Ladies - 1920s
Ladies' costume 1923Ladies' costume 1922The silhouette of the 1920s was straight and angular and the boyish figure, with flat bosom and no hips, was the ideal. Waistlines dropped to the hip.
At the beginning of the decade, skirts were still long, almost ankle-length. It was not until 1924 that skirts really became shorter, reaching mid-calf even for evening wear. The shortest skirts of the decade, stopping just below the knee, appeared in 1926-1927. In the last few years of the decade, skirts often used panels, drapes, and pointed segments to achieve uneven hemlines. This led to a lengthening of the hemline by decade's end.
Ladies' costume 1925Ladies' costume 1924. Evening dresses were generally sleeveless, with deep V or U-shaped necklines. Decorations included beading, which sometimes covered an entire dress, as well as fringe and even feathers.
As skirts became shorter, necklaces, particularly strings of pearls, became longer. Tan or flesh colored stockings were popular.
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