Flapper

From ArticleWorld

A flapper is an independent woman who wore short skirts, cut her hair short, and they listened to jazz. A flapper’s behavior was considered different because they wore makeup and drank hard booze.

Contents 1 Flappers origin 2 Behavior 3 Their dress 4 Goodbye flapper

Flappers origin

Flappers were associated with the era of prohibition. The flappers have their roots in the Gibson Girls of the late 19th century. The flappers look and lifestyle was mad famous by F. Scott Fitzgerald in his book The Great Gatsby.

Behavior

Here is a list of the behaviors of flappers. The list goes as follows:

• went to listen to jazz music
• rode bikes
• drank much alcohol
• intimacy without penetration
• wore much jewelry

Their dress

The flapper style of dress was largely influenced by the jazz music of the day and the dancing that went with the music. They wore “step in “panties and short skirts. They also had pale faces because they wore pancake makeup. They wore red lipstick and their eyes were outlined in black eyeliner. The most significant fashion statement that flappers made in the 1920s was that they got rid of the corset in women’s fashion. Flappers dress inspired the Charleston.

Goodbye flapper

The flapper lifestyle didn’t last past The Great Depression of the late 1920’s and the early 1930s. However, flapper did lay the groundwork for today’s modern women.