Fashion in Jazz

1920

The Jazz’s time

It was the age of prohibition, and of great social change, from the world of fashion to the world to politics. They smoked, drank, partied until late hours of the night.People felt free-spirited and wanted to have fun. As a result, fashions became less formal. The fact is the jazz lifestyle was appealing to many. Aloof, hard-edged, passionate and distinctly urban, the jazz musician character appealed to many young white girls and boys hoping to escape the drudgery of rural America.

The womanThe women in the early years of the decade, wear long an full skirts that often contained a small train similar as the wedding growns. Then the skirts will be shorter than the began.The fashion designer set the tones of the fashion inspired in the Western world.The fashion continued moved towards slim hips, slimmer and narrower silhouettes. The trains was removed from the dresses that were becoming short but in the 2nd World War the fashion wasn’t advance until the peace was declared.

The woman

Girls all over the country, inspired by Coco Chanel who designs feature simple lines, accessories, with great colours and textures showing the elegance of her clothes and jewellery and other fashionable celebrities like Clara Bow, began cutting their hair short.Like men, women didn’t want to return to the rules after the war. They weren’t willing to waste their whole lives.

Clara Bow

Fashion in Jazz

The economy and the poblation was grew, and people spent more money on his life. They were buy more and beautiful clothes.

Between 1920 and 1928 lingerie experienced a radical change in design with the constraints of corsetry literally being lifted as sales of the undergarment dropped by a third.

The men

In the early part of the 1920s, the “the conservative suit” was it's known today, the most popular mens suit style.

The men wores suits, These suits were considered an expression of passion for jazz music. Jackets were long and tight-waisted with long back vents.

Bessie Smith

Duke Ellingtong

Count Basie

Muddy Waters

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