A Century of Fashion-1920's

The 1920's was the start of a revolution to the fashion industry. It was the century in which both men and women indulged themselves in casual wear. Women abandoned their formal clothing and replaced it with short skirts and trousers. The "Roaring Twenties" was a nationwide phenomenon that inspired women to have a boyish figure; most importantly, one of the first women to begin this revolution was Coco Chanel. Coco Chanel, one of my favorite designers, changed the fashion industry forever.
Overall, in today's lesson, I was most interested in the 1920's than any other era in fashion history. Personally, I saw the 1920's as the foundation to modern fashion. Women today dress casually, yet they dress in formal wear when the time is necessary. They are not afraid to wear trousers as the men still do, and many have been known to still have hair resembling to those of the 1920's. The most intriguing aspect to the 1920's was the "flapper". Women who were flappers not only affected fashion but also they affected society as a whole. Suddenly, women began to smoke in public, curse on a daily basis, and drive automobiles. Of course, not every woman today does this regularly. But because of this period of time, women nationwide have the divine right to act as how they wish. I find the impact this era had on our modern times fascinating.