1920's Bra
The 1920's bra were hand made with white cotton (Thomas 1). " Big busted girls turned bandaging their breasts , but many adopted the Symington Side Lacer, a bra that could be laced at both sides and pulled in to flatten the chest"(Thomas 1). Most bras didn't give much of a shape, manly to keep the bust from moving.
Corset
The corset produced the boyish figure. Thick boned woman tended to lean towards elastic webbing Lastex girdles that flattened and abdomen (Thomas 1). The girdles were then attached by suspenders.
Stockings
Many woman during the 1920's paid much attention to their legs." Legs were covered in beige stockings visible to the knee which gave an overall more naked look than ever before" ( Thomas 1). During the 1920's stockings came in many fashionable patterns and colors made in silk and Rayon known as artificial silk. Rayon stockings were very shiny so many girls powdered their legs before venturing them (Thomas 1). Stockings came in many colors such as honey beige , teatime, rose morn, boulevard and Spanish brown ( Thomas 1). Lastex, is a rubber thread used in the knee highs to brighten the colors(THomas 1
Cloche Hats
Wearing a cloche hat showed that you had short hair. The cloche hat affected body posture as it pulled over the eyes which meant young woman held their heads at a specific angle in order to see ( Thomas 2). In the 1920's foreheads were very unfashionable.
Outerwear
Coats during the 1920's were all long. The garment was a fashion were the coat would just wrap around one side (Thomas 3). The coat had acessories of a bukel or huge button. Many coats had shawl fur collars.