The roaring 20s

Flappers who were women in the 1920s that engaged in the city nightlife. They broke all kinds of beauty standards. They showed their ankles and knees. They cut their hair in short man-like bobs and wore makeup. Women like flappers gained a boost of confidence, so they could now enjoy the activities they wanted to participate in. Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, french fashion designer, popularized the new look not only in France but America as well.

Images of midnight that inspire a bright, bold New Year's Eve.

Babeyond dress

Nope. Hi All! This week on Fashion History with American Duchess we speak with the amazing Zoë Beery, a writer for Racked, about her article on how flappers didn't wear fringed dresses (at least not the ones that we all think of today as

1920s party scene painting

Dress Coco Chanel, 1926-1927 The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2

The world may be entering a modern version of the "roaring '20s." The decade saw people eager to party, spend, and sin after a world war and pandemic.

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The Roaring Twenties was a period of economic prosperity and social, artistic, and cultural opulence which occurred in the wake of World War 1. The Roaring Twenties witnessed large-scale development of technologies such as the automobile, telephone, movies, and radio. The Roaring Twenties saw the rise of jazz, the blues,…