Costume | Flapper

: Characters played by actresses like Clara Bow and the literary heroines of F. Scott Fitzgerald solidified the flapper as the cultural heroine of the decade. Making Costumes : How to Make a Flapper Costume

: A bold, "powdered down" look was essential, featuring dark eyeliner, rouge on the cheeks (and sometimes the knees), and a well-defined red "Cupid’s bow" lip. The Cultural Significance flapper costume

: Features a dropped waistline, sleeveless design, and hemlines that rose to the knee—a height that allowed for the high-energy Charleston dance. : Characters played by actresses like Clara Bow

The flapper was the "modern woman" of her time, born from the social changes following World War I and the hard-won right to vote in 1920. The Cultural Significance : Features a dropped waistline,

Authentic 1920s style prioritized straight, loose lines over the hour-glass curves of the Victorian era.

: Women bobbed their hair short and wore close-fitting cloche hats by day, or jeweled headbands with ostrich feathers for evening glamour.