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1920's Fashion Trends

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The fashions of the past 100 years greatly differ from the styles of the present. Some of the trends of the trends of our generation were inspired by those years, while others remain out of style. Our fashions are not only brought back from the past, but some are brand new ideas fashion designers create. Fashion is an alternating compilation of styles that suffice diverse people and contradistinctive times. Fashion can be considered an expressive art, with the human physique as its canvas, and as a symbolization of one’s class, employment, imagination, and emotions.
In the 1920’s, skirt and dress hemlines rose and waistlines lowered to the hip. These changes accompanied by the boyish flapper fashions marked the 1920’s as a decade of decadence …show more content…

Skirts and dresses would also be made out of anything that could be found within a home (like curtains, nightgowns, or bed sheets) due to the illegality of using excess fabric when making an outfit from about 1942 to 1947. During the war-torn forties, nylon and silk were replaced with rayon and viscose for formal tops, while terry cloth, linen, and canvas were used for leisure shirts. Women who worked during World War 2 wore military style shirts that had button-up collars, and women who were a part of the American Woman’s Auxiliary Corps would wear a full war military outfit.
With the economic boom in the 1950’s, glamor became fashionable once again. A-line and pencil skirts were very popular form-fitting fashions. Dresses in the decade would often feature stylish ruffles or lace accents and were usually knee-length or tea-length. After World War 2 ended, up until the mid-1950’s, trends in women’s fashion changed again. Round-neck styles on sleeveless shirts or long sleeve shirts were popular, as well as polo-necks. Dolman sleeves dominated fashionable tops in the fifties and sixties, …show more content…

Skirts and dresses were longer and featured straight lines and serious design. As more women joined the professional workforce, business suits became a trend for women, with straight conservative skirts and broad-shouldered blazers topped the look. Fashion became highly influenced by music, celebrities, and movies with iconic looks shown off by Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, and movie star Molly Ringwald. As styles became slightly more casual, T-shirts and polo’s became acceptable tops, and for formal or business wear, shoulder pads, blazers, dress shirts, and sweaters were popular for men and women in the

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