What men wore during the 1920`s is short suited jackets and the old long jackets (also known as tail coats) worn for formal occasions. In the early 1920`s they wore high waisted jackets that were often worn with belts and lapels on suit jackets werent wide because they were buttoned up high. Trousers were narrow , never tappered and short so the mans socks would show and they began to be worn cuffed at the bottom. In 1925 fashion changed and trousers (Oxford Bags) were now being worn, and suit jackets were normal waisted and lapels became wider. Throughout the 1920`s men had sport clothing available to them and for evening wear they usually preferred the short tuxedo over the tail coat. Hats were usually worn depending on the mans class, classier men wore tops hats or homburg hats and middle class men wore a fedora or a trilby, working-class men wore a newsboy cap.
The Clothing fashion of the 1920's was changing as the women's roles we changing in modern society. throughout the years society matrons of a certain age continued to wear conservative dresses, younger and forward-looking women now made sportswear. Tubular dresses of the 'teenagers had changed to a similar silhouette that now sported shorter skirts with pleats, gathers, or slits to allow motion.The straight-line chemise (shirt) had been out done by the close-fitting hat that became the uniform of the day. Women cut their hair short or "bobbed " to fit under the popular hats, a great move in the beginning, but standard by the end of the decade. Low-waisted dresses with fullness at the hemline allowed women to have great fun and kick up their heels at the dances.
By: Taylor and Heidi.
I wonder what it would have been like to have lived during a time when fashion made such dramatic changes?
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