1920s+Fashion

1920s Fashion and Pop Culture iMovie Project

Four Topics: Flappers Youth Culture Coco Chanel Miss Independent: The New Woman

Resources: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/chnl/hd_chnl.htm http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/a/flappers.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flapper The American Nation -In the Modern Era

Quotes: The difficulties of her early life inspired her to pursue a radically different lifestyle, first on the stage, where she acquired the nickname "Coco," and then as a milliner. -http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/chnl/hd_chnl.htm  In the 1920s, a new woman was born. She smoked, drank, danced, and voted. She cut her hair, wore make-up, and went to petting parties. She was giddy and took risks. She was a flapper. -http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/a/flappers.htm Flappers had their own slang, using terms like "snuggle pup" (a man who frequents petting parties) and "barney-mugging" (sex).

-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flapper With the arrival of the automoblie, teenagers could spend their free time differently. "What on earth do you want me to do? Just sit around home all evening!" protested one teenage girl when her father expressed his disapproval of her going riding in a car with a young man. -The American Nation.

Important Info:

Coco Chanel:
 * Born in 1883 in Saumur, Loire Valley France.
 * Introduced many key fashion items used today, such as the little black dress and the women's suit.
 * She became a woman that everyone wanted to be like. Her slim, boyish figure, her tan skin, active lifestyle, and financial independence became the ideal for most young women. These are still the ideals for women today.

Flappers: *Lots of heavy make-up was requires. Youth Culture *The invention of the automobile made extracurricular activities more available to youth. They spent more time with their friends and less time with their families. *More and more young adults went to college, and colligate styles emerged. (This included baggy flannel pants and sports jackets.) The New Woman *I'm not going to spend a lot of time on this section, since, we get more in-depth about what the new women was in the flapper section, but basically they became more independent, more slutty, and much more active. They looked up to women such as Coco Chanel, who is further explored in this presentation. I will however, include a short photo-shoot type thing comparing women before and after the 1920s to show my understanding.
 * Challenged social traditions of the previous generations, they were bold and had attitude (In today's world they could be equated to as sluts, outcasts, goths, party animals etc.)
 * The new dances of the Jazz age complimented the Flappers style, as they required the dancer to be free in her movements.
 * They replaced their pantaloons and corsets with underwear called "step ins".
 * Flappers also wound strips of cloth tightly around their chest in order to look more like Chanel and other favorable women who had boyish figures.
 * Behaved much like men, with the smoking and drinking and independence (sexual relations, financial, etc.)
 * Waists were dropped to the hipline, and rayon stockings over a garter belt were the new Flapper style.
 * Much of the slang used today such as the "cats meow", or "junk" or "necker" came from Flappers