In the years of the 1920’s there were many amazing things going on. New things were coming in to play around this time that most people did not expect to see. Some of the more important things going on included; the introduction of flappers, prohibition, The Jazz Age, new children toys, car racing, horse racing, and the Ku Klux Klan. These were only a few of the important things going on, but I am going to go into detail about what a flapper is and how they changed the way society saw women in this era.
The flappers in the 1920’s were like a new breed of women. These women drank, smoked, danced, wore their hair how they wanted, went to parties, and wore makeup. There were a few different definitions of a “flapper.” One was a young girl who was still in the awkward stage before womanhood, some people used this word to reference a prostitute, while others merely thought the word …show more content…
They even changed their undergarments, because the corsets that women had always worn, made it so hard for them to dance around at the parties they attended. The new dances that were coming around due to the Jazz Age needed women to be ready to move around freely, and those did not allow the women to do so. Underwear called “step-ins” were what took the place of corsets and pantaloons. “Step-ins” were about as far away from a corset a women could get to being. The clothing they wore was meant to make them look more like a boy. Some women even flattened their chest with fabric wraps that they would put around their bodies to make them have the illusion of a flatter chest. They now wore skirts that fell right below the knee and stockings that went up above their knees. They wore the skirts that had the frilled strings around it so it was easy to dance in and fun to watch. Not only did women change their clothes to become a flapper, but their makeup and hair evolved as