Fashion
Introduction
The 1920a and 1930s were a decade caught between old and new. Changing fashions and more liberal attitudes of younger people were a challenge to the older generation. This was the age of 'flapper'. Fashion had finally adapted to the demands of the Australian Climate.
Clothing
1920s & 1930s: The decade that brought bright colours. 1920s dresses were brighter and shorter than ever before. Fashion designers played with fabric colours, textures and pattern to create totally new style of dress. Shoes and stockings became more visible. Silk stockings in all colours of the rainbow, often with patterns, were designed to match the coordinated outfits of stylish women. Clothes were made of luxurious fabrics, mostly silks, in velvets, taffetas and chiffon. Dresses were designed to move while dancing. Flapper fashion embraced all things and styles modern. As the years progressed the fashion began to change, men no longer wore suits everywhere they went, but donned more relaxed styles of clothing like t-shirts and shorts. Women wore shorter dresses and usually cut their hair in short practical styles. By 1930 hemlines had hit the knee, women wore simple and practical bathing costumes to the beach, and they were no longer forced to suffer heroically for the sake of modesty and fashion.
Hair and Make-up
During the era there was an increased use of make up & it was fashionable to perform the rites of make up in public. Instead of disappearing to the powder room women got out their engraved compact and applied lipstick and powder in sight of whole tearoom or nightclub or restaurant. Women chopped off the poof hairdos of the 1900s and 1910s for modern waved or shingled styles. Popular styles of the time included The Bob, The Dutch Boy, The Shingle and The EtonCrop
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Accessories
During this time Australia had fashionable accessories which included:
Hats
Jewellery
Shoes
