1920's Fashion Victims - Roaring Twenties
Flappers
The
1920's fashion statement was the flapper dressed to the nines in her
flapper dresses. The 1920's were known as the Roaring Twenties and 1920s
fashion was known for the flappers. This painting shows four 1920's flappers
in dresses reminiscent of the art deco era. After a hard day of shopping,
these 1920's fashion victims in this Roaring Twenties painting by Juan
Coronado, look set to party.
The American graphic artist, Charles Dana Gibson (1867 -
1944), created one of the first pin-up girls with his series of
illustrations of "The Gibson Girl". This independent woman became the role
model of the 1920's woman and was featured in many art deco painting. The
First World War meant that women took on roles that had previously been the
preserve of men, and with the end of the war in 1918, many women clung to
their new spirit of independence and love for life. These women were dubbed
"flappers" as early as 1912 in a British coinage that came from the
comparison of these women with fledgling birds leaving the nest.
F. Scott Fitzgerald in his books, illustrators such as
John Held Jr. and screenwriter/playwright Anita Loos gave more impetus to
the flapper of the Roaring Twenties, building them up to be enviable and
attractive figures for the women of the 1920s to emulate.
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