One of the most influential fashion designers of all time Coco Chanel once said, “Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening”(Kass;Coco Chanel, A Legend on and off the Streets). This quote captures how fashion is influenced by cultural concepts and aspects from everyday life. Fashion is a means of expression and it has changed significantly throughout the decades, but the 1920’s was an extremely important time for fashion. Prior to the 1920’s, women wore full length, volumized, conservative dresses which were oppressive and mundane. Women were unable to express their style and instead were condemned to uncomfortable and constraining clothes.
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Along with these changes came alterations in women's fashion such as hemline, accessory, and femininity factors. These drastic changes became prominent throughout the 1920’s which led to a new and highly expressive cultural development in women’s fashion. With the influence of current events, women’s fashion began to shift towards a less conservative, more revealing and risqué style. The new style allowed powerful and impactful women to express themselves in a way that had never been done before. Although this movement was progressive and liberating for most women, it was a change that was not well embraced by everyone. Despite the controversy provoked by the new trends, the change in women’s fashion was influenced by cultural and historical events from 1914-1945 and became a vital movement towards new freedoms, expression, and style for
Along with these changes came alterations in women's fashion such as hemline, accessory, and femininity factors. These drastic changes became prominent throughout the 1920’s which led to a new and highly expressive cultural development in women’s fashion. With the influence of current events, women’s fashion began to shift towards a less conservative, more revealing and risqué style. The new style allowed powerful and impactful women to express themselves in a way that had never been done before. Although this movement was progressive and liberating for most women, it was a change that was not well embraced by everyone. Despite the controversy provoked by the new trends, the change in women’s fashion was influenced by cultural and historical events from 1914-1945 and became a vital movement towards new freedoms, expression, and style for