Corsets
• Petticoats
• Orientalism
• Less ornate
• Less stifled
• Saw this as more beautiful
• Jean Patou
• Cubist motifs
• Sportswear

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Trends

• Simpler dresses spiced up
• Feather boas
• Embroidery
• Showy accessories
• Sportswear
• Stockings
• Lighter material
• Cream colors

• Men
• Hats
• Boaters
• Fedoras
• Narrow shoulders
• Knitted waistcoat or sweater
• Art Deco

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Colors

• Women
• Early
• Bright
• Emerald Green
• Acid Yellow
• Royal blue
• Purples
• Nudes
• Late
• Pure
• Pale
• Dramatic combos

• Men
• Subtle
• Blues
• Browns
• Greens
• Light
• Beige
• Cream
• Bright knitwear

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Textiles

• Silk
• Wool Jersey
• Cotton
• Chiffon
• Rayon
• Satin

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Movies

• Singin in the Rain
• Chicago
• Chaplin
• Sacco e Vanzetti
• The Great Gatsby

• Jazz Singer
• Warner Bros
• 1923
• Metro-Goldwyn Mayer

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Clothing Parallels

• Red lips
• Deep eye shadow
• Chic bob
• Messy curls
• Stockings
• Rising hemlines
• Higher heels
• Big hair accessories

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Historical Moments

• 1925
• Flapper Dresses
• 1926
• Houdini dies
• 1927
• Babe Ruth home run record
• Jazz Singer
• 1928
• Bubble Gum
• 1929
• Stock market crash

• 1920
• Prohibition
• Women vote
• 1921
• Lie detector
• 1922
• Insulin
• Tuts tomb
• 1923
• Charleston
• 1924
• Olympics

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