The Unique Style of 1920s Fashion

1920s Fashion: The Fashion Revolution and Birth of Style

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The generation gave a big middle finger to the establishment.

The music and fashions of the age set the world on fire!

Fashion can be considered a political statement. And the fashions of the 1920's set the trend for things to come.

Next time you watch the Academy Awards listen for the experts to use that wonderful phrase "inspired by the 1920s".

Usually they are referring to the most stunning woman at the show. And of course, the celebrity is wearing a gorgeous 20's inspired dress!

So why are so many people obsessed with the Art Deco fashions and modern styles of The Roaring Twenties?

Why are so many fashion designers inspired by the unique style of 1920s clothing? Why do designers continue to reinvent the fashions of a long ago era?

The Inspiration of 1920s Fashion

What inspires you about the fashion of the 20's?

Personally, I love 1920s fashion because it moved away from the fussy Victorian status quo, and gave "style" to regular people like you and me.

The Roaring Twenties gave women the freedom to choose. . .

. . . regular women could choose beauty, individuality, and functionality and express themselves in creative new ways.

1920s fashion set the bar (we still live by) of classical style.

Look at your own wardrobe. . . maybe you have some clothes from the 1920's.

If you are looking to buy some vintage fashion, you'll be amazed by the beauty of vintage 1920s dresses.

Real Style Lasts the Test of Time!

What do you love about the fashions of The Jazz Age?

• The elegant lines of 1920's dresses?
• The flowing bias-cuts of Madeleine Vionnet's designs?
• The colors and shapes of Art Deco fashion?
• The stark lines of Deco Rings?
• Cloche hats?
• Flapper dresses?
• Men's fashion of the 1920s?

With the help of some of the legendary fashion designers - 20's era women got what they wanted.

And getting the clothes you want, clothes that make you look and feel good, is important to how you feel about yourself, don't you think?

Imagine a young flapper trying to dance the Charleston while wrapped up in a heavy Victorian dress. . . it's cruel!

Think how sweaty and uncomfortable the heavy dresses of the Victorian era would be. . .

1920's Style Icon Josephine Baker Dancing "The Charleston"

Imagine a beautiful young woman in a 1920s flapper dress. . .

The thigh length hem framing her slim, muscular legs. . . her body, jewelry, hair, and clothes melding with the rhythm as she dances to one of Duke Ellington's famous jazz tunes.

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Some folks damned 20's fashion for being too "modern".

They were just scared of a woman with a sense of style and individuality.

No self-respecting "liberated" woman would wear those Victorian clothes. . . the organ-crushing corset? Don't be silly. . .

With the gift of reflection, we can see how the simple styles of 1920's fashion allowed a woman's beauty and elegance to shine through without the fake curves made by fashion's torture devices - the corset and crinoline.

A Woman's Natural Beauty Speaks For Itself

The "high-waisted" dresses of the 1920s gave women added confidence in the shape of their bodies. . .

As a bonus 'twenties fashions allowed them to move freely around the dance floor, and exposed the right amount of skin (in just the right places) to gain the attention of just the right men.

1920s fashion breathed timeless sex appeal, yet tempered it with elegance and class.

Thanks in large part to the decade's beautiful celebrities, the fabulous New York Broadway shows, and the media's obsession with what was sexy, America's attention was firmly focused on acquiring a lifestyle of sexiness, freedom, and individuality.

The Beautiful Louise Brooks - 1920s Advertisement

The lines of the garments always reflected a simplicity of line and silhouette - 1920s clothes dripped with quality and luxury

This simplicity translated well to the sportswear Coco Chanel developed during the 1920's. . .

Chanel adapted mens clothes into woman's fashion because she felt too constricted and overdressed in the traditional woman's styles of the time.

While Chanel had a distinct "masculine" influence that revolutionized 1920s fashion, another designer, Madeline Vionnet made dresses that celebrated the female form and revolutionized modern clothing as well.

Both designers had profoundly influenced fashion in the 1920's.

And the designers continue to influence contemporary fashion today.

A New Look at the Fashion Around You

Every time a red carpet is rolled out. . . at the Academy Awards or the Grammys, if you look, you will begin to see the fabulous influence of "Roaring Twenties Fashion" on display.

If you know what you're looking for, the next time you see Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett you will probably see the influence of 1920s fashion.

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