WOMEN'S FASHION OF THE 1920'S

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Directions: Read through the article entitled "Women's Fashions of the 1920's" and answer the following response questions.  Use a separate sheet of paper to write answers to your questions please.

1. What event initiated change in women's fashion during the 1920's?

2. Describe the alterations that women's dresses went through from the early 1920's to the late 1920's.

3. Describe the "Flapper" look.

4. How long did the flapper look last?

5. What are the two most noticeable changes in women's fashions during the 1920's?

6. Describe the Robe de Style.

7. What are some of the differences between day wear and evening wear?

8. What part of the woman did the new fashion begin to acknowledge during the 1920's?

9. What fashion feature did actress Louis Brooks epitomize?

10. What fabrics and colors ere fashionable in the 1920's?

11. What types of hats were worn by women in the 1920's? Describe the shape of these hats. Do you see women today wearing hats like these?

12. Looking at the pictures, list additional attributes or features of dress that you find interesting or intriguing.

13. By the end of the 1920's, what features of dress began to come back in style?  Why would you consider the flapper style a fad or a trend in the history of women's fashion?

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