Flappers | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/flappers/RSS feed for FlappersenFri, 29 Sep 2017 13:33:34 +0000Why Coco Chanel Created the Little Black Dresshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-coco-chanel-created-lbd-180965024/The style icon created a... well.... style icon in 1926Fri, 29 Sep 2017 13:33:34 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-coco-chanel-created-lbd-180965024/Discussionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/magazine/oct17_fob_discussion_article-180964765/Feedback from our readersThu, 21 Sep 2017 15:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/magazine/oct17_fob_discussion_article-180964765/The History of the Flapper, Part 5: Who Was Behind the Fashions?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-flapper-part-5-who-was-behind-the-fashions-20996134/Sears styles sprung from the ideas of European artists and couturiersFri, 05 Apr 2013 12:14:51 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-flapper-part-5-who-was-behind-the-fashions-20996134/The History of the Flapper, Part 4: Emboldened by the Bobhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-flapper-part-4-emboldened-by-the-bob-27361862/New short haircuts announced the wearers' break from tradition and boosted the hairdressing industryTue, 26 Feb 2013 14:30:59 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-flapper-part-4-emboldened-by-the-bob-27361862/The History of the Flapper, Part 3: The Rectangular Silhouettehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-flapper-part-3-the-rectangular-silhouette-20328818/Finally, women could breathe deeply when the waist-nipping corset went out of styleTue, 19 Feb 2013 16:19:16 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-flapper-part-3-the-rectangular-silhouette-20328818/The History of the Flapper, Part 2: Makeup Makes a Bold Entrancehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-flapper-part-2-makeup-makes-a-bold-entrance-13098323/It's the birth of the modern cosmetics business as young women look for beauty enhancers in a tube or jarThu, 07 Feb 2013 16:14:16 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-flapper-part-2-makeup-makes-a-bold-entrance-13098323/The History of the Flapper, Part 1: A Call for Freedomhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-flapper-part-1-a-call-for-freedom-11957978/The young, fashionable women of the 1920s define the dress and style of their peers in their own wordsTue, 05 Feb 2013 19:55:16 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-flapper-part-1-a-call-for-freedom-11957978/Stocking Series, Part 4: The Rebellious Roll Gartershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/stocking-series-part-4-the-rebellious-roll-garters-71671274/Wearing rolled stocking back then must have been akin to the liberating, punk rock feeling of wearing ripped fishnets todayFri, 12 Oct 2012 14:35:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/stocking-series-part-4-the-rebellious-roll-garters-71671274/