Flappers
It's from 1920, before you were born.
- Era
- 1920s
- Peak
- ~1920–1929
- Signature
- dropped-waist fringe dress, bob
- Note
- the Jazz Age rebellion
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About
As of 2026, it's 106 years old.
The flapper took everything the previous generation held sacred and pitched it straight out the speakeasy window. Out went the corset; in came a loose, dropped-waist dress that stopped at the knee, a scandalously short bob, bold makeup, and an attitude that terrified every parent in America.
Flappers danced the Charleston, drank where they legally shouldn't, and treated the rules as gentle suggestions. The beaded, fringed dress wasn't just a look — it was a full declaration of independence with sequins on it.
Glamorous, rebellious, and impossibly chic, the flapper remains the defining image of the Roaring Twenties and one of the great 'we're not doing it your way anymore' moments in fashion history.
Flappers through the years
Out with the corset
The loose, knee-length dress and bob break from tradition.
Peak Jazz Age
Beaded fringe dresses and the Charleston define the decade.
