The Flapper Myth: How 1920s Fashion Freed Women - and Trapped Them

The Flapper Myth: How 1920s Fashion Freed Women - and Trapped Them

When you hear "the 1920s," you think flapper, right? Fringes, beads, fancy headbands - like in Baz Luhrmann's 2013 The Great Gatsby. But that whole look—the really short sparkly dress—is essentially a Halloween costume, not fashion history. Today I want to look past the myth of the flapper—not just at what women wore, but at what it all meant. Because the 1920s fashion revolution gave women freedom... and then trapped them in ways we're still dealing with today.

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