Pre-WWI: emphasized figure & covered her legs 1920s Girl Flattened chest, lifted hemline, & rolled stockings Named after their shoes bobbed hair close-fitting hat loosened blouse Sudden interest in a product or activity Goldfish swallowing Flagpole sitting To attract people to movie theaters? Americans went to 1 per week in the 20s Allowed people to escape reality for 10 cents Hollywood dictated clothing & hair styles for women What about today? Speaking of movies... Rudolph Valentino Mary Pickford Gloria Swanson Who am I? 1920s: The Age of Radio Most could now afford both tickets & equipment needed to play Babe Ruth Jack Dempsey Helen Wills Red Grange Bobby Jones Charles Lindbergh st to fly solo over Atlantic Became instant American hero Lucky Lindy Name of his plane... Began in New Orleans & came north with Great Mig. African American music that grew from songs & field chants of slaves Louis Armstrong Foxtrott Charleston Shimmy Black Bottom The Lindy Hop led to Swing Why was it called the Lindy Hop? The Harlem Renaissance Lindy Hop came from Harlem in 1927 There was a rebirth of culture there in 20s Writers explained American life in a black perspective Black literature & art Writers & artists who attacked Americas materialism There was another group called the Lost Generation HemingwayFitzgerald People care more about $$$ & stuff than intellect, the spiritual, & art
