1920s fashion was more than attire, it was a declaration. The fashion of the flappers was an act of rebellion, liberation, and change. The fashion in Beautiful Little Fools and The Great Gatsby serves to be an act of performance, protection, and resistance. Fitzgerald describes Daisy, Jordan, and Myrtle in elaborate descriptions floating dresses, white gloves, and bejeweled accessories. Fashion is utilized to signify money, loveliness, and femininity. Cantor on the other hand, allows clothing to be more a window to the personality of every woman. In Beautiful Little Fools, Daisy’s impeccable style is revealed to be a defense. She dresses exactly so not to be joyful, but in order to cloak herself behind an image that protects her from judgment. Jordan’s athletic look is her desire for control and agency. Myrtle’s flashier style bright colors, and big patterns is her desire to mimic the wealthy and present herself in a world that would prefer to erase her. Fashion is feminist in Cantor’s application. It’s not merely ornament it is tactics. Her women understand the right look can be protection, seduction, or status. They also understand that even the most amazing cast cannot shield them from the structures of class and gender. fashion is a language that doesn’t speak. It instructs readers what women couldn’t say out loud, that to be visible and to be understood are not the same, especially in a world that is concerned with appearances instead of truth.