Fritzi over at MoviesSilently had a fantastic idea: there seem to be a celebration day for anything. So what about flappers? Let’s celebrate National Flapper Day
It’s no cliché that the woman’s body was liberated in the 1920s. Flappers’ masculine look spoke in fact of her new-found freedom and self-determination (The New Woman’s New Look Series)
By bobbing her hair, the flapper declared her freedom from the old feminine ideals bond to the house, motherhood and marriage (The New Woman’s New Look Series)
In the 1920s, flappers discovered a new way to use their body and their faces, helped by the safer, more sensual, socially acceptable way of using make-up (The New Woman’s New Look Series)
The New Woman of the 1920s appropriated all means of expressing her desires and her sensuality,using makeup as a tool to reach her (The New Woman’s New Look Series)
After WWI, a new woman was born that would dominate the XX century. Aware of her value as person and as woman, she didn’t shy away from showing it (The New Woman’s New Look Series)
In 1920s, the new woman attracted attention from everyone, scared older people as well as excited young people, and created a new vision for all women