What major changes of fashion occurred in 1920?
In 1919, Women in the United States gained the right to vote and
were liberated from many previous restrictions of the past. Before
the 1920s, women wore plain floor length dresses with tight corsets
and had very long hair. A fashion revolution occurred in the 1920s.
Women wore knee length dresses, bobbed their hair and pile
themselves with accessories such as long pearl necklaces, gloves
and headbands. Fur, sequins, fringe, diamonds and feathers were
abundant in fashion. The glamorous fashion reflected the booming
economy also known as "the roaring twenties". Drop waisted dress
were common as were cloche hats and kitten heels. Fashion changed
in the 1920s to accommodate the new lifestyles of people who now
went out dancing every weekend. Fashion needed to be easy to move
in but still look good.