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Originally Posted by sopas ej
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Thanks sopas ej for posting that about Joan Crawford. Yes, the 1920s were very liberating for women. I haven't seen this clip from 1929 before-- good find. I had some stuff on her too that I may post. One of the "flapper" stars of that era ("Flaming Youth" from 1926 one of her early roles). Louise Brooks is my personal favorite of the "flapper" stars, and she could dance up a storm (she studied modern dance & was a chorus girl/dancer in the Ziegfield Follies before her film career...video on first page, post #11).
Coco Channel in Paris made great contributions to essentially modern dress for women in the middle 1920s, with her simple and short hemline "little black dress", apparently influenced by the outfits worn by French maids. I have a video on it I've bookmarked that I may post soon. One fashion item for women I don't care for is the helmet-like cloche hat, so common in the decade. Ugly.