Yes, as much as we hate them, they are necessary to make sure the gloves stay in good condition. Many flappers use only one glove in their uniform and wear one only in the evenings. The other would have to be taken out of the bag during the period of high activity, so that it […]
The traditional flapper dress was often the first item to be worn when joining a group, but it was not the only item to be worn by the flappers. From the 1920s to the 1960s the traditional flapper dress was replaced by dresses designed to emulate the style of flapper women from the 1920s and […]
In this book I have chosen to focus on their dress which is most popular, and perhaps for good reason. The traditional flapper dress is an all-American form of dress, in which the dress is typically cut short and the body is more closely covered than it might be in other cultures. The typical flapper […]
The women that flapped their coats were very particular about what was included on their coats. They often wore very formal pieces, and most of these are still in use, despite what many claim has occurred in the past. Many women flapped their coats as much as they flapped their hair, which was often long […]
— Glynis Gebbens (@GlynisGebbens) September 16, 2015 And, on the subject of the flapper’s in a toilet, this tweet by Australian author Nick Whiting sums it up most succinctly: The flapper is a simple object. A flat, flat object. That’s it. The Flapper in a toilet in Sydney is an object that is flat, flat, […]
She had an uncanny resemblance to a red-headed, blue-eyed blonde bombshell named Dorothy Fields. The first American woman to win the Miss America contest, Fields made a splash in 1920 when she was crowned Miss New York. In her debut interview on the cover of the June issue of LIFE magazine, she explained why she […]
When flappers came in, they were the most educated people in society. They had been doing this on their own, even though they didn’t have all the tools of modern industries. They were independent. They were working. And they were also wearing the most provocative clothing at the time. And they were in the most […]
It was the first generation of flappers who came to fame. Their generation was not only a lot more mature than this new generation, but they were a lot more rebellious, more rebellious than those who came before. This rebelliousness was not only in the look of their hair but also the lifestyle – they […]
“When I was doing my experiments in the 60’s, flappers were the only flapper band, and they did everything right, to become successful. At the time there were two styles, one was American and the other was French French; in reality they were basically the same thing. They both had the same problem of having […]
When the first flappers were in fashion, they weren’t all that flamboyant, with skirts that barely reached their ankles; they were modestly dressed with simple, sensible blouses and dresses that did not oversize their shoulders or their curves. And here comes a flapper in one of her earliest days – it’s just a little bit […]