Before the Roaring Twenties, women were still wearing floor-length dresses with corsets, and crinolines, arms and legs were covered, hair was long. This Gibson girl look was set the standard for beauty, fashion and manner. And the Victorian attitudes toward dress and etiquette created a strict moral climate. Until 1920s things changed quickly, the women was given the right to vote, they began to attend college. The Equal Rights Amendment was proposed in 1923. The World War I was over and men wanted their jobs back. Women, though, who had taken up men’s jobs while they were at war, had proved themselves worthy of men’s jobs, so many organizations and feminist reformers took up the task to encourage gender equality. Many important things happened …show more content…
The big decision facing many women was to Bob or not to Bob, to Crop or not to Crop, whether they want keep up-to-date on current trend or just play safe stick with the Fingerwave style. The bob was the hairstyle of the decade and was symbolic of women’s new-found freedom, rights, opportunities and options. Hat Fashion went side by side with hair styles, that’s why women in the Jazz Age did not forget to wear a hat or headbands when they go out. The popular style was the famous cloche hat. The iconic hat of the decade was the cloche, which is French for “bell.” As it is close fitting to the head, a small head was required, meaning that not everyone can pull off this look. These hats were worn covering the eyebrows thus making it is difficult to see. Feathered headbands and turbans – often the image associated with the flapper look were really an art nouveau left over from the 1910′s. Clara Bow Frames her Face Perfectly in a Cloche Hat and Bobbed …show more content…
Trousers also began to be worn cuffed at the bottom at this time. This type of trousers were called knickers, which became popular sports wear for prosperous gentleman. Knickers were worn for more than just sports and casual entertainment. There were variations of knickers included plus-fours, plus- sixes, plus-eights and plus-tens, the plus is the inches below the knee they hung. The trousers were solid colours, some printed with stripes, checks, and plaid patterns and look very trendy with diamond shaped patterned socks. The short legs and light weight clothes made them cool to wear in the summer. Slim waist belts were used to hold up these