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flapper

Western women attired in a particular way in the 1920s

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Flappers were a subculture of young Western women prominent after the First World War and through the 1920s who wore knee-length skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for prevailing codes of decent behavior. Flappers have been seen as brash for wearing excessive makeup, drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes in public, driving automobiles, treating sex in a casual manner, and otherwise flouting social and sexual norms. As automobiles became more available, flappers gained freedom of movement and privacy.

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Started: 1919
Ended: 1929
Said to be the same as: Garçonne
Uses: flapper dress
Native label: flapper ipa transcription: ˈflæpɚ · pronunciation audio: En-us-flapper.ogg
garçonne ipa transcription: ɡaʁsɔn · pronunciation audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-garçonne.wav
Location: Western world

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