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| Image Description | Eyelashes and a smile in a face design covered with an orange ribbon to look like a bandana or scarf |
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| Additional Information | After World War I, many women of the 1920s strove for independence, began to dress boldly, and went against regular societal conventions. The notable style of the "flapper" girl—short bob haircut, drop-waist dress, bedazzled headbands and turbans, and distinctive makeup—has become an iconic image of the 1920s. Headscarves, as seen on the flapper girl in this button, were popular statement pieces that not only showed off the wearer's fashionable haircut, but also functioned more practically to keep the flapper girls's hair up and out of their face when dancing or driving. A popular scarf tying style was the “turban” that was twisted around the head and then secured with a bejeweled broach. |
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(n.d.), (2024, March 06), Flapper fashion 1920s fashion history , Fashion-Era https://fashion-era.com/1920s/flapper-fashion Merriam-Webster (n.d.) Flapper. In Merriam-Wrbster.com dictionary Retrieved November, 3 2025https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flapper Spivack, E. 2013 (February, 7th), The history of the flapper, Part 2: Make up makes a bold entrance. Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-flapper-part-2-makeup-makes-a-bold-entrance-13098323/ Vintage Virtue, (n.d.) Vintage style guide -Headscarf trends through the 20th century. Vintage Virtue. https://vintagevirtue.net/blog/vintage-style-guide-headscarf-trends-through-the-20th-century#:~:text=During%20the%201920s%2C%20headscarves%20were,patterns%20that%20reflected%20national%20pride. |
| Catalog ID | AR0439 |