Fashion from 1920-1930

In the 1920s three important women’s fashion magazines were established, Vogue, The Queen and Harper’s Bazaar. The magazines provided mass introduction of trendy styles and fashions. Waistlines also became loose with full flared skirts accompanied by jackets that were tightened at the waist with belts. During the 1923 waistlines were dropping between the waist and hips as baggy trends continued to emerge. It wasn’t until 1924 that the waistline dropped to the hip.

In 1925 designers introduced dresses without a waistline and towards the end of the decade straight bodices and collars were popular amongst women, as well as knife-pleated skirts. In the 1928 fashion launched new styles; with rising hemline to the knee and making more fitted dresses which were the 1930 graceful fashion styles.

During the 1920s garments were mainly fastened with buttons and the closer-fitted flapper-styled dresses were secured with an incessant flab, they were regularly applied to the left side seam of the garment. Also designers often used hooks, snaps, buttons, however zips were not used on garments until later years in the decade.

Fabrics such as cotton and wool were regularly used as they were easily found, on the other hand silk was one of the most desired fabric, but as it was supplied limitedly it made it expensive and with people dealing with the economic problems the war caused, most women weren’t interested in expensive clothes. Therefore designers started to use artificial silk, which at the time was called ‘rayon’ and it was used to make stockings which became popular in the 1920s.