It is no secret that clothes were a big part of the The Great Gasby. The 1920’s is notable for its fashion. During the 1920’s an era of “fast fashion” began to emerge. More and more people were buying ready-to-wear clothing and started filling their wardrobes with more simple, casual, and practical items. While this was true for most people, there was still groups of people that dressed above and beyond what they needed to, to show their class.
During the 1920’s is when women started gaining more freedom, and with that came a change of clothing. Women started weaning more straight, loose, short, and flowy clothing items. One of the most notable articles of clothing from the Roaring 20’s is the flapper dress. Flapper dresses had no shape to them with fringe making the article of clothing “fun”. Flapper dresses were usually worn for a night out on the town.
Not all dresses were flapper dresses, though. Most womens wore casual sundresses while at home. The dresses were usually loose in style with colorful patterns including stripes, gingham, florals, and solids. As the 1920’s went on and women gained more and more freedom, they started wearing fancier work dresses most of the day.
Mens fashion did not change as drastically as womens fashion did. As a whole, their outfits became a little more casual. Unless men were working or doing activities, they would wear suits while out. These suits were usually slim fitting and accompanied by a hat. As the decade went on, mens suits became longer and more loose paried with a flashy tie and luxury suit fabric.
Men’s sportswear also become more popular during this time. This included things like khaki wide-legged pants, sweaters and sweatervests, “plus-fours”, and flannels could be seen worn more often.
Clothing can describe someones personality, and the changes of clothing that was made in the 1920’s is a tribute to how that generation was and some of the major things that happened.