After yet another long hiatus, we're back with a new series, this time going into the heart of style, with looks that defined generations.
The 1920's was a very exciting time all over the world. Emerging out of the turmoil of the First World War, existing social structures were thrown out the window in favour of a new order. Women, for the first time ever, were enjoying freedoms their predecessors hadn't even dreamed of; owning businesses, driving cars, and even flying planes (here's to you, Mme Earhart). In the face of Prohibition, bootleggers became kings. Literature saw its greats in the likes of Fitzgerald and Hemingway, while Dali and Picasso brought excitement into the scene. This decade saw the birth of jazz, the arrival of sound in films, and so many other innovations.
Small wonder then, that the fashions reflected this spirit of change. Women were no longer content with the stifling fashions of previous eras, and when Paul Poiret began omitting the restrictions of corsets from his designs, the trend quickly caught on. Chanel sashayed into the scene and took it further, with her bobbed hair and androgynous chic. This was menswear at its height of classiness, with the pinstripe suits and Oxford shoes.
You can revisit all these styles when you watch shows like Boardwalk Empire, and many of those looks have been updated and are still chic today.
