The Roaring Twenties

Fashion Trends

How do these two women differ in appearance?

Woman dressed in turn of the century Victorian

fashion.

Woman dressed in 1920’s fashion.

Let’s take a closer look…

What differences do you see now?

*Head covered

*Long hair is pulled back into a bun

*Neck is covered

*No flashy jewelry

*Head is uncovered

*Hair has been cut short into a “bob”

*Neck is exposed

*Large earrings attract attention

What differences do you see here?

*Dress is fitted with a corset

*Long sleeves of dress reach down to wrists

*Shoulders are covered

*Dress is full length to floor

*Skin exposed is minimal

*Dress is loose fitting

*Sleeveless

*Shoulders are exposed

*Dress length is to the knees

*Considerable amount of skin is exposed

The artist of this print has used vibrant

colors to depict this

1920’s “flapper”.

Why is this

significant?

Because of this use of color, what

do you notice about

this woman’s

appearance?

Another fad of the

1920’s was cigarette smoking.