Fashion Of The 1920's And 1930's
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Fashion of the 1920s and Early 1930s
Few periods demonstrate the way fashions reflect their own time as does the 1920s. The fashion of the 1920s was focused on social realignments and youth; it involved feminine liberation. Wars and technological developments produced rapid changes that led to a quest for the excitement, to restlessness and even to violence and destruction.
The war years had brought on harsh realities and evoked a desire to do one’s bit that touched all levels of society. People found their prior sedentary life boring and had little desire to return to it. To fit into the pattern of this new version of the good life, fashions became more informal and less complicated.
Feminine liberation found freedom in discarding the corset. For the first time in centuries the women’s legs were exposed and freed for mobility and action....