Fun flapper facts
Chanel set the stage for modern fashion by creating a signature style, a brand awareness, and a social buzz around herself like no one had ever done before. In a world before fashion superstars there was Coco Chanel!
Chanel saw the needs and desires of women and designed her fashion around what women wanted. . .
Women wanted freedom from the constraints society & fashion had placed upon them. Women wanted beauty without shackles. Coco Chanel's jewelry workshop introduced the long chain necklaces and multiple stands of faux pearls associated with the flapper look.
Chanel saw the needs and desires of women and designed her fashion around what women wanted. . .
Women wanted freedom from the constraints society & fashion had placed upon them. Women wanted beauty without shackles. Coco Chanel's jewelry workshop introduced the long chain necklaces and multiple stands of faux pearls associated with the flapper look.
Young women started rebelling against the old stale ways of the older generation. They wanted to have fun. They wanted to be young and free for a while before settling down. They didn't just want to go from the confines of living at home with mom'n'dad under their rules to being married and living with their husbands under the hustand's rules. They wanted a break to be wild, maybe discover who they were, experiment a little.
They bobbed their hair so it was loose and full of movement. They stopped wearing corsets and whale bone stays that used to hold them tightly in. They raised their skirt hems so not only ankles showed but also knees--and the silk stocking exposed their skin! They spoke up with their own opinions. Some of them had pre-marital sex.
They started smoking and drinking, dancing in public. Basically, they claimed their bodies, their femaleness, and delighted in it, flaunted it. And they learned that women were valuable members of society, not just baby makers and house keepers. By 1920, women had the right to vote so the flappers added a new voting force. It's the first time in the US that women got up in the spotlight and said "hey, look at me, I am worth the best life has to offer, men shouldn't be the only ones who are entitled to have fun." The flappers helped liberate women just a little further. Plus they gave us some really nice fashion styles.
They bobbed their hair so it was loose and full of movement. They stopped wearing corsets and whale bone stays that used to hold them tightly in. They raised their skirt hems so not only ankles showed but also knees--and the silk stocking exposed their skin! They spoke up with their own opinions. Some of them had pre-marital sex.
They started smoking and drinking, dancing in public. Basically, they claimed their bodies, their femaleness, and delighted in it, flaunted it. And they learned that women were valuable members of society, not just baby makers and house keepers. By 1920, women had the right to vote so the flappers added a new voting force. It's the first time in the US that women got up in the spotlight and said "hey, look at me, I am worth the best life has to offer, men shouldn't be the only ones who are entitled to have fun." The flappers helped liberate women just a little further. Plus they gave us some really nice fashion styles.