The Ladies Behind the Costume

By: Sara Robertson

Flapper Fashion

• Make-Up–Bright lips–Heavy eye shadow

Flapper Fashion

• Hair:– shoulder length

or higher – Bobbed– Feather

headbands

Flapper Fashion

• Clothing– Higher hems– Drop-waist– Loose-fitting

dresses– Fringe– Long beads – Large earrings

Behaviors

• Most married with children

• Tried to attract men

• Modern• Danced• Smoked• Drank

• Went out without chaperones

• Drank more than when alcohol was legal

• Entertainment:– Jazz clubs and

Vaudeville shows

Zelda Fitzgerald

• Born: July 24, 1900

• “icon of flapper lifestyle”

• Feared a baby would ruin her life

• Married F. Scott on April 3, 1920

• Had a baby in 1921– Francis “Scottie”

• Marriage had problems

Zelda Fitzgerald

• Changed behaviors• 1928- aspiring

ballerina• Became mentally

damaged• Diagnosed with

schizophrenia• Died: March 10,

1948

Clara Bow

• Born: July 29, 1905• Actress- silent film

era• Starred in numerous

movies:– 1926: “Mantrap”– 1926: “It”

• Died: September 27, 1965 – Heart attack

• “Ultimate symbol of the flapper”