All That Jazz!

“Flapper” first started in Great Britain after WWI. It was used to describe young girls that were awkward and have not yet entered womanhood. Author F. Scott Fitzgerald describes flappers as “Lovely, expensive and about 19”. He drew the girls wearing unbuckled galoshes that made a “flapping” noise when they walked.

How did a Flapper live ?

The life of a flapper was a lot of fun! A flapper was going to jazz clubs at nights and they were dancing charmly. They were drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes. They had free lifestyles and they were talking about sex. A flapper could work outside like men.

How did a Flapper look like?

Their lifestyles were shown in the way that they dressed and danced. Their clothes were a lot different than those of the past. They usually wore a dress that went just below the knee, stockings, heels and step ins (a one piece suit that was used as underwear instead of a corset). The look was created by Coco Chanel (the world famous Chanel that we have now) and it was all the rage.

They wore heavy make-up with scarlet lips and heavy eye make up. Before the flappers, only “loose” women wore make up and their hair was roll and short.

The twenties changed the way the world looked at hair styles. “The Bob” is the infamous hair style that was everywhere in the 20’s. Most women haircuts were very short in the back and 20 % longer in the front. The Cloche Hat was a must during the day. This was a hat that fit snuggly  over  short hair and reached the eyebrows.

~ by fanofjazz on December 26, 2009 .