Fashion Trend 2012: The Return of 1920's Charm

Each year, fashion trend is always dominated by the different styles. In 2011, retro style of 1970's and a bit of Korean style have graced our fashion trend. Then how is 2012?

Although not entirely different from the year 2011, the theme of our fashion in the year 2012 will be quite unique because we will be invited back in time 92 years ago, precisely in 1920. The year 1920 was the year in which the 'new-spirited woman' appears. Intent 'new spirited woman' here are the women who began to rebel from social bondage and manners, then start over thinking on careers and marriages arranged. As a result, there are drastic changes in the way they dress. Most of them are no longer using a corset which at the time was compulsory item for every woman. Instead, they began to dress a little loose and open.

Simple clothing with bright colors but elegant, fur coats, bob haircut, cloche hats, knee-length dress, as well as long-chain necklace is the hallmark of a woman dressed in those days. And that theme was the one who will accompany us in 2012. Wedges shoes certainly would not miss to beautify our feet, but the simple flat shoe will also be a trend.

A revival for 20s fashion
As you’ll see in our points on flapper dresses below, the 1920s fashion revival of 2007 and 2008 was short lived. The fault for that, however, lay with the over production of its styles by fast fashion stores. However, fashion is again at a point where a perfect alignment of so many of society’s interests might just see a revival of the 20′s fashions. Consider these points:

• There’s another cinematic interpretation of The Great Gatsby novel being produced.
• Boardwalk Empire ranks as one of the most popular television shows with Downtown Abbey equally as popular in some countries.
• 70s fashion is experiencing a full blown revival, and there are many similarities between 1970s fashion and 1920s fashion. So similar are they, in fact, that the last Great Gatsby film was produced in the middle of the 70s.

These are three things that may see a return of 1920s fashion in 2012 and 2013. They aren’t, however, the only things and you can find a much more thorough discussion about return of 20s fashion by following that link.

But all this begs the question as to what guise 1920s fashion can return to prominence in 2012 and 2013? With so many Twenties styles having been so recently reinterpreted, what’s styles are there that can feel both fresh and on trend?

Tending towards the flapper in its femininity though with styling that offers up a far darker and more of mysterious edge, elements of film noir and its origins are one possible interpretation of 2012′s 1920s fashion revival. Follow the link to our Film Noir and fashion article to see how the style is shaping up.
The revival of 20s fashion is one for both men and women, yet the cuts of clothing associated with 20s menswear are no longer modern enough for most guys. That’s why of all the fashions seen in the likes of Boardwalk Empire, it’s the 20s / 30s slicked back undercut that has had the most impact. Follow the link to find out the options, how to have it cut and how to style it.

1920s fashion: flapper dresses
The most recent first full blown revival of 1920s fashion saw flapper dresses become one of the defining women’s clothing trends of 2008. The revival of flapper fashion began a year earlier, however, when then-trend setter Kate Moss was spotted at the Glastonbury music festival wearing a bolero that had all the hallmarks of the flapper girl. Suddenly, we all wanted a piece of Roaring 20s cool and, while the fashion industry had long been experimenting with fashion revivals, the fast fashion industry was quick to cater. As were the luxury fashion houses. So everywhere you looked flapper dresses and flapper-influenced pieces could be seen.

Flapper dresses
Each of them offered up the loose-fitting dresses with embellishments such fringing and beading that the 1920′s fashion is romanticized for. But it couldn’t last as a trend. Too many fast fashion retailers and fashion houses were producing flapper dresses, and it wasn’t always easy to tell them apart. So it was that a fashion that had originally lasted for most of the 1920s lasted little more than a year in the 2000s. Which is why the piece we reference above about a 20s fashion revival highlights the fact that another 1920s fashion comeback might not see a full blown return of the flapper dress but a return of its elements and details instead.

source: beautydaylily, fashionising

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