However, the topic that was hot throughout the twenties was the significant change in women's fashion. Fashion is shaped and influenced by the society and events which surround it. ... Women's fashion in the twenties was controversial and looked upon with disapproval by the conservative men and women of the decade who were unforgiving to change. ... Despite the many fashion advancements in clothing, accessories, and hairstyles, almost all women chose to break free from the normal, Victorian fashion of the previous century. ... Several of the fashion fads seen within the decade wer...

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One way materialism is shown is through fashion. ... Another aspect that determined high fashion in the 1920s was fads. Fads were spread throughout America and "the 1920s could be called the age of fad-a sudden explosion of interest in some product-(Nash 382). Interest in fashion exploded throughout the nation. ... Fashion is an important aspect in the novel The Great Gatsby. ...

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One way materialism is shown is through fashion. ... Another aspect that determined high fashion in the 1920s was fads. Fads were spread throughout America and "the 1920s could be called the age of fad-a sudden explosion of interest in some product-(Nash 382). Interest in fashion exploded throughout the nation. ... Fashion is an important aspect in the novel The Great Gatsby. ...

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The country was caught up in new music, new dances, new games, blossoming literature, different fashions, new heroes and heroines, and booming business that left everyone with a good feeling. The Roaring Twenties was also known as the Jazz Age and the Era of Wonderful Nonsense due to the many fads, or styles or activities that are popular for short amounts of time, that ran through the nation. Fads of the Roaring Twenties included Flagpole sitting, the dance marathon, and a Chinese game, Mah-jongg. Large pursuers of these crazy fads were women called Flappers. ...

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