Flappers

Flappers! > -low cut dresses that revealed the neck and the throat > -hems just below the knee > -silk stockings > -waste-less dresses > -"light weight" cloths (compared to earlier dresses eg. an earlier dress might use 20yd of fabric where as 1920's dresses only used 7yd's) > -typically wore long strings of beads > -bobbed hair cuts > -most dyed their hair dark > -tight hats > -no corset
 * Flappers refers to young women ages 15-25 who dressed in a young "hip" way  They typically wore:

>> >> **The loose clothing symbolized freedom from constraints from society
 * Flappers usually wore excessive makeup, danced at clubs, smoked cigarettes, and drove automobiles
 * The term "flapper" refers to the idea that they are young birds "flapping" their wings, referencing their young age and "young" ideas

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