Flapper Fashion and Jazz Age Style (1920–1929)

1. Jean Patou designs performance sportswear for Lenglen

   Jan 1, 1920Labels: Jean Patou, Suzanne Lenglen

   • Lenglen Bio
   • HISTORY Flappers

2. Prohibition begins and speakeasy nightlife grows

   Jan 17, 1920Labels: Prohibition, Speakeasy

   • AP History
   • HISTORY Flappers

3. 19th Amendment ratification reshapes public life

   Aug 18, 1920Labels: 19th Amendment, Tennessee

   • Nat Archives
   • Brennan Center

4. Cloche hat becomes a defining Jazz Age accessory

   Jan 1, 1922Labels: Cloche hat

   • Cloche Hat
   • Folkwear

5. Lanvin’s robe de style offers a competing silhouette

   Jan 1, 1922Labels: Jeanne Lanvin, Robe de

   • Christie s Lot
   • Robe de style

6. Cotton Club opens and Harlem nightlife influences style

   Dec 4, 1923Labels: Cotton Club, Harlem

   • Encyclopedia com
   • Cotton Club

7. Skirt hemlines rise sharply, reshaping daytime dress

   Jan 1, 1925Labels: Skirt hemline

   • Fashion Era
   • Vogue 1920s

8. Paris Art Deco exposition spreads modern visual style

   Apr 28, 1925Labels: Art Deco, Paris Exposition

   • 1925 Expo
   • Expo FR

9. La Revue Nègre premieres in Paris

   Oct 2, 1925Labels: La Revue, Josephine Baker

   • La Revue N
   • Smithsonian NPG

10. Baker’s Folies Bergère banana-skirt performance becomes iconic

    Jan 1, 1926Labels: Josephine Baker, Folies Berg

    • Smithsonian NPG
    • Baker Bio

11. Chanel’s little black dress appears in Vogue

    Oct 1, 1926Labels: Coco Chanel, Little black

    • Smithsonian Mag
    • Vogue LBD

12. Knee-revealing hems peak in late-1920s fashion

    Jan 1, 1927Labels: Knee hemlines

    • Fashion Era
    • Mary Miley

13. Hemlines drop as fashion transitions into the 1930s

    Jan 1, 1929Labels: Hemline shift

    • Fashion Era
    • GlamourDaze

14. Stock market crash ends the Jazz Age mood

    Oct 29, 1929Labels: Stock Market, Black Tuesday

    • Britannica
    • Britannica Crash