Showing posts with label 21st century. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 21st century. Show all posts

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Jazzin It Up!

In the 1920's there was a liberation movement of sorts as women became more free spirited.  They smoked, danced, cut their hair short, wore make up and dared to take risks.  These women were called 'flappers'...Flapper, by definition:flap·per/ˈflapər/Noun1. (in the 1920s) A fashionable young woman intent on enjoying herself and flouting conventional standards of behavior.Flappers were generally

Friday, March 11, 2011

Hats Off To Spring!

Women have always been in love with hats as a fashion accessory.  In the 1920's the cloche hat was one of the first modern styles of the 20th century.  Cloche is the french word for 'bell' as these caps were form fitting to the head in that shape. These hats were considered 'sexy & mysterious' because the hat sat right above the wearers eyes...In the 1930's there was a trend in the U.S. for